One of the new faces on the 2016 FAMU Football Coaching Staff will be William Todd Middleton, who will oversee the Rattler Defensive Ends and work at developing the defensive line group.
A graduate of Wake Forest University with a B.A. in Communications, Middleton will also be charged with monitoring the academic progress of the Rattler players, and will be responsible for recruiting top level FCS student-athletes to FAMU.
His professional resume includes stints at four-year colleges, junior college, high school and professional football.
He comes to FAMU from Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College, where he worked the past two seasons as defensive line coach.
The Middleton File
• Hutchinson Community College / Hutchinson, KS 2014-16
Defensive Line Coach Coach and Develop defensive line unit Monitor academic progress of players.
• Dodge City Law (Arena 2 Football) / Defensive Coordinator
Coached and trained defensive line unit. Identify players at the college level.
• Dodge City Community College / Assistant Football Coach
Coached and trained defensive line unit. Recruit potential high school and four-year college transfer student-athletes. Monitor academic status of current student-athletes.
• Dodge City High School / Defensive Coordinator / Dodge City, KS 2014-16
Installed 4-2-5 Defensive Scheme. Coached linebackers. Coached special teams (kick-off return and field goal/extra point block) Spring 2014.
• Dodge City High School, KS / Assistant Coach 2010-12
• Jacksonville Jaguars / Jacksonville, FL / Summer 1997 Coaching Intern
Conducted training drills with Defensive line Coach
Observed daily coaches and team meetings
Received Bill Walsh Fellowship
• Northern Illinois University DeKa1b, IL / Assistant Football Coach / 1996-97
Coached defensive ends. Coached special teams (field goal/extra point block)
Developed summer camp Coordinated film exchange program
Served as guest lecturer for activity course
• Princeton University Princeton, NJ / Assistant Football Coach / 1995-96
Coached defensive line. Coached special teams (field goal/extra point block)
• United States Military Academy West Point, NY / Assistant Coach / 1994-95
Coached defensive ends. Served as junior varsity defensive coordinator.
Installed Arizona's "Desert Swarm Defense."
• University of Arizona / Tucson, AZ / Graduate Assistant / 1993-94
Established recruiting ties in the state of Florida. Assisted the offensive line and the tight ends coach. Monitored student-athletes class attendance.
Analyzed and cut film for analysis by the staff. Created weekly scouting reports
• West Virginia Wesleyan College / Buckhannon, WV / Assistant Coach / 1992-93
Assistant Football Coach Coached Defensive Backs
Scouted opponents. Served as team manager
