MM 1.26: Maryland football alum Dennard Wilson hired as New York Giants defensive coordinator
Current New York Giants head coach John Harbaugh will forever be linked with the DMV after his long tenure as coach of the Baltimore Ravens. And those ties shone through over the weekend.
Harbaugh’s first official hire as Giants head coach was bringing in former Maryland cornerback and safety Dennard Wilson to be the team’s defensive coordinator.
The 44-year-old played 42 games for the Terps between 2000-2003, finishing his senior year as team captain and an honorable mention all-ACC pick. He was also a graduate assistant for the Terps from 2007-2008, after getting his start as defensive backs coach at DeMatha High School.
Wilson was formerly defensive backs coach for the Ravens in 2023 — where he and Harbaugh truly connected — and defensive backs coach and passing coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2020-2022.
Most recently and most notably, though, he was the defensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans from 2024-25.
Under Wilson’s leadership in 2024, the Titans finished second in the league in total defense and passing defense — their highest ranks since 2000. This year, the Titans were ranked 21st in the league.
Several around the Giants organization had incredibly good things to say about Wilson, who chose the Giants after also interviewing with the Los Angeles Chargers for the same role.
Interestingly, the Giants looked to hire Wilson to be their defensive coordinator in 2024, when he chose the Titans’ job over New York.
Now, he’ll have to turn around a defense that has several talented pieces, including fellow Maryland alums Deonte Banks and Beau Brade, but finished 28th in the NFL in total defense last season.
In other news
Maryland had a men’s basketball game Saturday. Matt Germack recapped it and Ryan Alonardo gave his takeaways.
Four Maryland field hockey alums — Emma DeBerdine, Hope Rose, Leah Crouse and Kelee Lepage — helped the United States to win the 3 Nations Tournament.
Maryland men’s basketball commit Adama Tambedou put up video-game numbers for Putnam Science Academy over the weekend.
Maryland men’s basketball extended an offer to 6-foot point guard Akim Iscandari.
Maryland men’s basketball alum Kevin Huerter put together a fitting end to the Chicago Bulls’ jersey retirement for Derrick Rose…
…and Jalen Smith reminded fans of his background.
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