DeWayne Walker DeWayne M . Walker ( born December 3 , 1960 ) is an American football coach currently serving as the defensive backs coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars . Early life and college . Born in Los Angeles County , California , Walker graduated from John Muir High School of Pasadena , California in 1978 . Walker attended and played for Pasadena City College for two years before transferring to the University of Minnesota , where he was a two - year starter . In 1992 , Walker completed his B . A . in liberal arts at Regents College ( now Excelsior College ) . Professional playing career . Walker played for the CFL Edmonton Eskimos in 1982 and the USFL Oakland Invaders in 1984 and Arizona Outlaws in 1985 . Coaching career . Walker was Pete Carroll ' s first hire once he became head coach of the USC Trojans in 2001 ; Walker oversaw the secondary and had spent the previous three seasons in a similar role with the New England Patriots . When Carroll hired Walker , he noted " He was with me < nowiki > [ . . . ] < / nowiki > in the NFL , and he was able to learn my style and understand my system " . Between USC and coaching the UCLA Bruins , Walker was a secondary coach for the National Football League Washington Redskins and New York Giants . He has also coached for the New England Patriots and at Mount San Antonio College , Utah State , BYU , Oklahoma State and California . UCLA Bruins . In December 2006 , his defense held the rival USC Trojans under t10 points for the first time since 2001 . It helped the Bruins end a seven - game losing streak in the UCLA - USC rivalry . Following the dismissal of UCLA head coach Karl Dorrell in December 2007 , Walker was asked to be the head coach of the Bruins in the 2007 Las Vegas Bowl . Dorrell was offered the opportunity to coach a final game , but declined . The Bruins faced Mountain West Conference champion Brigham Young University , a team they defeated earlier in the season . BYU beat UCLA 17 – 16 when BYU Cougars defensive lineman Eathyn Manumaleuna blocked a 28 - yard field goal as time expired . This left Walker with a 0 – 1 record as head coach . After the Las Vegas bowl game , speculations arose on whether Walker would return to the program . Among others , he received an offer to replace Kent Baer as defensive coordinator at the University of Washington . On January 1 , 2008 , " Sporting News " columnist Tom Dienhart reported that Walker had accepted the offer . The story , however , turned out to be untrue , as " Los Angeles Times " reporter Chris Foster reported that Walker would stay at UCLA and remain defensive coodinator for the Bruins . The Sporting News later retracted the story . Walker interviewed for the UCLA Bruin head coaching position and was one of the leading candidates for the position along with Rick Neuheisel , Al Golden of Temple , and Norm Chow . The job eventually went to Neuheisel and Walker remained as defensive coordinator . New Mexico State . On December 31 , 2008 , Walker was named head coach at New Mexico State University , becoming the seventh African American head coach of a major NCAA football program , and the second at New Mexico State University . Jacksonville Jaguars . On January 22 , 2013 , it was reported that Walker would leave New Mexico State in favor of the Defensive Backs job with the Jacksonville Jaguars .