Nathan Burton

Nathan Isaac Burton (born April 29, 1980) is an American football coach and the current Defensive Coordinator at Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia. He previously was the secondary coach for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL). He previously was the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Georgia Tech.

Nathan Burton
Kennesaw State Owls
Position:Defensive Coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1980-04-29) April 29, 1980
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:Greater Atlanta Christian
(Norcross, Georgia)
College:Georgia Tech
Career history
As a coach:

Playing career

Burton was a walk-on at Georgia Tech and played safety for the Yellow Jackets from 2001 to 2004.[1]

Coaching career

Early coaching career

After his playing career concluded, Burton stayed at Georgia Tech as a graduate assistant, a role he held for four seasons. He was also a graduate assistant at Oklahoma State for one season before moving on to UT Martin as their linebackers/defensive backs coach.[2] Burton also had stints as a defensive coordinator at both Shorter and West Alabama before spending 2017 at NC State as a quality control assistant.[3]

Temple

Burton was named the defensive backs coach at Temple in 2018, reuniting him with Owls head coach Geoff Collins, who was an assistant at Georgia Tech when Burton was a player.[4]

Georgia Tech

After Collins was named head coach at Georgia Tech in 2019, Burton was named the co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the Yellow Jackets.[5] His contract was not renewed after the 2021 season.[6]

New Orleans Breakers

In 2022, he coached the secondary for the New Orleans Breakers of the USFL.

Kennesaw State

In 2023, Burton was named the Defensive Coordinator for Kennesaw State Owls.[7]

References
  1. "Tech grad Nathan Burton: 'Surreal' to be back". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  2. "Full-circle moments: Tashard Choice, Nathan Burton excited for return to Georgia Tech". The Athletic. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  3. "Burton Named UWA Football Defensive Coordinator". University of West Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. "Temple football hires assistant, releases 2018 schedule". The Temple News. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  5. "Geoff Collins adds Nathan Burton, Jeff Popovich to new Georgia Tech staff". ESPN. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  6. "Collins Announces Football Staff Changes". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  7. "Nathan Burton Biography". Kennesaw State Owls. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
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