Jahmile Addae (JUH-mall UH-dye) is in his fifth season as a member of the Arizona football staff. He was named assistant coach and cornerbacks coach on Dec. 21, 2016. Previously, he assisted with the day-to-day duties of program management with a focus on defensive film breakdown as a football analyst for the Wildcats.
In 2016, Addae took on the task of developing a young, yet talented unit of safeties. Much of the season, the Wildcats played three true freshmen in their back end, including regular starters Tristan Cooper and Isaiah Hayes. The duo combined for 73 tackles and established the foundation for a physical unit in coming years. Meanwhile, sophomore Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles led the unit with 78 tackles, including four for loss, while breaking up six pass and intercepting two others.
Addae also made his mark on the recruiting trail, helping the Wildcats haul in one of its most talented classes in years. Among the newcomers are several talented safeties expected to team up with the now seasoned group from a year ago. Further development in 2017 will have Arizona’s safeties as a unit to watch in the coming years.
He spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons as the running backs coach at the University of Cincinnati. At UC, Addae mentored All-BIG EAST Second-Team selection Isaiah Pead, who rushed for 1,029 yards while leading the conference in yards per carry (6.6), a mark that ranked him in the top-10 nationally. Pead, who averaged 93.6 yards per game, was UC’s first 1,000-yard rusher in almost a decade and only the Bearcats’ seventh all-time. Addae was recognized by Rivals.com as one of the top-10 recruiters in the BIG EAST Conference.
Before coaching the Bearcats, Addae served as UC’s Director of Player Development. He also managed many of UC’s off-the-field responsibilities, including the highly-successful Cats In The Community program.
Addae arrived at UC after two seasons as a defensive graduate assistant at the University of Michigan where he worked with the Wolverines’ defensive secondary and scout team offense. Addae was a graduate assistant in the football video department at West Virginia University in 2007.
He was a four-year starter, two-time captain and three-time All-BIG EAST performer at West Virginia. He was a finalist for the 2005 Ronnie Lott Trophy and was named to the watch list for the 2005 Jim Thorpe Award. He was selected for the Senior Bowl in 2005 and participated in the NFL Combine.
A native of Tampa, Fla., Addae signed a free agent contract with his hometown Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2005 and spent the end of the season with the Indianapolis Colts.
Addae and his wife, Maryann, have two sons, Agyeman and Ayden.
Addae's Coaching History
| 2016- |
Arizona, safeties coach |
| 2013-15 |
Arizona, football analyst |
| 2010-11 |
Cincinnati, running backs coach |
| 2008-09 |
Michigan, defensive graduate assistant |
| 2007 |
West Virginia, football video graduate assistant |
Addae in the Bowls (as an assistant)
| 2011 |
Liberty Bowl, Cincinnati |
| 2010 |
Sugar Bowl, Cincinnati |
The Addae File
Hometown: Tampa, Fla.
College: West Virginia, 2005
Family: Wife, Maryann; Children, Agyeman and Ayden
Years in Coaching: 8
Years at Arizona: 4
Primary Recruiting Areas: Tampa, West Coast of Florida, Las Vegas
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