Jaylon Finner, a safeties coach at Division II Texas A&M-Commerce, will join the Buffalo Bills as a defensive assistant coach.
Finner, a native of Houston, is joining Sean McDermott’s staff, according to a report from Aaron Wilson of the Pro Football Network.
Finner tweeted out the news Monday night.
I’m grateful for all the great people and players I was blessed to meet & work with @Lions_FB! Been blessed with another great opportunity with the @BuffaloBills! I wish y’all all the best, make some noise in @SouthlandSports next year! All love pic.twitter.com/RR3wrWwf1t
— Jaylon Finner (@CoachFinner) February 22, 2022
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Finner has coached for the past seven years since ending his playing career as a safety for Rice University. He helped lead Rice to its first Conference USA championship in 2013.
He has coached the past three seasons at Texas A&M-Commerce, which is moving to the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level this year. Before that, he served graduate assistant stints at Ball State and Rice. He also was a high school coach at Houston Episcopal.
