Player Development and the Race Against Time- DJ Eliot, Defensive Coordinator, Kansas

Summary: On today’s podcast, we have part 1 of a 2 part podcast with DJ Eliot, Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach at Kansas. Eliot is a seasoned defensive coach who has been at Kansas since 2019 and has had prior stops at Colorado, Kentucky, Florida State, Rice, Tulsa, Texas State, Miami, Houston and Wyoming. Eliot joins host Keith Grabowski today to talk about developing players, how he incorporates development into practice and how he weighs scheme vs technique. 1:06 Coach’s Journey 2:32 Eliots mentors 5:21 Starting the process of developing a player 11:00 Scheme vs player development 15:51 Being efficient in his circuit drills 21:30 Most effective ways at doing walk thoughts