Austin Taylor joined the coaching staff as a defensive assistant ahead of the 2024 season. Taylor was on the coaching staff with Tim Plough at Cal, where he was a defensive quality control assistant for the Golden Bears.
Taylor has primarily controlled the inside linebacker unit during the 2024 and 2025 seasons.
Taylor has made some enormous strides in his young coaching career, ascending from the Division III ranks to the FBS level in less than five years. His journey began at his alma mater George Fox University where he quickly became the wide receivers coach just one season removed from his playing days with the Bruins.
He took a massive leap with his next position, moving on to the University of Washington. He started as a recruiting intern in 2019 before he was elevated to the role of defensive assistant the following season. Taylor served in that role for one more year before he joined the staff at Cal ahead of the 2022 campaign. He stayed on the staff in 2023 when Plough joined as the tight ends coach and the duo will come to UC Davis poised for a big 2024 season.
