Danny Verpaele

Danny Verpaele
Current position
TitleSafeties coach
TeamArmy
ConferenceAAC
Biographical details
Born (1985-10-05) October 5, 1985 (age 38)
Playing career
2004–2008South Florida
Position(s)Free safety
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2009VMI (GA)
2010–2012Jacksonville (DB)
2013Mississippi State (GA)
2014–2015Army (TE/OQC)
2016–2018Valdosta State (DC/LB)
2019Kennesaw State (DB)
2020–2022Kennesaw State (DC/DB)
2023–presentArmy (S)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Sporting News Third-Team Freshman All-American (2004)[1]

Danny Verpaele (born October 5, 1985) is an American football player and coach. He played as the free safety for the University of South Florida (USF) South Florida Bulls NCAA Division I college football team. Verpaele is a 2004 graduate of Merritt Island High School.[2] Verpaele coached linebackers as a graduate assistant at Mississippi State, and is currently the safeties coach at Army Verpaele previously served as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach for the Kennesaw State Owls. Before Kennesaw State, Verpaele served as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Valdosta State, where he won a Division II National Championship in 2018. Prior to VSU, Verpaele served as offensive quality control and tight ends coach at Army,[3] defensive backs coach at Jacksonville University, and he began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at VMI.[4]

  1. ^ "- Sporting News Magazine names Verpaele Third-Team Freshman All-American in 2004". Archived from the original on December 22, 2004. Retrieved May 21, 2008.
  2. ^ "Danny Verpaele". South Florida Bulls.
  3. ^ Jones, David (December 12, 2014). "MIHS grad Verpaele gets first taste of Army-Navy game". Florida Today.
  4. ^ "DANNY VERPAELE". Kennesaw State Owls.