Paul Haynes (American football)

Paul Haynes
Current position
TitleCornerbacks coach
TeamWisconsin
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1969-07-11) July 11, 1969 (age 55)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Playing career
1987–1991Kent State
Position(s)Defensive back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993St. Francis DeSales HS (OH) (assistant)
1994Bowling Green (GA)
1995–1996Ferris State (DB)
1997–1998Northern Iowa (RB/DB)
1999Kent State (DB)
2000Kent State (AHC/S)
2001Jacksonville Jaguars (DQC)
2002Louisville (DB)
2003–2004Michigan State (DB)
2005–2010Ohio State (DB)
2011Ohio State (co-DC/S)
2012Arkansas (DC/DB)
2013–2017Kent State
2018–2019Michigan State (DB)
2020–2021Minnesota (CB)
2022Minnesota (co-DC/CB)
2023–presentWisconsin (CB)
Head coaching record
Overall14–45

Paul Jeffrey Haynes III (born July 11, 1969) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the cornerbacks coach for the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a position he has held since 2023. He was the head football coach at Kent State University from 2013 to 2017. Haynes was an assistant coach at the high school, collegiate, and professional levels for 20 years, including stints as defensive coordinator at Ohio State University and the University of Arkansas. Before his coaching career, he was a four-year letterman as a defensive back at Kent State between 1987 and 1991.