Odell Haggins Position: Defensive Line Coach Experience: 17th Season at FSU Alma Mater: Florida State '93

The Haggins File
Birthdate: February 27, 1967
Hometown: Bartow, FL
College: Florida State, '93
Family: wife, Robin Haggins; daughter, Amelia Grace

Coaching Background

• Odell Haggins enters his 17th season as an assistant coach at Florida State, where he starred on the defensive line from 1986-89. Haggins, who coaches the interior defensive line, is the longest tenured member of the FSU staff. He began his career as a tight ends/offensive line coach in 1994 with the Seminoles and took over the interior defensive line duties in 1996, where he has remained a fixture.

• Named one of the six best defensive line coaches in college football by CBS Sports columnist Dennis Dodd in 2008, Haggins has repeatedly turned out top-flight talent. Since the 2000 season he has coached eight defensive tackles that have been selected in the NFL Draft.

• The litany of standouts that Haggins has coached includes four first round draft picks: Broderick Bunkley (2006), Travis Johnson (2005), Corey Simon (2000) and Andre Wadsworth (1998). Wadsworth arrived at FSU as a lanky walk-on and after a redshirt season, cut his teeth at the noseguard position before moving to defensive end. The No. 3 pick overall (Arizona) in the 1998 draft, he remains the highest drafted player in FSU history.

• In addition to the first-rounders, Haggins' pupils have also included Pro Bowler Darnell Dockett (third round) - whom he recruited and mentored - Andre Fluellen (third), Jerry Johnson (fourth) and Letroy Guion (fifth). Six of those Haggins' former charges are still active in the NFL heading into the 2010 season.

• Haggins has won at every level as a player and a coach. He was on the front end of Florida State's dynasty years, starring at nose guard for the Seminoles. FSU posted a 39-8-1 record with Haggins in the lineup from 1986-89 and was part of four bowl-winning teams. He earned Kodak, Walter Camp and UPI All-American honors as a senior in 1989.

• A ninth-round pick in the 1990 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers, Haggins went on to play for the Buffalo Bills during their 1991 Super Bowl season. Following a three-year NFL career he returned to Florida State, completed his degree and joined Bobby Bowden's staff following the Seminoles 1993 national championship season.

• As an assistant coach, Haggins has established himself as an outstanding recruiter, developer of talent and a role model to his players. He has been a part of FSU staffs which have posted a 150-51 record with 16 consecutive bowl appearances.

• Haggins' 1999 defensive front included future NFL standouts Simon and Johnson, who were instrumental in FSU's 12-0 run to the national championship.

• The Seminoles boasted the nation's top-ranked defense in 1998 and the No. 1 rushing defense in 1996 and 1997. The 2008 defense ranked first nationally in tackles for loss.

• The lone holdover on an entirely re-tooled defensive coaching staff heading into 2010, Haggins welcomes the return of three underclassmen among his interior linemen. Everett Dawkins, Moses McCray and Jacobbi McDaniel combined for 17 starts last season and their continued development will be instrumental in the success of the Seminoles new defensive scheme.

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