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Adam Braithwaite joined the Cincinnati Football coaching staff in January 2025. He coaches the Bearcats' safeties.
At Samford in 2024, Braithwaite served as defensive coordinator and coached safeties. He mentored All-SoCon safety C.J. Douglas to a terrific season where he recorded 63 tackles, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one interception. Douglas ranked third on the team in tackles and fellow safety Edwin Dearman ranked fourth, collecting 55 stops.
Prior to his time at Samford, Braithwaite was the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Tennessee Tech for one season in 2023. He helped lead TTU to a terrific defensive campaign as the team led the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference in fewest yards allowed per game (306.1). Braithwaite’s defense also ranked third in rushing defense (114.1), third in passing defense (192.0) and fourth in scoring defense (25.3).
Braithwaite was the linebackers coach at Charlotte from 2020-22, where he mentored All-CUSA players Tyler Murray and Reid Williford. Prior to that, he spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Richmond.
Braithwaite has also made stops at Chattanooga (2012-16), Christopher Newport University (2011), Michigan (2008-10), Hampden-Sydney College (2007), West Virginia (2005-06), William and Mary (2004), and West Liberty State (2003). He helped bring conference titles to Chattanooga, West Virginia, William and Mary, Hampden-Sydney and Christopher Newport.
A 2002 graduate of William and Mary, he played football for the Tribe from 1997-01.
At Samford in 2024, Braithwaite served as defensive coordinator and coached safeties. He mentored All-SoCon safety C.J. Douglas to a terrific season where he recorded 63 tackles, five pass breakups, two forced fumbles and one interception. Douglas ranked third on the team in tackles and fellow safety Edwin Dearman ranked fourth, collecting 55 stops.
Prior to his time at Samford, Braithwaite was the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Tennessee Tech for one season in 2023. He helped lead TTU to a terrific defensive campaign as the team led the Big South-Ohio Valley Conference in fewest yards allowed per game (306.1). Braithwaite’s defense also ranked third in rushing defense (114.1), third in passing defense (192.0) and fourth in scoring defense (25.3).
Braithwaite was the linebackers coach at Charlotte from 2020-22, where he mentored All-CUSA players Tyler Murray and Reid Williford. Prior to that, he spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator at Richmond.
Braithwaite has also made stops at Chattanooga (2012-16), Christopher Newport University (2011), Michigan (2008-10), Hampden-Sydney College (2007), West Virginia (2005-06), William and Mary (2004), and West Liberty State (2003). He helped bring conference titles to Chattanooga, West Virginia, William and Mary, Hampden-Sydney and Christopher Newport.
A 2002 graduate of William and Mary, he played football for the Tribe from 1997-01.