Paul Gonzales Tabbed Baylor Pass-Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach

[Ingram, Brent]

BAYLOR ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS – Jan. 12, 2025

Paul Gonzales Tabbed Baylor Pass-Game Coordinator/Cornerbacks Coach
Gonzales Joins Baylor Staff After 13 Years at TCU

For more information contact: Brent Ingram; 210-845-8651, brent_ingram at baylor.edu<mailto:brent_ingram at baylor.edu>  or Max Calderone; 254-265-1639, max_calderone at baylor.edu<mailto:max_calderone at baylor.edu> or Josie Hutton; 254-709-7720,  josie_hutton at baylor.edu<mailto:josie_hutton at baylor.edu>



WACO, Texas -- Paul Gonzales, who spent the last 13 years on the staff at TCU, has been named the Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/ Cornerbacks coach at Baylor, it was announced by head coach Dave Aranda.



Gonzales comes to Baylor after establishing himself as one of the top secondary assistant coaches in college football over 13 years at TCU, coming up under former Horned Frogs head coach Gary Patterson before continuing on the staff under current TCU head coach Sonny Dykes.



“We are very excited to add Paul to the Baylor Family,” Aranda said. “I’ve admired Paul’s work for many years in Fort Worth and have always appreciated the way the cornerbacks and safeties played over his career. I believe he will be a tremendous mentor for our cornerbacks and will be able to step right into our coaching staff and hit the ground running. I am excited to work alongside Paul and know he will be a great fit for our defensive coaching staff and student-athletes.”



A native of San Jose, Calif., Gonzales has spent the last seven seasons coaching the safeties for the Horned Frogs, which followed three seasons as the cornerbacks coach, and three as a graduate assistant with the safeties and linebackers, before being promoted by Patterson to full-time cornerbacks coach for the final three stanzas.



Gonzales also coached at Pacific (2010-11) before joining Patterson’s staff in Fort Worth. He coached defensive backs at his alma matter, UC Davis from 2008-09 after a season as an assistant coach at Pioneer High School in California.



“I am extremely excited for the opportunity to join Coach Aranda and Baylor Football,” Gonzales said. “I look forward to doing my part to make the Baylor secondary elite. Pursuing a championship is my primary goal and I believe in Coach Aranda’s vision to achieve that.”



The former UC Davis baseball letterwinner has had a hand in developing six safeties into NFL players in his last seven seasons and helped the safety group – led by Millard Bradford and Bud Clark – lead the Horned Frogs into the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. Clark, who was signed by Gonzales as a four-star prospect out of Louisiana for the 2020 season, had five interceptions during the 2022 season, including a 41-yard return of a pick vs. Michigan in the CFP Semifinal win over Michigan.



His most recent group helped TCU to a 9-4 season and a 6-3 mark in Big 12 Conference play in 2024. Jamel Johnson ranked third on the team in tackles, making 73 stops and breaking up three passes. Clark continued to shine, ranking fourth on the team in stops, 67, while picking up three passes, breaking up three and forcing a fumble. Senior Abe Camara had 55 tackles with six pass break-ups and two forced fumbles.



Gonzales also helped mentor Tre’von Moehrig into the 2020 Jim Thorpe Award as the nation’s best defensive back. The second-round pick of the Las Vegas Raiders in 2021, Moehrig was named an All-America during his 2020 campaign. Playing safety alongside Ar’Darius Washington in 2019, Moehrig was named first-team all-conference and Pro Football Focus rated the duo as the nation’s top-two safeties. Washington went on to earn freshman All-America recognition in 2019 and has played for the Baltimore Ravens since 2021.



He coached cornerbacks in the full-time role from 2015-17, with his defenders helping TCU rank first in the Big 12 in fewest touchdown passes allowed (17) and opponent completion percentage (49.8), while ranking second in the league in pass efficiency defense (112.6). Ranthony Texada was named second-team all-conference in 2016 under his tutelage and earned All-America and first-team All-Big 12 Conference honors in 2017.



Gonzales arrived at TCU in 2012 after two years as the defensive backs coach at Pacific University. He served as a defensive assistant at UC Davis (2008-09) and was an offensive assistant at Pioneer High School in Woodland, Calif., in 2007.



A native of San Jose, Calif., Gonzales was a four-year letterman for the UC Davis baseball team. He earned his degree from UC Davis in communication and psychology. He worked in 27 games with 10 starts on the mound for UC Davis, tossing 63 innings over three years from 2005-07. In 2015, Gonzales received his master’s degree in liberal arts from TCU.



Gonzales and his wife, Noel, have two sons, Weston and Chase.



Gonzales File

2007: Assistant Coach/Offense – Pioneer High School (Calif.)

2008-09: Defensive Assistant – UC Davis

2010-11: Assistant Coach/Defensive Backs - Pacific

2012-14: Graduate Assistant Coach/Safeties/Linebackers – TCU

2015-17: Assistant Coach/Cornerbacks – TCU

2018-24: Assistant Coach/Safeties – TCU

2025: Defensive Pass-Game Coordinator/Assistant Coach/Cornerbacks – Baylor



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