Football
- Title:
- Defensive Line
- Email:
- cedricd@buffalo.edu
- Phone:
- 716-645-3108
Cedric Douglas is in his third season as UB's defensive line coach.
Following his second season, Douglas was selected to participate in the 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute.
He helped lead the Bulls to a victory over Georgia Southern in the 2022 Camellia Bowl for UB's third bowl win in program history.
The Bulls had an aggressive defensive line in 2021. UB ranked second in the Mid-American Conference in sacks per game (3.1). In Buffalo's win over Akron, the Bulls had a program-record 11 sacks, including a school-record 3.5 sacks by defensive end Kyler Laing.
Defensive tackle Daymond Williams was named All-MAC Second Team. The JUCO transfer led the Bulls and ranked sixth in the MAC in sacks with 6.5. He added 46 tackles and 10.5 tackles for loss while playing both defensive tackle and defensive end.
Prior to coming to Buffalo, Douglas spent two seasons as defensive line coach at Massachusetts. Douglas joined the program following time spent coaching at the scholastic and collegiate levels over the prior seven years.
Douglas' efforts are focused on the defensive tackles, an area that emerged as a strong point on the UMass defense in 2020.
Douglas worked with the youthful defensive line throughout the 2019 season, that featured 13 different starters throughout the season due to injuries. In total, the defensive line accounted for 215 tackles on the year, including 22.0 TFLs.
Most recently, Douglas helped Arkansas State reach back-to-back bowl games in 2017 and 2018, during which he was a graduate assistant working with the defensive line. His efforts in guiding the defensive line led to a pair of major awards for Red Wolves standouts as Ja’Von Rolland-Jones won 2017 Sun Belt Player of the Year and Ronheen Bingham followed as the 2018 Sun Belt Defensive Player of the Year. Both also won All-Sun Belt First Team during their respective seasons.
The 2018 Arkansas State team went 8-5 overall, including five wins in the Sun Belt and earned a berth in the NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl. The defensive line featured prominently into the team’s success as the Red Wolves’ overall defense ranked among the nation’s leaders in tackles for loss (No. 13), total defense (No. 17), first down defense (No. 21) and red zone defense (No. 27).
Arkansas State finished Douglas’ first year with the team sporting a 7-5 overall record, a 6-2 mark in the Sun Belt and an appearance in the Camellia Bowl. The defense again ranked among the nation’s most prolific, including a spot in the top-10 with 8.8 tackles for loss per game (No. 6).
Douglas spent 2016 as defensive line coach and academic liaison at Hutchinson Community College in Kansas. During his lone season at Hutchinson, the Blue Dragons defense ranked No. 12 in the nation in scoring defense (18.0 ppg), No. 10 in total defense (242.0 ypg) and No. 13 in rushing defense (91.0 ypg).
Hutchinson's defense at Hutchinson led the conference and ranked 14th nationally in sacks with 44, and the defensive line accounted for 24.5 of those to go along with 74.5 tackles for loss.
Douglas tutored two All-Region VI First Team selections, including Ronheen Bingham and J.J. Holmes. He also coached second team all-conference pick Tayland Humphrey, the No. 1 JUCO defensive tackle in the nation for his signing class.
Douglas went to Hutchinson after serving as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas during 2015. The Red Ravens posted an 8-3 record, while their offense ranked No. 5 in the nation in scoring (over 50 ppg) and No. 8 in total offense (over 480 ypg). He coached Second Team All-Jayhawk Conference selection Trevor Neloms as well.
The 2013 and 2014 seasons saw Douglas coach at Ave Maria University in Florida in multiple roles.
Working as the running backs and return specialist coach in 2013, Douglas was part of the staff that achieved the program's first winning season while also being recognized as the NAIA Independent Conference champions. The Ave Maria staff was selected to coach the NAIA All-Star Team in the NAIA vs. Division II All-Star game.
During 2013, Douglas tutored USCAA All-America running back Scott Jones, who led the team with 12 rushing touchdowns, while the kick return unit averaged 23.2 yards per attempt. Ave Maria went 8-2 overall on the year, the most wins in a single season in the history of the program.
Douglas was promoted to recruiting coordinator in 2014 and also moved from running backs coach to wide receivers coach. The 2014 season saw his receiving corps post over 2,200 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns, both of which led the conference. He coached Travis Makauskas, who led the league in receptions, yards and touchdowns and was selected for the 2014 NAIA vs. D2 All-Star Game.
Douglas began his coaching career at Lincoln High School in the fall of 2012, operating as the varsity outside linebackers and running backs coach. He helped lead the team to a 6-3 record, and the squad produced three all-conference players.
The Milan, Michigan, native was a member of the Northern Michigan University football team from 2007-11, appearing in 35 games as a linebacker and defensive end while recording 89 tackles, 9.0 sacks and two interceptions.
Douglas earned his bachelor's degree in special education/secondary education in 2011.
