Duke DaRe

  • Title
    Assistant Defensive Backs

Coaching Accolades

  • 1 NFL Draft Pick 
  • 9 All-Conference Selections 

Notable Players Coached

  • Trayvon Mullen (Oakland Raiders) 
  • Amik Robertson (Oakland Raiders)
  • Keisean Nixon (Oakland Raiders) 
  • Lorando Johnson (Baylor) 
  • Devyn Bobby (Baylor) 
  • Jacob Redding (Baylor) 
  • LeVar Thornton Jr. (Baylor)
  • Cameron Mitchell (Northwestern)
  • Xander Mueller (Northwestern) 
  • Bryce Gallagher (Northwestern) 
  • Rod Heard (Northwestern) 
  • Coco Azema (Northwestern)


Travers Family Head Football Coach Tosh Lupoi announced the addition of Duke DaRe on January 15, 2026.

DaRe will serve as an assistant defensive backs coach under Da'Von Brown and Connor Boyd after a two-year stint at Baylor as a defensive backs analyst. 

DaRe, a native of Clayton, Calif., was a video intern for the Oakland Raiders and joined the staff as a player personnel assistant working with General Manager Mike Mayock before moving into a defensive assistant role for the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders from 2018-2021 working with the defensive back unit. 

After the 2021 season, he transitioned to the college game, where he was a graduate assistant at Northwestern before his time at Baylor.