Darius Eubanks joined the Georgia State defensive staff as safeties coach in July 2021.
A former NFL outside linebacker, Eubanks spent the last three seasons on the defensive staff at Samford but comes to Georgia State from Western Carolina, where he was hired in the spring of 2021 as co-defensive coordinator and safeties coach by first-year head coach Kerwin Bell.
At Samford, Eubanks coached the safeties for two seasons (2018-19) and then served as the defensive backs coach and assistant special teams coordinator through the spring of 2021.
Most recently, he helped mentor All-America and first-team All-Southern Conference selection Chris Edmonds, who tied for second nationally in FCS with four interceptions in the 2021 season.
Eubanks began his coaching career as the defensive line graduate assistant at Arkansas in 2017.
An All-Southern Conference safety at Georgia Southern, Eubanks signed with the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He spent his NFL career (2013-16) with the Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
A native of Thomson, Ga., where he was a three-sport letter winner and a two-time all-state selection at Thomson High School, Eubanks earned his bachelor’s degree in sport management in 2013.
