Staff Directory

Stephen Thomas

Title:
Defensive Line Coach/Defensive Run Game Coordinator
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PRINCETON RECRUITING AREAS — California (Fresno and above), New Jersey (Warren County), New York

Stephen Thomas joins Princeton Football for his third stint in 2026. He was with the Tigers from 2012-14 and 2016-18.

Most recently, Thomas had spent the last three years with the New York Giants as an assistant special teams coach. Prior to that, he was with the Detroit Lions as a defensive quality control coach.

During his time with the Tigers, Thomas was a part of three Ivy League championship teams (2013, 2016, 2018), coaching inside linebackers and special teams. Before Princeton, Thomas helped Southern Mississippi to a Hawaii Bowl appearance along with two years at Delaware highlighted by a berth in the 2010 FCS National Championship game.

Thomas is a 2006 graduate of the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he played defensive back and earned his degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering. He went from Buffalo to SUNY Cortland, where he began his coaching career working with the defensive secondary for two seasons. During that time, Cortland won two conference titles and reached the NCAA quarterfinal.