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Bo Revell enters his 11th season at William & Mary and his third as the co-defensive coordinator after earning the promotion in 2023. He will continue to oversee the Tribe’s inside linebackers.
 
A former standout tight end at W&M (2010-14), and a team captain, Revell has held numerous coordinator roles on the Tribe’s staff during his tenure as an assistant coach, including special teams coordinator (2021), recruiting coordinator (2020-21) and video coordinator (2017-19).

Under his direction, the Tribe’s defensive unit thrived during the 2024 campaign and ranked among the CAA’s best in multiple statistical categories. In addition to ranking second in the conference in passing efficiency defense (121.04), W&M also ranked third in interceptions (12).
 
Cornerback Jalen Jones highlighted the Tribe’s individual accolades defensively, as he was honored as a first-team All-America selection by six organizations and a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award for FCS national defensive player of the year after leading the country in passes defended (22), passes defended per game (1.8) and pass breakups (20). Additionally, a trio of standouts – defensive lineman Ty Gordon, defensive back Sascha Garcia and defensive back TJ McGill – were honored as freshman All-Americans.
 
A first-team all-conference selection, Jones was one of our Tribe standouts on the defensive side to garner All-CAA honors in 2024, as he was joined by safety Marcus Barnes, linebacker Alex Washington and defensive lineman Davin Dzidzienyo. Barnes, a two-time All-CAA selection, earned a rookie minicamp invite from the Cincinnati Bengals.
 
During his first season as co-coordinator, W&M’s defense established itself among the nation’s best and ranked fourth nationally in passing defense (153.5), 10th in total defense (303.8), 12th in scoring defense (18.5) and 16th in third down conversion defense (.328).
 
In addition to the success collectively in 2023, a number of standouts posted tremendous seasons individually, highlighted by a trio of All-Americans – defensive end Nate Lynn, linebacker John Pius and cornerback Ryan Poole. All three standouts earned first-team all-conference honors, while safety Marcus Barnes, safety Malcolm Spencer and linebacker Kevin Jarrell also garnered All-CAA distinction.

Lynn and Poole both continued their playing careers professionally, as Lynn signed a free agent contract with the Detroit Lions while Poole was invited to the San Francisco 49ers rookie minicamp.
 
Revell continued to make his mark on W&M’s defensive unit with another tremendously successful campaign in 2022, as his group helped the squad rank first nationally in fumbles recovered (15), seventh in turnovers gained (25), sixth in third down conversion defense (.315) and 16th in red zone defense (.736). Additionally, the Tribe ranked second in the CAA in sacks (33) – a figure that ranks seventh on the program’s all-time single-season list.
 
That success helped propel W&M to new heights as a program, as the Tribe equaled a school record with 11 victories, won a share of the CAA title and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
 
Highlighting the Tribe standouts who benefited from Revell’s tutelage was all-conference selection Isaiah Jones, who was one of the league’s most productive linebackers.
 
As special teams coordinator, Revell also helped elevate W&M’s special team’s units into one of the conference’s premier groups as it ranked second in the CAA in net kickoffs (41.8) and was highlighted by a pair of all-league selections in Caylin Newton (specialist) and Ethan Chang (place kicker).
 
W&M’s inside linebackers also played a pivotal role in the Tribe’s success defensively in 2021, as the team ranked among the nation’s top 20 in defensive touchdowns (11th), rushing defense (12th) and interceptions (18th). Additionally, W&M’s 29 sacks were just two shy of ranking among the program’s top-10 list, while it ranked third in the CAA in forced turnovers and pass efficiency defense.

In addition to producing multiple all-conference standouts during his tenure, Revell helped oversee the development of 2015 Butkus Award Watch List standout Luke Rhodes. One of the nation’s top collegiate linebackers throughout his career at W&M, Rhodes signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following a successful senior season in which he earned first-team all-conference honors. Rhodes is currently a member of the Indianapolis Colts and was selected as an All-Pro in 2021.
 
Revell was also instrumental in the development and success of all-conference linebacker Nate Atkins, who finished his career ranked eighth in school history with 316 career tackles.

A former tight end for W&M, Revell began serving as a student assistant coach in December 2015 immediately after finishing his playing career. In that role, he performed a wide range of coaching duties, which included assisting with management of winter workouts and spring practice, as well as preparing practice tape analysis, self-scouting reports and development of spring practice plans.

A three-year starter, Revell was voted a team captain during his senior season. Although he suffered a broken leg during the 2014 season opener at Virginia Tech, he returned late in the campaign and earned starts in the final two games.

Revell graduated from W&M with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology and health sciences and a minor in sociology in 2015.  
 
He is married to former W&M women’s basketball team captain Victoria (Willems) Revell.