Darien Moody enters third fourth year as a member of the Samford football coaching staff. Moody coaches the Bulldogs defensive line.
In 2024, the Bulldogs ranked third in the Southern Conference in total sacks with 35.0 on the season.
Following the 2023 season, defensive lineman Makhi Gilbert was named to the Southern Conference's All-Freshman team.
In 2022, Moody helped lead a much-improved defense that helped lead Samford to its best season in over 30 years, posting a record of 11-2 overall and 8-0 in Southern Conference play. The Bulldogs won the program’s first-ever outright SoCon title and reached the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division I-FCS Playoffs for the first time since 1991. Under Moody’s tutelage, defensive lineman Seth Simmer was named second team All-SoCon.
Moody spent the last two seasons coaching defensive ends at his alma mater, Alcorn State.
Moody graduated from Alcorn in 2016 with a Bachelor’s degree in business administration. He was a two-time All-Conference First-Team selection and helped the Braves win back-to-back SWAC Championships in 2014 and 2015.
Moody remained at Alcorn and served as a defensive graduate assistant in 2017. The Braves won the SWAC East Division and returned to the SWAC Championship game that season.
In 2018, he worked in a similar capacity at Southern Miss and coached the No. 3 ranked defense in football as the Golden Eagles finished 6-5.
Moody worked as the defensive line coach/recruiting coordinator at Mississippi Valley State in 2019. He coached Jerry Garner who led the SWAC in sacks with nine and was an All-Conference selection.
Moody is a native of Columbus, Ohio and Gahanna Lincoln High School. In 38 games at Alcorn, he registered 102 tackles, 15 sacks and five forced fumbles.
