Years in Coaching: 7th
Years at USF: 1st
Alma Mater: University of Miami
Family: Wife: Kiawana; Son: DeMarcus Jr.; Daughter: Kai
Notable:
• Six-year NFL career after being a third-round NFL Draft pick in 2011 by the Oakland Raiders
• Played in 51 games with 21 starts at the University of Miami
• Two-sport athlete (football and track) at Miami
• His time of 4.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine is the fifth-fastest at the combine since electronic timing began in 1999.
• Anchored the 2007 state champion 4X100 relay team at Monsignor Edward Pace High School
Experience as a Player:
• Played in 51 games and made 21 starts at defensive back at Miami
• Played six seasons in the NFL, playing a total of 25 games for the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers and totaling 17 tackles, one interception and a recovered fumble during his professional career.
Bowl Experience
Coach/Staff
2020 Cheez-It Bowl
2019 Independence Bowl
2018 Pinstripe Bowl
Player
2010 Sun Bowl
2009 Champs Sports Bowl
2008 Emerald Bowl
DeMarcus Van Dyke joined the USF cornerbacks coach as the Bulls prepare for their second campaign under Golesh.
Van Dyke joins the USF staff after one season as cornerbacks coach at Florida International (2023) and five seasons (2018-22) in various staff positions at Miami (Fla.).
A Miami Gardens, Fla. native, Van Dyke will enter his seventh season in collegiate coaching at USF.
A third-round NFL Draft pick by the Oakland Raiders in 2011, Van Dyke logged six seasons in the NFL seeing time with Oakland, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, Minnesota and Atlanta. He played a total of 25 games for the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers and totaled 17 tackles, one interception and a recovered fumble during his professional career. His time of 4.28 seconds in the 40-yard dash at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine tied for the fourth-fastest (now fifth) at the combine since electronic timing began in 1999.
Following the completion of his playing career, Van Dyke began his coaching career at ASA College in Miami as cornerbacks coach in 2017.
Van Dyke spent the next five seasons in various roles on the football staff at Miami (Fla.). He joined the Hurricanes’ staff in 2018 as a defensive quality control analyst before being shifted to the role of assistant director of recruiting in 2019. He was promoted to cornerbacks coach in 2021.
Van Dyke was a dual-sport athlete at the University of Miami, competing in both football and track. He played a total of 51 games for the Hurricanes from 2007-10, logging 21 starts and compiling 80 tackles, 10 passes defended, three interceptions and three tackles for loss for teams that made three bowl appearances.
At Monsignor Edward Pace High School, Van Dyke played on both sides of the ball in football and anchored the 2007 FHSAA 1A Outdoor State Champion 4X100 relay team (40.78) and finished second in the 200 meters (21.46).
Van Dyke was ranked as the No. 16 athlete and the No. 21 player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com. He was rated the No. 15 cornerback and the No. 7 player in the state by Scout.com and the No. 15 player in the state by The Orlando Sentinel. He was also rated as the No. 11 player in the state and the No. 12 defensive back in the nation by SuperPrep and was selected to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100.
Van Dyke and his wife, Kiawana, have a son, DeMarcus Jr., and daughter, Kai.
Van Dyke Year-by-Year
Year(s) Team Position
2024- USF Cornerbacks Coach
2023 FIU Cornerbacks Coach
2022 Miami Defensive Quality Control Analyst
2021 Miami Cornerbacks Coach
2019-20 Miami Assistant Director of Recruiting
2018 Miami Defensive Quality Control Analyst
2017 ASA College Cornerbacks Coach
