RECRUITING AREAS: North Carolina (Raleigh/Durham), Virginia, California, Hawaii, Alaska
Gerald Chatman came to Elon in the spring of 2016 as the program’s defensive line coacch.
Chatman spent a portion of the 2016 NFL preseason as a defensive coaching intern with the Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos.
Chatman spent the 2015 season working with the defensive line at Texas A&M University as a defensive graduate assistant. The Aggies posted an 8-5 record and played in the Music City Bowl. His coaching assisted defensive end Miles Garrett to All-SEC and All-America honors.
He spent the summer of 2015 as a defensive coaching intern with the Green Bay Packers where he assisted with both the defensive line and linebacker units. He was also selected to participate in the NFL-NCAA Coaches Academy.
Chatman spent the 2014 campaign as the defensive line coach and assistant recruiting coordinator at Butler University. In part due to his defensive line’s play, Butler led the Pioneer Football League in rushing defense and was second in sacks. Chatman had one player earn all-conference accolades.
Chatman is familiar with Elon head coach Rich Skrosky as he worked as a defensive graduate assistant at Ball State University during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. While with the Cardinals, Chatman mentored two high-profile defensive ends. Jonathan Newsome earned first-team All-Mid American Conference honors under the guidance of Chatman. Upon graduation, Newsome was selected in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. The second Cardinal to earn all-conference honors under Chatman was defensive tackle Nathan Ollie. During Chatman’s time at BSU, the program played in consecutive bowl games and posted 19 victories.
Chatman got his start in collegiate coaching at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh where he was the defensive line coach from 2010-11.Â
Chatman was a defensive lineman at Wisconsin Oshkosh. He received a bachelor’s degree in educational leadership and human services from Wisconsin Oshkosh. He then earned a master’s degree in adult and community education from Ball State.
He is married to the former Lauren Hoffmann.
A Word on Chatman:
"Gerald brought great knowledge and passion to our program here (Texas A&M) and fostered great relationships with all of our players. He believed in his players playing with great effort and technique every snap and, to me, that is what makes him a great coach. He won't accept anything else. Elon has added a coach that will help them win many championships in the future."
- Terry Price, Texas A&M University defensive ends coach
