Danny Verpaele
Safeties, Army
About this speaker
Verpaele rejoins the Army coaching staff as the safeties coach in 2023. He is no stranger to West Point, as he previously served as a quality control coach for Army on Jeff Monken’s staff from 2014-15.
Before rejoining the Black Knights staff, Verpaele spent 2019-22 at Kennesaw State.
In 2021, Verpaele led the Owls to the top-ranked scoring defense in the Big South Conference and 18th-ranked in the FCS allowing 19.5 points per game. The defensive coordinator also helped guide KSU to the top-ranked red zone defense in the FCS at 57.6%.
Verpaele was a key in the development of linebacker Evan Thompson, who went on to earn First Team All-Big South honors. Under Verpaele’s play calling, Thompson set a new school record for total tackles in a single season (118) and became the first player in KSU history to record 10+ tackles in three consecutive games.