Staff Directory
- Title:
- Offensive Line
- Season at Pitt:
- First
Jeremy Darveau enters his second season as offensive line coach at Pitt in 2025.
In his first season with the Panthers, Darveau’s offensive line led the way for RB Desmond Reid to rush for a team-high 962 yards and five touchdowns on 183 carries (5.3 avg.) en route to second team All-American in the all-purpose category by no fewer than six outlets (Associated Press, CBS Sports, ESPN, Football Writers Association of America, Phil Steele and The Athletic). Additionally, Darveau saw OL Branson Taylor earn a trip to the 2025 NFL Combine and be selected by the Los Angeles Chargers in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
While at Western Carolina the two seasons prior to Pitt (2022-23), his fronts proved vital for one of college football’s most explosive offenses.
During his 16-year collegiate coaching career, Darveau has developed 13 All-Americans, 10 NFL offensive linemen and more than 35 all-conference players.
A former lineman himself, Darveau was a starting offensive tackle for a pair of nationally ranked Louisville teams (2004-05) that featured some of the best offenses in school history.
At Western Carolina, he oversaw the development of All-America offensive tackles Christian Coulter and Tyler Smith, both viable NFL Draft prospects. The 2023 Catamounts led the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) in total offense with an average of 504.1 yards per game. WCU led the Southern Conference in nearly every offensive category, including rushing yards per game (182.9 avg.) and rushing yards per carry (5.6 avg.). Darveau's offensive front gave up just seven sacks in conference play.
Prior to WCU, Darveau was the offensive line coach and run game coordinator at Southern Mississippi (2021). He held those same responsibilities during stints at Missouri State (2020) and USF (2019).
From 2015-18, Darveau oversaw the offensive line at NCAA Division II power Valdosta State. In his final season, the Blazers went 14-0 and claimed the NCAA Division II national championship.
VSU averaged a national-best 52 points per game in 2018, breaking the NCAA Division II record for points in a season (728). Additionally, the Blazers paced the nation in touchdown passes (50), yards per play (7.9), yards per rush (7.2) and points per play (an NCAA Division II-record 0.78). VSU's average of 524 yards per game that season ranked fourth nationally.
Under Darveau's tutelage, Jeremy King established himself as one of the most decorated offensive linemen in Valdosta State history. King was a first team All-American and runner-up for the prestigious Gene Upshaw Award, presented to the most outstanding NCAA Division II lineman.
Darveau spent the 2014 season in the Southeastern Conference as an offensive line assistant at Florida, where he worked with tackles D. J. Humphries, a first-round NFL Draft selection of the Arizona Cardinals, and Trent Brown, a former Pro Bowler who in 2019 became the highest-compensated offensive lineman in the NFL.
Darveau's first coaching appointment was at Southwest Minnesota State, where he served in a series of increasingly elevated roles with the Division II program from 2008-13. He served as an offensive graduate assistant for two seasons (2008-09) before earning a promotion to offensive line coach and run game coordinator (2010-12). He was elevated to offensive coordinator for the 2013 season and was integral in the Mustangs earning their first bowl invitation in program history.
During his tenure, Southwest Minnesota State set more than 40 school offensive records and seven Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) marks.
As an offensive tackle for Louisville, Darveau helped the Cardinals to a 20-4 record over his final two collegiate seasons.
In 2004, Louisville went 11-1, including a 44-40 Liberty Bowl victory over Boise State, to finish No. 6 in the final Associated Press poll. The Cardinals led the country in total offense that season, averaging 539 yards per game.
In 2005, Louisville went 9-3, earned a Gator Bowl invite and finished with a No. 19 ranking. The Cardinals averaged 482.1 yards that season, the ninth highest average in the country.
Darveau went on to play professionally with the Amsterdam Admirals in NFL Europe and the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League.
A native of Hilton Head Island, S.C., Darveau earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Louisville (2005) and master's degree in business administration from Southwest Minnesota State (2010). He is married to the former Erin Lashley, who played softball at Ohio University. They have a son, Jackson.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Hometown: Hilton Head, S.C.
Alma Mater: Louisville, 2005
Family: Darveau and his wife, Erin, have a son, Jackson.
COACHING EXPERIENCE
College
Pitt, 2024, offensive line.
Western Carolina, 2022-23, offensive line.
Southern Mississippi, 2021, run game coordinator and offensive line.
Missouri State, 2020, run game coordinator and offensive line.
USF, 2019, run game coordinator and offensive line.
Valdosta State, 2015-18, run game coordinator, offensive line and recruiting coordinator.
Florida, 2014, assistant offensive line.
Southwest Minnesota State, 2008-09, graduate assistant; 2010-12, run game coordinator and offensive line; 2013, offensive coordinator and offensive line.
