Dennard Wison hired as defensive coordinator, Chris Horton to run special teams

Giants fill two of their three coordinator vacancies with Dennard Wilson and Chris Horton.

The New York Giants filled two of their three coordinator positions on Sunday. The Giants are hiring Dennard Wilson as defensive coordinator, according to a published report. They are also hiring Chris Horton as their special teams coordinator.

Big Blue View was able to confirm both hirings.

Wilson, 43, worked for head coach John Harbaugh as defensive backs coach with the Baltimore Ravens in 2024. He interviewed for the Giants’ defensive coordinator position in 2023, but chose to take that role with the Tennessee Titans. He was let go when Tennessee hired Robert Saleh as its head coach recently.

Wilson’s defenses did not rank highly in Tennessee as the Titans won just six games in two seasons, but that did not dissuade Harbaugh from bringing him to the Giants.

Wilson, Anthony Weaver, Jim Leonhard and Daronte Jones were considered the four most likely candidates for the job. Weaver is still interviewing for head-coaching jobs, Leonhard is pass game coordinator for the Denver Broncos, Jones is still on Minnesota Vikings’ defensive staff.

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