Brady Thomas is in his second season as a member of the Ohio Wesleyan University coaching staff in 2026. He serves as defensive coordinator and coaches the Battling Bishop safeties.
Thomas came to Ohio Wesleyan from Walsh University, where he was inside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator - defense after originally serving as defensive backs coach upon joining the Cavalier staff in March of 2025.
Prior to Walsh, Thomas was quality control coach - defense at Bowling Green State University for one year, helping the Falcons reach the 68 Ventures Bowl. He was a graduate assistant at BGSU for two years before that, working with the Falcon defensive backs in 2022 and inside linebackers in 2023 and helping both teams advance to the Quick Lane Bowl.
Thomas is a 2022 graduate of Bowling Green, majoring in education. As an undergraduate, he served as a student assistant coach, working with the Falcon running backs for two seasons and offensive linemen for two seasons.
He comes from a coaching family, with two brothers in the profession in Hayden, who serves as the Bishops' offensive coordinator, and Quinn, who most recently coached at Utah State. He also is the nephew of Brady Hoke, former head coach at Michigan and San Diego State.
Thomas is a native of Perrysburg, Ohio.
