Joe Dineen is in his second season at Purdue, serving as the rush ends coach.
Prior to the start of his first season in West Lafayette, Dineen made 247Sports’ 30under30 list. He proved he was worthy of earning the honor, as the Purdue outside linebackers became the Big Ten’s best in 2023.
In their first season coached by Dineen, Nic Scourton and Kydran Jenkins had more sacks and TFLs than any other teammates in the conference, as both Boilermakers cracked the Big Ten’s Top 3 in both categories. Scourton led the way with a conference-best 10 sacks, becoming the eighth Boilermaker in program history to reach double digits in a single season and the most in 13 years. Under Dineen’s guidance, Scourton ranked sixth nationally in sacks as well as 14th in TFLs per game (second in B1G) on his way to Second Team All-Big Ten honors. On the other side of the pass rush, Jenkins paced Purdue with 15.5 TFLs to rank second in the conference, while adding 7.5 sacks (third in B1G) and earning All-Big Ten Honorable Mention. With Dineen’s OLBs leading the way, the Boilermakers recorded their most sacks (35) in a single season since 2004 and ranked 13th nationally.
Dineen made the move with head coach Ryan Walters from Illinois. During the 2022 season, Dineen helped coach the Illini outside linebackers alongside Kevin Kane.
Dineen joined Illinois from SMU, where he was a defensive graduate assistant under then-SMU defensive coordinator Kane.
Dineen was an All-American linebacker at Kansas from 2014-18. With the Jayhawks, he was a 2018 consensus All-American, AP All-American and two-time Sports Illustrated All-American. Dineen was also an All-Big 12 First Team selection and three-time team captain.
Dineen twice led the NCAA in solo tackles per game and was the Big 12 leader in tackles and tackles-for-loss.
Off the field, he was recognized as a Senior Class All-American, a Ronnie Lott IMPACT Award and Jason Witten Man of the Year semifinalist and a nominee for the Allstate Good Works Team. Dineen was also a member of the Big 12 All-Academic Team, a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll and a member of the Athletic Directors Honor Roll.
Dineen is a native of Lawrence, Kansas, and starred at Free State High School. He graduated from Kansas in 2018 with a degree in business management and leadership.
Tweets by Coach_JoeDineenPrior to the start of his first season in West Lafayette, Dineen made 247Sports’ 30under30 list. He proved he was worthy of earning the honor, as the Purdue outside linebackers became the Big Ten’s best in 2023.
In their first season coached by Dineen, Nic Scourton and Kydran Jenkins had more sacks and TFLs than any other teammates in the conference, as both Boilermakers cracked the Big Ten’s Top 3 in both categories. Scourton led the way with a conference-best 10 sacks, becoming the eighth Boilermaker in program history to reach double digits in a single season and the most in 13 years. Under Dineen’s guidance, Scourton ranked sixth nationally in sacks as well as 14th in TFLs per game (second in B1G) on his way to Second Team All-Big Ten honors. On the other side of the pass rush, Jenkins paced Purdue with 15.5 TFLs to rank second in the conference, while adding 7.5 sacks (third in B1G) and earning All-Big Ten Honorable Mention. With Dineen’s OLBs leading the way, the Boilermakers recorded their most sacks (35) in a single season since 2004 and ranked 13th nationally.
Dineen made the move with head coach Ryan Walters from Illinois. During the 2022 season, Dineen helped coach the Illini outside linebackers alongside Kevin Kane.
Dineen joined Illinois from SMU, where he was a defensive graduate assistant under then-SMU defensive coordinator Kane.
Dineen was an All-American linebacker at Kansas from 2014-18. With the Jayhawks, he was a 2018 consensus All-American, AP All-American and two-time Sports Illustrated All-American. Dineen was also an All-Big 12 First Team selection and three-time team captain.
Dineen twice led the NCAA in solo tackles per game and was the Big 12 leader in tackles and tackles-for-loss.
Off the field, he was recognized as a Senior Class All-American, a Ronnie Lott IMPACT Award and Jason Witten Man of the Year semifinalist and a nominee for the Allstate Good Works Team. Dineen was also a member of the Big 12 All-Academic Team, a two-time member of the Big 12 Commissioners Honor Roll and a member of the Athletic Directors Honor Roll.
Dineen is a native of Lawrence, Kansas, and starred at Free State High School. He graduated from Kansas in 2018 with a degree in business management and leadership.