{{Short description|American football coach (born 1987)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Terrance Jamison | image = | alt = | caption = | current_team = Buffalo Bills | position = Defensive line coach | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1987}} | birth_place = | high_school = Thornton Township {{nowrap|(Harvey, Illinois)}} | college = Wisconsin (2005–2007) | career_position =de | pastcoaching = * Wisconsin (2008–2009)<br>Student assistant * Edgewood HS (WI) (2010)<br>Defensive line coach * Wisconsin (2011)<br>Defensive quality control coach * Wisconsin (2012)<br>Graduate assistant * California (2013)<br>Defensive quality control coach * Florida Atlantic (2014–2016)<br>Defensive line coach * Texas Tech (2017–2018)<br>Defensive line coach *Air Force (2019)<br>Defensive line coach *Purdue (2020)<br>Defensive line coach * Illinois (2021–2022)<br>Defensive line coach * Illinois (2023–2025)<br>Co-defensive coordinator & defensive line coach * Buffalo Bills ({{nfly|2026}}–present)<br>Defensive line coach }}
'''Terrance Jamison''' (born 1987) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League (NFL).
==Coaching career== Jamison got his first coaching job in 2008 as a student assistant working as team's assistant defensive line coach for the Wisconsin Badgers.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Evans |first1=Thayer |title=FAU's Terrance Jamison to join Miami Dolphins for fellowship |url=https://www.si.com/college/2015/06/21/terrance-jamison-florida-atlantic-nfl-fellowship-miami-dolphins |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=21 June 2015 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> In 2010, Jamison joined Edgewood High School as the schools defensive line coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Carmin |first1=Mike |title=Purdue names Terrance Jamison new defensive line coach |url=https://www.jconline.com/story/sports/2020/01/22/purdue-name-terrance-jamison-new-defensive-line-coach/4543662002/ |website=Journal & Courier |date=22 January 2020 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> In 2011, Jamison joined the Badgers again as a quality control coach before becoming a graduate assistant in 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Brew |first1=Tom |title=Purdue adds Terrance Jamison as defensive line coach |url=https://www.si.com/college/purdue/football/purdue-adds-defensive-line-coach-terrance-jamison |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=5 February 2020 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> In 2013, Jamison was hired by California as a quality control coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pirtle |first1=Krista |title=Texas Tech hires Jamison as defensive line coach |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/football/2017/02/23/texas-tech-hires-jamison-defensive-line-coach/14872434007/ |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |date=23 February 2017 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> In 2014, Jamison was hired by the Florida Atlantic Owls to be the team's defensive line coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Flaten |first1=Matthew |title=Illinois football names Terrance Jamison defensive line coach |url=https://herald-review.com/sports/illini/illinois-football-names-terrance-jamison-defensive-line-coach/article_1aca82ab-7e4c-55bf-923d-58581c43c925.html |website=Herlad-Review |date=11 January 2021 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> In 2017, the Texas Tech Red Raiders hired Jamison to coach the team's defensive line.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Soliz |first1=Brandon |title=Terrance Jamison hired as Texas Tech defensive line coach |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/2017/02/23/terrance-jamison-hired-as-texas-tech-defensive-line-coach/ |website=Dallas News |date=23 February 2017 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> After two seasons with Texas Tech in 2019, Jamison joined the Air Force Falcons as the team's defensive line coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Briggeman |first1=Brett |title=Air Force plucks new defensive line coach Terrance Jamison from Texas Tech |url=https://gazette.com/sports/air-force-plucks-new-defensive-line-coach-terrance-jamison-from-texas-tech/article_53307aca-145b-11e9-8762-930efc2254e8.html |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |date=9 January 2019 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> In 2020, Jamison decided to join the Purdue Boilermakers as the team's defensive line coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Briggeman |first1=Brent |title=Air Force defensive line coach delivered, now he's leaving for the Big Ten |url=https://gazette.com/sports/air-force-defensive-line-coach-delivered-now-hes-leaving-for-the-big-ten/article_0849ed68-3e60-11ea-9bae-0f77b339d6cf.html |website=Colorado Springs Gazette |date=24 January 2020 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> For the 2021 season, Jamison was hired by Illinois to coach the team's defensive line.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wierda |first1=Marlee |title=Terrance Jamison hired as Illinois defensive line coach |url=https://www.wcia.com/sports/terrance-jamison-hired-as-illinois-defensive-line-coach/ |website=WCIA.com |date=10 January 2021 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref> After two seasons with the Fighting Illini in 2023, Jamison was promoted by Illinois to serve as the team's co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kimball |first1=Anderson |title=Terrance Jamison 'grateful' for latest promotion as co-coordinator under Bielema |url=https://pantagraph.com/sports/college/illini/terrance-jamison-grateful-for-latest-promotion-as-co-coordinator-under-bielema/article_1be40e4a-ae69-11ed-af47-43a02b31bf32.html |website=The Pantagraph |date=17 February 2023 |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
Jamison was hired by the Buffalo Bills on February 6, 2026 to serve as the team's defensive line coach under new head coach, Joe Brady.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Werner |first=Jeremy |date=February 6, 2026 |title=Report: Illini DL coach Terrance Jamison leaving for NFL job |url=https://247sports.com/college/illinois/article/terrance-jamison-buffalo-bills-illinois-fighting-illini-football-273403573/ |access-date=February 6, 2026 |website=247sports.com}}</ref>
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==External links== * [https://fausports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/terrance-jamison/257 Florida Atlantic Owls profile] * [https://fightingillini.com/staff-directory/terrance-jamison/1783 Illinois Fighting Illini profile] * [https://purduesports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/terrance-jamison/1787 Purdue Boilermakers profile] * [https://texastech.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/terrance--jamison/886 Texas Tech Red Raiders profile]
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