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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Defensive coordinator/Linebackers |
| Team | Washington State |
| Conference | Pac-12 |
| Playing career | |
| 2013–2016 | South Dakota State |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2017–2018 | Bellevue West (NE) (assistant) |
| 2019 | South Dakota State (GA) |
| 2020–2021 | Washington State (GA) |
| 2022 | South Dakota State (S) |
| 2023–2024 | South Dakota State (DC) |
| 2025–present | Washington State (DC/LB) |
Jesse Bobbit is an American college football coach. He is the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for Washington State University, a position he has held since 2025. He also coached for Bellevue West High School and South Dakota State. He played college football for South Dakota State as a linebacker.
Bobbit grew up in Palatine, Illinois and attended Palatine High School.[1]
Bobbit played college football at South Dakota State and was a starter at linebacker for his final three seasons. He was named second-team all-Missouri Valley Football Conference as a senior after making 110 tackles.[2]
Bobbit began his coaching career in 2017 as an assistant at Bellevue West High School in Bellevue, Nebraska. After two years at Bellevue West he returned to South Dakota State as a graduate assistant. Bobbit spent one season on the Jackrabbits' staff before being hired in the same role at Washington State.[3]
Bobbit was hired as the safeties coach at South Dakota State before the start of the 2022 season.[4] He was promoted to defensive coordinator in 2023.[5]
In January 2025, Bobbit followed South Dakota State head coach Jimmy Rogers and returned to Washington State to become the new defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.[6]