Everrette Thompson begins his first season on Head Coach Jimmy Rogers’ staff, serving as the Cougars’ assistant defensive line coach.
Thompson arrives in Pullman having spent the past three seasons at Cal Poly, most recently serving as co-special teams coordinator and assistant linebackers coach for the 2024 season. Thompson was initially hired prior to the 2022 season in charge of defensive quality control before moving to offensive quality control for the 2023 season.
Thompson was defensive line coach at Northern Arizona for three seasons (2019-21) after serving the 2018 campaign as a graduate assistant on the NAU staff. Thompson arrived at NAU after three seasons at Phoenix College (2015-17), where he coached the linebackers, defensive line and special teams under Robin Pflugrad, who later became head coach of the Lumberjacks.
Thompson enjoyed a solid playing career at the University of Washington, playing in 47 career games, including a pair of bowl games. Moving between defensive tackle and defensive end, Thompson finished his career with 41 tackles as a senior, including 3.5 tackles for loss and 2.0 sacks. Blocking a pair of extra points in one game against Hawaii, Thompson earned Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week. He played for the NFL's Arizona Cardinals from 2012-14 after signing as an undrafted free agent.
