Auburn football makes Kodi Burns hire official. Here's what he'll coach

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Auburn football makes Kodi Burns hire official. Here's what he'll coach

AUBURN — Kodi Burns will wear a multitude of hats in his first season back with Auburn football since working for Gus Malzahn‘s final coaching staff.

The program made Burns’ hire official Friday, Dec. 12, long after head coach Alex Golesh disclosed that Burns would be his associate head coach at his Dec. 1 introduction. The quarterback-turned-receiver will be much more than that for Golesh.

Burns also received the title of co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach, which was identical to his role on Golesh’s South Florida staff in 2025.

“I’ve been fortunate to work with Kodi three times in my career, and there was no question that I would bring him back to his alma mater,” Golesh said in a release. “KB is one of the top offensive coaches and recruiters in the country and is a true man of integrity. I know he will help us lead our team to where it needs to go and be a tremendous resource to me as associate head coach.”

Burns was a graduate assistant at Auburn in 2013, and he returned to the Plains three seasons later as Malzahn’s co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach. In 2019, his coordinator role changed, putting him in charge of the passing game, but he continued to coach Auburn’s wide receivers until Malzahn’s firing in 2020.

Where does Alex Golesh’s Auburn football staff currently stand?

Golesh indicated Monday that Auburn’s entire coaching staff may not be entirely in place until the College Football Playoff’s conclusion, but nine assistant hires, and 12 off-field additions, have been formalized or announced.

  • Alex Golesh’s coaching staff (2026)
  • Alex Golesh’s off-field staff (2026)
    • Alex Fagan: Director of Scouting and Player Personnel
    • Andrew Warsaw: General Manager
    • Cheney Sibley: Football Operations Coordinator
    • Dylan Douglas: Advance Scouting Coordinator
    • Ephi Levy: Director of Advance Scouting
    • Frank Failace: Associate Director of Football Performance
    • George Courides: Director of Football Performance
    • Harding Harper III: Executive Director of Recruiting
    • Jeff Jones: Director of Player Development
    • Jeremy Lees: Director of Logistics
    • John-Allen Stone: Director of Football Administration
    • Terrence Kennell: Director of Applied Science

Reported hires: WVU RB Coach Larry Porter (RB Coach); Former Tennessee DC Tim Banks (S Coach)

Where has Kodi Burns coached? Full history

Tennessee wide receivers coach Kodi Burns at the 2021 Music City Bowl NCAA college football game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn. on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021.

  • Kodi Burns coaching history (2012-26)
    • 2026: AHC/co-OC/WR Coach, Auburn
    • 2025: AHC/co-OC/WR Coach, South Floirda
    • 2022-24: WR Coach, New Orleans Saints
    • 2021: WR Coach, Tennessee
    • 2019-20: PGC/WR Coach, Auburn
    • 2016-18: co-OC/WR Coach, Auburn
    • 2015: WR Coach, Middle Tennessee
    • 2014: RB Coach, Samford
    • 2013: GA, Auburn
    • 2012: GA, Arkansas State

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