Wendel Davis joined the Miami Dolphins as assistant linebackers coach in 2026. The 2026 season marks his 16th coaching and eighth in the NFL.

Wendel Davis joined the Miami Dolphins as assistant linebackers coach in 2026. The 2026 season marks his 16th coaching and eighth in the NFL.

Prior to joining the Dolphins, Davis spent seven seasons (2019-25) as a defensive quality control coach with Green Bay. During that time, Davis was a part of staffs that helped the Packers rank seventh in the NFL over that span in total defense (330.2 yards per game), sixth in passing defense (212.0 yards per game) and eighth in scoring defense (21.1 points per game).

In 2025, Davis helped Green Bay finish in the top half of the league in total defense (311.8 yards per game), yards allowed per play (5.0), yards allowed per carry (4.2), passing defense (194.1 yards per game) and third down defense (39.4%).

In 2024, the Packers ranked in the top 10 in several key defensive categories. That year, Green Bay finished fifth in total defense (314.5 yards per game), seventh in run defense (99.4 yards per game), sixth in scoring defense (19.9 points per game), fifth in yards allowed per play (5.16), fourth in takeaways (31) and tied for eighth in sacks (45.0).

The Packers were the only team to finish in the top 10 in the NFL in passing defense each season from 2020-23. They also ranked ninth in red zone defense (50.9%) in 2023 after finishing eighth in third down defense (37.6%) in 2022.

In 2021, Davis assisted with a unit that also ranked ninth in the NFL in total defense (328.2 yards per game), 10th in passing defense (219.1 yards per game), tied for sixth in interceptions and tied for eighth in takeaways (26). In 2020, Green Bay finished ninth in total defense (334.0 yards per game). In Davis' first season with Green Bay in 2019, the Packers ranked ninth in scoring defense (19.6 points per game).

Prior to Green Bay, Davis spent three seasons as a graduate assistant at Georgia (2016-18), where he was part of a staff that led the Bulldogs to a 32-10 record in that span with appearances in two SEC title games, the Rose Bowl, the College Football Playoff National Championship and the Sugar Bowl. He worked with the inside linebackers, assisted with recruiting and helped coach the defensive scout team.

In 2017, the Bulldogs ranked sixth in the nation in total defense (294.9 yards per game) and in scoring defense (16.4 points per game), while finishing eighth in passing defense (168.9 yards per game). He also helped mentor linebacker Roquan Smith, who was a unanimous first-team All-America selection that year and became the first Georgia player to win the Butkus Award, given to the nation's top linebacker. Smith was selected eighth overall in the 2018 NFL Draft by Chicago.

Prior to his time with the Bulldogs, Davis spent the 2015 season at Texas as a defensive football analyst, where he worked with the defensive line. He helped tutor defensive tackle Hassan Ridgeway, who was selected in the fourth round (No. 116 overall) by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Davis worked for two seasons (2013-14) as the inside linebackers coach at Texas A&M University-Commerce, where he helped the team post a 7-5 record in 2013 after finishing 1-9 the year prior. The Lions went 9-3 in 2014 and won the Lone Star Conference title. Davis began his coaching career as a volunteer coach at West Texas A&M in 2010, eventually serving as the inside linebackers/graduate assistant (2011-12). In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Davis also led key football operations logistics as the travel coordinator.

Davis was a four-year letterwinner (2006-09) and two-year starter at linebacker at the University of Arkansas, where he earned SEC All-Freshman recognition in 2006 and served as team captain as a senior in 2009.

Davis graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology from Arkansas in 2010 and holds graduate degrees in education from the University of Georgia and Texas A&M University-Commerce. He is married to his wife, Ashtin.