2026 Football Coaches

Byron Nelson High School

Zach Woodward
Head Coach

Chris Lee
Defensive Coordinator /  Safeties

Hunter Hughes
Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks

Drew Borsellino
Running Backs / Video Coordinator

Brian Brown
Special Teams Coordinator / Defensive Line

James Diggs
Defensive Line

Garret Evans
Offensive Line

Jeremy Gantt
Offensive Line

Trystan Slinker
Corners

Eduardo Nunez
  Outside Wide Receivers

Craig Owen
Inside Receivers / Head JV Coach

Greg Garcia
Running Backs / Linebackers

Ivan Martinez
​Linebackers

Richi Trotter
Head Freshman Coach

Conner  Dotson
Freshmen Football Assistant

Logan Jeffiers
Freshmen Football Assistant

Mitchell Cruz
Freshmen Football Assistant

Chais Price
Freshmen Football Assistant

Bryan Reeves
Strength & Conditioning

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Zach Woodward 
 Head Coach

Coach Woodward enters his 19th year of coaching and his 11th season at Byron Nelson High School. This is his first official year as Head Coach after serving as the interim head coach last season and the prior nine years as defensive coordinator. Before joining the Bobcat staff with Coach Travis Pride, the two spent eight years together at Mansfield Summit, with Coach Woodward serving four years as the outside linebackers coach and four years as the freshmen head coach. It was during this time that Coach Pride began mentoring Zach into the coach he is today, shaping a leadership style and vision that Coach Woodward now continues at Byron Nelson.

Coach Woodward holds a Master’s degree in Education from Lamar University and a Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with a minor in Math from Midwestern State University. A native of Wichita Falls, he graduated from Rider High School in 2003 and began his professional journey as a youth minister before finding his true calling in coaching.
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Coach Woodward met his wife, Melissa, during their time at Mansfield Summit, where she served as the drill team director. As their family grew, Melissa shifted her focus to student support, becoming a school counselor at Carroll Sr. HS and Timber Creek HS before joining the Bobcat Family as the Truancy Intervention Counselor for the entire Byron Nelson feeder pattern this year. The Woodwards have three energetic sons, Luke (12), Jake (10), and Beck (8), who keep them busy with their shared love for sports, especially football and baseball. Whether they are on the sideline or drawing up plays at home, the entire family embraces this team and community. For the Woodwards, football is not just a passion, it is a way of life.

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Medlin Middle School

Aubrey Espinosa   -   Boy's Athletic Coordinator/Running Backs/Linebackers
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Tidwell Middle School

Brandon Bailey   -   Boy's Athletic Coordinator/Quarterbacks/Running Backs/Linebackers