San Jose State Spartans NFL Draft Prospects

San Jose State's three-year bowl run ended with a thud in 2025, a 3-9 finish (2-6 in the Mountain West) that marked the program's first losing season since 2021 and its worst record since 2018. Year 3 of the Ken Niumatalolo era arrives as a reset, and the split personality is obvious: an offense that has produced the nation's leading receiver in each of the coach's first two seasons is reloading through the portal, while a defense that ranked last in the league in scoring is being torn down and rebuilt almost entirely.

The staff churn underscores the moment. Derrick Odum was pushed out as defensive coordinator before the 2025 season even ended, with Bojay Filimoeatu taking over on an interim basis and then keeping the job full time. Offensive coordinator Craig Stutzmann's run-and-shoot attack, nicknamed the spread-and-shred, remains the engine, and Brian Norwood joins as pass game coordinator and cornerbacks coach.