James Andrew Leonhard (born October 27, 1982) is an American football coach and former player who is currently a defensive backs coach and pass game coordinator for the Denver Broncos. Leonhard played college football at Wisconsin and professionally as safety for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Jim Leonhard enters his first season as defensive pass game coordinator/defensive backs coach for the Denver Broncos in 2024. He was hired by the club on Feb. 14.

Jun 28, 2024 · After seven years at the college level, Jim Leonhard will make his NFL coaching debut with the Broncos this fall.

Jan 27, 2025 · Wisconsin program legend Jim Leonhard will remain with the Denver Broncos as a defensive assistant for the 2025 season, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

Jan 27, 2025 · NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported Monday that Broncos secondary coach Jim Leonhard "elected to remain with Denver" for the 2025 season. This, despite Leonhard drawing interest from "at...

Jan 27, 2025 · Jim Leonhard, a celebrated figure in Wisconsin’s football program, will continue his role as a defensive assistant with the Denver Broncos for the 2025 season, as shared by NFL insider Ian Rapoport.

Jan 28, 2025 · Leonhard has removed himself from consideration for defensive coordinator positions, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Media. The 42-year-old just finished his first season as the defensive backs...

Jun 16, 2024 · After engineering several top-flight defenses at Wisconsin between 2017 and ’22, Leonhard became the team’s interim head coach in October 2022, when Paul Chryst was fired amid a slow start.

ESPN reports that Leonhard will be the defensive backs coach on Sean Payton's staff in 2024.. Leonhard was the defensive coordinator at the University of Wisconsin from 2017-2022 and he closed out ...

Leonhard coached for six seasons as both the defensive coordinator and interim head coach for the 2022 season. Leonhard assumed interim head coaching duties on Oct. 2, 2022, taking over for Paul Chryst after a 2-3 start to the 2022 campaign.