West began his coaching career at Wartburg College as a defensive line coach before going on to Chattanooga as a defensive line coach. He joined the coaching staff of fellow Chattanooga assistant Will Healy at Austin Peay in 2016 as a co-defensive coordinator and defensive line coach.[1]
Minnesota
West was added to the coaching staff at Minnesota in 2018 as a defensive line pass rush specialist.[2]
Charlotte
West joined Healy's inaugural staff at Charlotte in 2019 as his assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator.[3]
Buffalo Bills
On February 24, 2022, the Buffalo Bills hired West as their assistant defensive line coach,[4] replacing Jacques Cesaire, who left to become the defensive line coach for the Houston Texans.[5]
On February 2, 2024, he was promoted to defensive line coach.[6]
Personal life
West is married to the former Nikki Blassingame, an assistant on the Chattanooga women's basketball staff who he met while coaching there.[7] Nikki is currently an assistant coach at NC State after spending one season at Charlotte.[8]