NDSU

Cornerbacks coach Lewis Walker returned to the North Dakota State University football staff for the 2026 season. He previously coached the Bison corners in 2022 and 2023 before serving as the defensive coordinator at Monmouth University in 2024 and 2025.

Walker's first stint at NDSU came after five seasons at Monmouth University, where he was part of two Big South Conference championships. He coached the defensive secondary and return specialists and produced three FCS All-Americans.
 
Walker started his coaching career in Utah at Copper Hills High School in 2014 before spending the 2015 and 2016 seasons with Columbia University (N.Y.) as a defensive quality control, defensive backs and returners coach.

Originally from Salt Lake City, Walker was a defensive back for three years at Hawaii before transferring to Utah for his final two seasons. He earned a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Utah in 2013.
 

Lewis Walker Year-by-Year Coaching History
Year	School	Position
2015	Columbia (N.Y.)	Defensive Assistant
2016	Columbia (N.Y.)	Defensive Assistant
2017	Monmouth (N.J.)	Defensive Backs
2018	Monmouth (N.J.)	Defensive Backs
2019	Monmouth (N.J.)	Defensive Backs
2020-21	Monmouth (N.J.)	Defensive Backs
2021	Monmouth (N.J.)	Defensive Backs
2022	North Dakota State	Cornerbacks
2023	North Dakota State	Cornerbacks
2024	Monmouth (N.J.)	Defensive Coordinator
2025	Monmouth (N.J.)	Defensive Coordinator