DAYTON – University of Dayton head football coach Rick Chamberlin has announced that Braden Layer is the newest member of the University of Dayton coaching staff.   Layer brings a proven record of guiding highly successful offensive production at each of his multi-season coaching stops as he has climbed the coaching ranks.

Layer, 31, began his coaching career at Austin Peay in 2013, where he is was a GA coaching the Governor defensive backs.  He first moved to the offensive side of the ball at Denison, his alma mater, for two seasons as the Big Red passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach.   

Layer spent the next two seasons coaching quarterbacks and wide receivers, while also serving as co-offensive coordinator, at Sewanee: The University of the South.  He moved to Allegheny as offensive coordinator in 2018 and 2019, before coaching at Bowdoin in the same capacity last season.

Layer was a four-year letterwinner at Denison, beginning his career as a quarterback before spending his final two seasons at receiver.  A two-time All-NCAC honoree at receiver and 2012 Capital One Academic All-America selection, he graduated from Denison with honors with degrees in both economics and communications.  He was a member of the 2012 National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society.  He also earned a M.S. in health and human performance while at Austin Peay.