FB Adds to Coaching Staff
1/13/2026 1:59:00 PM | Football
WACO, Texas -- Baylor football has added to its coaching staff with the official hires of David Orloff as assistant nickels coach and Mikael Bradford as quality control coach/cornerbacks Bo Els as quality control coach/safeties, it was announced by Coach Dave Aranda.
Orloff joins the Baylor staff as assistant nickels coach, after spending the last five years on the staff of new BU defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman at Kansas State. Bradford joins the staff as Baylor's quality control coach, working with the cornerbacks, after spending the 2025 season as a defensive graduate assistant for the Cats under Klanderman. Els spent the 2025 season as a graduate assistant coach working with the safeties at Missouri.
ORLOFF NAMED ASSISTANT NICKELS COACH
Orloff joins the Baylor staff as the assistant nickels coach after working the last five years as a member of the Kansas State coaching staff, including the 2025 season as the outside linebackers coach. He previously spent four seasons as a defensive analyst on the K-State team.
Orloff re-joins his defensive coordinator at Kansas State, Joe Klanderman, in the same role he held in 2025 for K-State. He will work directly with the Baylor nickels.
Orloff previously coached for three seasons at Syracuse, his first two seasons as a graduate assistant and the final season as a Quality Control Coach. He opened his career as a graduate assistant at UNLV from 2015-17.
Orloff helped coach a Kansas State team in 2025 that ranked No. 27 in defensive efficiency rating, its fifth consecutive top-30 finish in that category. The Cats ranked among the nation's leaders in several categories in 2025, including fumble recoveries (second), turnovers gained (fourth), defensive TDs (10th), interceptions (20th), passing efficiency defense (32nd) and sacks (39th).
Over his time at K-State, the Wildcats have ranked in the nation's top 30 in defensive efficiency rating, including 27th in 2025, 24th in 2024, 16th in 2023, 14th in 2022 and 21st in 2021.
The Wildcats ranked in the top four in scoring defense in the Big 12 four different times while Orloff was on the staff, leading the league in defensive efficiency in 2022, the year K-State won the Big 12. Over the last four seasons, K-State has forced a league-high 88 turnovers, and allowed only 23.1 points per game, which ranked second in that span.
During his first year in Manhattan, Orloff helped K-State allow 21.0 points per game – a 12.2-point difference from the year prior – to rank as its best mark since 2003 and 23rd nationally during the 2021 season. Also, the Wildcats surrendered their fewest yards allowed per game since 2009 (344.7), which included 129.5 rushing yards per game to stand as the best effort in four years.
Orloff came to Kansas State after working the previous three seasons at Syracuse as a graduate assistant working with the linebackers, while he later was a quality control coach for the Orange.
Working with the Syracuse defense – including the 2018 and 2019 seasons – Orloff helped Syracuse finish third in the nation in takeaways in 2018 as Syracuse earned a 10-3 record and a victory in the Camping World Bowl.
He went to New York after spending the three seasons prior as a defensive and special teams graduate assistant at UNLV.
A native of Laguna Niguel, Calif., Orloff earned his undergraduate degree from San Jose State in 2015 as he was an offensive undergraduate assistant for the Spartans for five seasons. He also has master's degrees from both UNLV (special education) and Syracuse (instructional design).
Orloff and his wife, Ainsley, have two children, Emery and Kaylin.
Orloff File
Personal:
Wife: Ainsley
Children: Emery, Kaylin
Education:
Bachelor's, San Jose State, 2015
Master's, UNLV
Master's Syracuse
Coaching Career
2015-17: Graduate Assistant Coach – UNLV
2018-19: Graduate Assistant Coach/Linebackers – Syracuse
2020: Quality Control Coach – Syracuse
2021-24: Quality Control Coach – Kansas State
2025: Assistant Coach/Outside Linebackers – Kansas State
2026: Assistant Nickels Coach – Baylor
BRADFORD TABBED QUALITY CONTROL COACH
Bradford joins the Baylor staff as the quality control coach, working with cornerbacks.
Bradford spent the 2024-25 seasons as the defensive graduate assistant in Manhattan, Kan., working with the safeties and new Baylor defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman. Bradford also coached in 2023 as a graduate assistant at Colorado State.
Last year at K-State, Bradford assisted in a defensive unit that ranked No. 27 in defensive efficiency rating. K-State ranked second nationally in fumbles, fourth in turnovers gained, 10th in defensive TDs, 20th in interceptions, 32nd in pass efficiency defense and 39th in sacks in 2025.
In his first season at K-State, Bradford helped coach a defense that ranked in the top-30 in three categories, including No. 4 in fourth-down defense, No. 25 in sacks per game and No. 28 in rushing defense.
A native of Compton, Calif., Bradford played two years at Minot State, from 2018-19, before transferring to Nevada for his final three seasons. He helped the Wolfpack to the 2020 Potato Bowl and the 2021 Quick Lane Bowl. Over his two seasons at Nevada, he played in 12 games with 40 total tackles.
Bradford File
Education:
Bachelor's, Nevada, 2022
Master's, Colorado State, 2024
Playing Career:
Minot State: 2018-19
Nevada: 2020-22
Coaching Career:
2023: Graduate Assistant Coach – Colorado State
2024-25: Graduate Assistant Coach/Safeties – Kansas State
2026: Quality Control Coach/Cornerbacks – Baylor
ELS TABBED QUALITY CONTROL COACH
Els joins the Baylor coaching staff as the quality control coach working with safeties. He joins the Bears after spending the 2025 season as a graduate assistant working with the safeties at Missouri.
Els joined the Missouri staff after spending four seasons at Michigan State. He served as a graduate student coach with the defense from 2022-24, and worked with MSU's quarterbacks and offense in 2021.
He had a decorated playing career as a two-time NAIA National Champion at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. A wide receiver and kickoff returner for Morningside, he started 35 games and helped the Mustangs to consecutive unbeaten title seasons. Over his last two seasons, he totaled 165 catches for 2,118 yards and 24 TDs. He led the NAIA nation with 95 catches as a senior, also pacing the nation with 17.5 yards per punt return that included two TDs.
He opened his coaching career the spring of his senior academic seasons at Morningside in 2020, working the receivers while he completed his degree in business finance with a 3.97 GPA. He earned the Dr. Tom Curry Business Award, given to the top business students at Morningside.
A former star athlete at Southwest High School in Lincoln, Neb., Els was the Male Athlete of the Year in each of his four years while playing football, basketball and track & field.
Els File
Education:
Bachelor's, Morningside (Iowa) College, 2020
Master's, Michigan State, 2024
Playing Career:
2016-19: Morningside (Iowa) College
Coaching Career:
2020 (Spring): Student Assistant Coach – Morningside (Iowa) College
2021: Graduate Student Coach/Quarterbacks – Michigan State
2022-24: Graduate Student Coach/Defense – Michigan State
2025: Graduate Assistant Coach/Safeties – Missouri
2026: Quality Control Coach/Safeties – Baylor
Orloff joins the Baylor staff as assistant nickels coach, after spending the last five years on the staff of new BU defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman at Kansas State. Bradford joins the staff as Baylor's quality control coach, working with the cornerbacks, after spending the 2025 season as a defensive graduate assistant for the Cats under Klanderman. Els spent the 2025 season as a graduate assistant coach working with the safeties at Missouri.
ORLOFF NAMED ASSISTANT NICKELS COACH
Orloff joins the Baylor staff as the assistant nickels coach after working the last five years as a member of the Kansas State coaching staff, including the 2025 season as the outside linebackers coach. He previously spent four seasons as a defensive analyst on the K-State team.
Orloff re-joins his defensive coordinator at Kansas State, Joe Klanderman, in the same role he held in 2025 for K-State. He will work directly with the Baylor nickels.
Orloff previously coached for three seasons at Syracuse, his first two seasons as a graduate assistant and the final season as a Quality Control Coach. He opened his career as a graduate assistant at UNLV from 2015-17.
Orloff helped coach a Kansas State team in 2025 that ranked No. 27 in defensive efficiency rating, its fifth consecutive top-30 finish in that category. The Cats ranked among the nation's leaders in several categories in 2025, including fumble recoveries (second), turnovers gained (fourth), defensive TDs (10th), interceptions (20th), passing efficiency defense (32nd) and sacks (39th).
Over his time at K-State, the Wildcats have ranked in the nation's top 30 in defensive efficiency rating, including 27th in 2025, 24th in 2024, 16th in 2023, 14th in 2022 and 21st in 2021.
The Wildcats ranked in the top four in scoring defense in the Big 12 four different times while Orloff was on the staff, leading the league in defensive efficiency in 2022, the year K-State won the Big 12. Over the last four seasons, K-State has forced a league-high 88 turnovers, and allowed only 23.1 points per game, which ranked second in that span.
During his first year in Manhattan, Orloff helped K-State allow 21.0 points per game – a 12.2-point difference from the year prior – to rank as its best mark since 2003 and 23rd nationally during the 2021 season. Also, the Wildcats surrendered their fewest yards allowed per game since 2009 (344.7), which included 129.5 rushing yards per game to stand as the best effort in four years.
Orloff came to Kansas State after working the previous three seasons at Syracuse as a graduate assistant working with the linebackers, while he later was a quality control coach for the Orange.
Working with the Syracuse defense – including the 2018 and 2019 seasons – Orloff helped Syracuse finish third in the nation in takeaways in 2018 as Syracuse earned a 10-3 record and a victory in the Camping World Bowl.
He went to New York after spending the three seasons prior as a defensive and special teams graduate assistant at UNLV.
A native of Laguna Niguel, Calif., Orloff earned his undergraduate degree from San Jose State in 2015 as he was an offensive undergraduate assistant for the Spartans for five seasons. He also has master's degrees from both UNLV (special education) and Syracuse (instructional design).
Orloff and his wife, Ainsley, have two children, Emery and Kaylin.
Orloff File
Personal:
Wife: Ainsley
Children: Emery, Kaylin
Education:
Bachelor's, San Jose State, 2015
Master's, UNLV
Master's Syracuse
Coaching Career
2015-17: Graduate Assistant Coach – UNLV
2018-19: Graduate Assistant Coach/Linebackers – Syracuse
2020: Quality Control Coach – Syracuse
2021-24: Quality Control Coach – Kansas State
2025: Assistant Coach/Outside Linebackers – Kansas State
2026: Assistant Nickels Coach – Baylor
BRADFORD TABBED QUALITY CONTROL COACH
Bradford joins the Baylor staff as the quality control coach, working with cornerbacks.
Bradford spent the 2024-25 seasons as the defensive graduate assistant in Manhattan, Kan., working with the safeties and new Baylor defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman. Bradford also coached in 2023 as a graduate assistant at Colorado State.
Last year at K-State, Bradford assisted in a defensive unit that ranked No. 27 in defensive efficiency rating. K-State ranked second nationally in fumbles, fourth in turnovers gained, 10th in defensive TDs, 20th in interceptions, 32nd in pass efficiency defense and 39th in sacks in 2025.
In his first season at K-State, Bradford helped coach a defense that ranked in the top-30 in three categories, including No. 4 in fourth-down defense, No. 25 in sacks per game and No. 28 in rushing defense.
A native of Compton, Calif., Bradford played two years at Minot State, from 2018-19, before transferring to Nevada for his final three seasons. He helped the Wolfpack to the 2020 Potato Bowl and the 2021 Quick Lane Bowl. Over his two seasons at Nevada, he played in 12 games with 40 total tackles.
Bradford File
Education:
Bachelor's, Nevada, 2022
Master's, Colorado State, 2024
Playing Career:
Minot State: 2018-19
Nevada: 2020-22
Coaching Career:
2023: Graduate Assistant Coach – Colorado State
2024-25: Graduate Assistant Coach/Safeties – Kansas State
2026: Quality Control Coach/Cornerbacks – Baylor
ELS TABBED QUALITY CONTROL COACH
Els joins the Baylor coaching staff as the quality control coach working with safeties. He joins the Bears after spending the 2025 season as a graduate assistant working with the safeties at Missouri.
Els joined the Missouri staff after spending four seasons at Michigan State. He served as a graduate student coach with the defense from 2022-24, and worked with MSU's quarterbacks and offense in 2021.
He had a decorated playing career as a two-time NAIA National Champion at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa. A wide receiver and kickoff returner for Morningside, he started 35 games and helped the Mustangs to consecutive unbeaten title seasons. Over his last two seasons, he totaled 165 catches for 2,118 yards and 24 TDs. He led the NAIA nation with 95 catches as a senior, also pacing the nation with 17.5 yards per punt return that included two TDs.
He opened his coaching career the spring of his senior academic seasons at Morningside in 2020, working the receivers while he completed his degree in business finance with a 3.97 GPA. He earned the Dr. Tom Curry Business Award, given to the top business students at Morningside.
A former star athlete at Southwest High School in Lincoln, Neb., Els was the Male Athlete of the Year in each of his four years while playing football, basketball and track & field.
Els File
Education:
Bachelor's, Morningside (Iowa) College, 2020
Master's, Michigan State, 2024
Playing Career:
2016-19: Morningside (Iowa) College
Coaching Career:
2020 (Spring): Student Assistant Coach – Morningside (Iowa) College
2021: Graduate Student Coach/Quarterbacks – Michigan State
2022-24: Graduate Student Coach/Defense – Michigan State
2025: Graduate Assistant Coach/Safeties – Missouri
2026: Quality Control Coach/Safeties – Baylor
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