Joel Thomas
Associate Head Coach/Running Backs Coach, New Orleans Saints (NO).
Quick Facts
- Role: Associate Head Coach/Running Backs Coach
- Team: New Orleans Saints (NO)
- NFL experience: Not listed
- Reports to: Kellen Moore (Head Coach)
- Coaching tree: see Coaching Trees
Background
Joel Thomas, a 26-year coaching veteran, has tutored the Saints running backs for ten seasons (2015-23 and 2025-). After spending the 2024 season coaching the New York Giants running backs, the Port Angeles, Wash. native returned to New Orleans in 2025 with the additional title of associate head coach.
Scheme & Fantasy Angle
Thomas runs the Saints' running backs room, the position group most directly tied to the team's rushing-attack fantasy value.