Dre Fusilier

Biography

• Dre Fusilier joined the Houston Cougars coaching staff as an Offensive Graduate Assistant in July 2024 after spending the spring at his alma mater Grambling State where he served as an assistant coach working with the running backs. The 2025 season will be his second with the Cougars. • Fusilier assists the running backs at Houston, aiding Assistant Coach Jordy Jospeh with a deep running back room. • During 2024, Houston's youthful running backs room rushed for 201 more yards than a season prior. Three of Houston's top four backs were freshmen including redshirt freshman Re'Shaun Sanford II who paced the Cougars with 444 rushing yards and was one of five FBS freshmen with 400+ rushing yards and 150+ receiving yards on the season. • Houston and Louisville were the only two programs nationally to have three freshman running backs produce 150+ all-purpose yards during 2024. J'Marion Burnette's 116 rushing yards after contact led all Big 12 true freshmen backs. DJ Butler's 76.8 PFF run grade was second among Big 12 true freshmen backs (min. 15 rushes) and his 4.88 yards after contact per attempt ranked third among Power Four true freshman backs (min. 15 rushes). • Meanwhile, junior Stacy Sneed finished third on the team 308 rushing yards. Sneed rushed for 5.0+ yards per carry for a third straight season, becoming the first UH back with 5.0+ yards/carry (min. 45 carries) in three straight years since Kenneth Farrow in four straight (2012-15). • While at Grambling, Fusilier coach