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Former SMU football standout Randall Joyner returned to the Hilltop in February 2018 as an assistant coach for defensive ends, and took over the defensive line in 2019. Joyner played linebacker for the Mustangs from 2010-13, and went on to serve as a graduate assistant at Ohio State and Hawaii.
 
In 2019, Joyner’s line was part of a defense that ranked No. 1 in the FBS for sacks per game at 3.92 and in the top three in tackles for loss at 8.5.
 
Joyner mentored second-team All-AAC selection Delontae Scott, who ranked second in the league (16th NCAA) in tackles for loss with 1.4. Scott finished the season with 18.0 TFLs, ranking him second all-time in a season at SMU. His 10.0 sacks placed him fourth on the Mustangs’ single-season list and his career total (18.0) tied him for sixth all-time by a Mustang.
 
Scott agreed to terms as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers following the 2020 NFL Draft.
 
During the 2016 and 2017 seasons, Joyner was as a defensive graduate assistant with the Buckeyes, working primarily with the team’s defensive line. Ohio State went 23-4 during his two seasons with a trip to the CFP Semifinals in 2016 and a Big Ten Championship and win in the Cotton Bowl in 2017.

He served in the same capacity during the 2015 season at Hawaii. Joyner’s coaching career began as a volunteer assistant with the Mustangs.
 
A four-year letterwinner with the Mustangs, Joyner played in 50 games registering 240 total tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles and four interceptions. As a senior, Joyner was a semifinalist for the Campbell Trophy.
 
Joyner married his wife, Trimiesha, in July of 2020.