FORT WORTH -- TCU Head Football Coach Sonny Dykes has announced the hiring of Andy Avalos as Defensive Coordinator.

Avalos served the previous three seasons as Boise State's head football coach. He was the 2022 Mountain West Coach of the Year after leading the Broncos to a 10-4 record.

Before becoming a head coach, Avalos was a successful defensive coordinator at Oregon (2019-20) and Boise State (2016-18). With the Ducks, he was a 2019 semifinalist for the Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach.

During his career, Avalos has been a part of 15 conference championships and 13 bowl games while coaching seven NFL Draft picks, four All-Americans, five freshman All-Americans, three conference defensive players of the year and 50 all-conference selections.

Oregon won Pac-12 championships each season with Avalos in charge of its defense. In his first year, Oregon improved significantly in nearly every major statistical category while ranking among the nation's elite units on its way to a Pac-12 title, Rose Bowl win and 12-2 record. The Ducks would go on to win a second straight Pac-12 championship in 2020, earning an invitation to the 2021 Fiesta Bowl.

Oregon led the Pac-12 in sacks over the course of Avalos' two seasons as coordinator while ranking third in the conference in both rush defense and total defense. Oregon finished the 2019 season ninth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 16.5 points per game. The Ducks ranked 13th in rushing defense (108.9 yards per game) and 22nd in total defense (329.1 yards per game) with an improvement of nearly 57 yards from the previous season. Avalos' defense finished second in the country in interceptions (20), sixth in passes defended (76), 13th in sacks (41.0) and 21st in tackles for loss (97.0).

Prior to joining the Oregon staff, Avalos spent seven seasons coaching at Boise State, including the final three as defensive coordinator. While at his alma mater, he also served as linebackers coach (2014-15) and defensive line coach (2012-13). He was instrumental in the Broncos winning Mountain West Championships in 2012, 2014 and 2017. The 2014 Broncos earned a Fiesta Bowl trip against Arizona.

During his time as coordinator, the Broncos led the Mountain West in sacks, ranked second in rush defense and third in total defense.

In 2018, the Broncos were 10th nationally in sacks (3.0 per game) and 20th in turnovers forced (24). Included in the count were a nation's-best 17 fumble recoveries. Boise State also scored four defensive touchdowns, tying for sixth-most in the country.

Boise State ranked 22nd nationally in total defense in 2017, allowing 332.6 yards per game. The Broncos' 26 forced turnovers ranked 16th in the country. The unit was led by Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year Leighton Vander Esch, a first-round selection by the Dallas Cowboys.

During Avalos' two seasons overseeing the defensive line, three Broncos combined to earn five All-Mountain West honors. Included in that total was two-time first-team honoree and Dallas Cowboys' second-round pick DeMarcus Lawrence. The Broncos ranked 11th nationally in sacks in 2012 with 2.9 per game. In Avalos' debut season with the Broncos, the Broncos were eighth nationally in scoring defense (15.8 points per game) and 12th in total defense (315.6 yards per game).

Avalos also spent time working at Colorado (2006-08), Sacramento State (2011) and Nebraska-Kearney (2009-10). He began his coaching career in his hometown of Corona, Calif., where he coached linebackers at Corona High School.

A team captain and all-conference linebacker during his playing career (2000-04), Avalos was just the second graduate of Boise State to lead the Broncos' football program. He earned first-team All-WAC honors at outside linebacker in each of his final two seasons, completing his career fourth all-time at the school with 355 tackles. He was named to the All-Blue Team during the 2016 season, a list of the 30 greatest players in Boise State history. The Broncos won three WAC championships (2002, 2003, 2004) in his four years as a starting linebacker.

Avalos and his wife Summer have two daughters, Paityn and Paige.