Dré Bly comes to the Jets after a spending time as a defensive assistant on a Charlotte 49ers staff that also had Jets defensive coordinator Steve Wilks as an unofficial advisor. Bly was the Detroit Lions' cornerbacks coach in 2023, working under Jets HC Aaron Glenn. A minority coaching intern with the New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins in the 2017-18 preseasons respectively, Bly was the cornerbacks coach at North Carolina from 2019-22.

Dré Bly comes to the Jets after a spending time as a defensive assistant on a Charlotte 49ers staff that also had Jets defensive coordinator Steve Wilks as an unofficial advisor. Bly was the Detroit Lions' cornerbacks coach in 2023, working under Jets HC Aaron Glenn. A minority coaching intern with the New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins in the 2017-18 preseasons respectively, Bly was the cornerbacks coach at North Carolina from 2019-22.

Two-time Pro Bowl CB played 11 NFL seasons from 1999-2007, recording 43 interceptions, 20 forced fumbles and 149 passes defensed in 167 games (116 starts). A second-round pick (No. 41 overall) of the Rams in 1999, the North Carolina product played with five NFL teams – St. Louis Rams (1999-2002), Detroit Lions (2003-06), Denver Broncos (2007-08) and San Francisco 49ers (2009).

At Carolina, Bly set the ACC single-season record with 11 INTs his freshman year and earned First Team All-American honors the following two years.