Ross Kolodziej

Ross Anthony Kolodziej (born May 11, 1978) is a former American football defensive tackle and current defensive line coach at Stanford. He was drafted by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft.^[1] He played college football at Wisconsin

Ross Kolodziej

Stanford Cardinal
Position:	Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born:	(1978-05-11) May 11, 1978 (age 46) Stevens Point, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	292 lb (132 kg)
Career information
High school:	Stevens Point Area
College:	Wisconsin (2000)
NFL draft:	2001 / round: 7 / pick: 230
Career history
As a player:
New York Giants (2001) San Francisco 49ers (2002) New York Giants (2002) San Francisco 49ers (2003) Arizona Cardinals (2004–2005) Minnesota Vikings (2006) Arizona Cardinals (2007) Las Vegas Locomotives (2009) Omaha Nighthawks (2010)* Las Vegas Locomotives (2010–2011)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Wisconsin (2012) Graduate assistant Pittsburgh (2013) Assistant strength and conditioning coach Pittsburgh (2014) Strength and conditioning coach Wisconsin (2015–2020) Strength and conditioning coach Wisconsin (2021–2022) Defensive line coach Stanford (2023–present) Defensive line coach
Career highlights and awards
2× UFL champion (2009, 2010)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 54 Sacks: 4.0 Forced fumbles: 2 Fumble recoveries: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kolodziej was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Vikings and Omaha Nighthawks.

Professional playing career

Ross spent seven years in the NFL after initially being drafted by the Giants in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft.^[2]

Coaching career

Ross began his coaching career at his alma mater working as a graduate assistant for the 2012 season. He then followed Paul Chryst to Pitt where he served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach in 2013 . For the 2014 season Ross was promoted to head strength and conditioning coach.^[3] In 2015 Ross once again followed Chryst this time back to Wisconsin^[4] where he served as the head strength and conditioning coach from 2015 to 2020. In 2021 he was named the team's new defensive line coach^[5] taking over for Inoke Breckterfield, who left to join the staff at Vanderbilt.^[6]

Personal life

Kolodziej and his wife, Miriam, have four children; Liz, Taylor, Asher and Abram.^[7]