Ross Kolodziej

Ross Anthony Kolodziej (born May 11, 1978) is an American football coach and former player. He is the defensive line coach for the Stanford Cardinal. He played professionally as a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New York Giants in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL draft.^[1] He played college football for the Wisconsin Badgers

Ross Kolodziej

Stanford Cardinal
Title	Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born	(1978-05-11) May 11, 1978 (age 47) 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: 7th round, 230th overall pick
Career history
Playing
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
Coaching
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
Awards and highlights
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]