Position coach

In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group.^[1] Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, associate and assistant coach, and the offensive and defensive coordinators.^[2][3]

Quarterback coach Matt Cavanaugh (left) with quarterback Robert Griffin III in 2015

Common positions

Common position coaches on coaching staffs in the National Football League^[4][5][6] and NCAA football^[7] include:

• Defensive line (DL) coach
• Linebacker (LB) coach
• Offensive line (OL) coach
• Quarterback (QB) coach
• Running backs (RB) coach
• Secondary (DB) coach. Responsible for coaching defensive backs, including safeties and cornerbacks
• Special teams (ST) coach. Responsible for coordinating punts, kickoffs, and field goals/extra points
• Tight ends (TE) coach
• Wide receivers (WR) coach

References

1. "The Coaching Staff in American Football - dummies". dummies. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
2. "NFL expansion: With no salary cap on coaches, coaching staff sizes know no limits". Fox News. 2013-06-06. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
3. "Rams Announce 2017 Full Coaching Staff". NBC Southern California. Retrieved 2018-01-08.
4. "Coaches | Chiefs.com". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
5. "Denver Broncos | Football Operations". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
6. "Packers.com | Coaches". Retrieved 2018-01-08.
7. "ROLLTIDE.COM - University of Alabama Official Athletics Site". www.rolltide.com. Retrieved 2018-01-08.