COACHES & ADMINISTRATION
DEFENSIVE BACKS 2ND SEASON IN NFL • 1ST SEASON WITH RAIDERS CHRIS ASH
Ash spent eight seasons over two different stints at Iowa State. Ash served as a graduate assistant with the Cyclones in 2000-01 before being promoted to defensive backs coach for a total of six seasons, adding the title of recruiting coordinator for 2006 and 2009. Ash spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons at San Diego State as the defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator. PERSONAL: A native of Ottumwa, Iowa, Ash earned his undergraduate degree from Drake in 1996 and was a two-time letter winner at defensive back for the Bulldogs…Ash completed his master’s degree in education from Iowa State in 2005…Ash and his wife, Doreen, are the parents of a son, Brady, and daughter, Alexis. Ash also has a son, Tanner, and a daughter, Jacey.
Chris Ash enters his second season in the NFL and first as defensive backs coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. Ash entered the NFL coaching ranks in 2021 as defensive backs/safeties coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars after a 24-year career as a college coach, including roles as head coach at Rutgers and defensive coordinator at Texas, Ohio State, Wisconsin and Arkansas. In his one season in Jacksonville, Ash helped the Jaguars to a 10-spot improvement in pass defense, finishing 17th in the league after ranking 27th in 2020. Ash served as the defensive coordinator/safeties coach for Texas in 2020 and helped guide the team to a 7-3 record and victory in the Alamo Bowl. Prior to that, Ash spent four years (2016-19) as head coach at Rutgers, including a 2017 season that saw the team match its program record for victories in Big Ten play and tie a league win total from 2014. Ash spent eight years in the Big Ten Conference, including four as a defensive coordinator with four Big Ten championships. Ash led four groups that ranked in the top 25 statistically, including a top-10 defensive unit in 2015 at Ohio State. In 2015, the Buckeyes’ defense ranked second nationally in scoring defense, ninth in total defense and ninth in sacks. The Buckeyes earned a berth in the Fiesta Bowl, finishing the season with a 12-1 record after defeating Notre Dame in the bowl game. Ash saw six defensive players from his unit taken in the NFL Draft, including three in the first round. DE Joey Bosa was twice a unanimous First- Team All-American in 2014 and 2015 and Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year. CB Eli Apple was chosen 10th overall by the New York Giants and LB Darron Lee was selected 20th by the New York Jets. In his first season, OSU’s defense ranked 19th nationally in total defense and 26th in scoring defense. The Buckeyes also ranked fourth nationally with 24 interceptions en route to Big Ten, Sugar Bowl and National Championships. Prior to taking over the OSU defense, Ash held the defensive coordinator post and coached the secondary at Arkansas in 2013. He helped improve Arkansas’ pass defense in his one season in Fayetteville, with the Razorbacks defense finishing 72nd nationally in passing yards allowed after ranking 113th in 2012. Ash was first promoted to the defensive coordinator role in the Big Ten while at the University of Wisconsin, where he spent three seasons with the Badgers. His 2011 defense led the Big Ten (conference games only) in total defense and pass defense efficiency, and it ranked fourth nationally in fewest passing yards allowed (163.6), 13th in scoring (19.0) and 15th in total defense (316.4). In 2012, Ash’s defense ranked 15th nationally in total defense (322.5), 17th in scoring (19.1), 18th in fewest passing yards allowed (193.6), 22nd in pass efficiency and 24th against the run (128.9). Ash began his coaching career as a defensive graduate assistant at his alma mater, Drake, in 1997. He was promoted to defensive coordinator for the next two seasons before moving on to Iowa State in 2000.
COACHING BACKGROUND
Years Position Coached 1996 ......................... Drake .................................................Volunteer Assistant 1997 ......................... Drake .................................................Graduate Assistant 1998-99................... Drake.................................................Defensive Coordinator 2000-01 ................... Iowa State ........................................Graduate Assistant 2002-05 .................. Iowa State ........................................Defensive Backs College/Pro Team
2006 ........................Iowa State ........................................Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator 2007-08 ..................San Diego State...............................Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator 2009 ........................Iowa State ........................................Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coordinator 2010 ......................... Wisconsin..........................................Defensive Backs 2011-12 ..................... Wisconsin..........................................Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs 2013.......................... Arkansas...........................................Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs 2014-15.................... Ohio State ........................................Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties 2016-19.................... Rutgers .............................................Head Coach 2020......................... Texas .................................................Defensive Coordinator/Safeties 2021 ......................... Jacksonville Jaguars ......................Defensive Backs/Safeties 2022......................... Las Vegas Raiders...........................Defensive Backs
Las Vegas Raiders 2022
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