COACHES & ADMINISTRATION
SENIOR DEFENSIVE ASSISTANT 33RD SEASON IN NFL • 6TH SEASON WITH RAIDERS ROB RYAN
COACHING BACKGROUND Years.............................. College/Pro Team ....................................... Position Coached 1987 ............................... Western Kentucky ....................................... Defensive Assistant 1988 ............................... Ohio State .................................................... Outside Linebackers 1989-93 ......................... Tennessee State.......................................... Running Backs/ Linebackers/ Defensive Line 1994-95......................... Arizona Cardinals........................................ Defensive Backs 1996 ............................... Hutchinson (KS) CC..................................... Defensive Coordinator 1997-99 ......................... Oklahoma State........................................... Defensive Coordinator 2000-03 ........................ New England Patriots ............................... Linebackers 2004-08........................ Oakland Raiders .......................................... Defensive Coordinator 2009-10......................... Cleveland Browns........................................ Defensive Coordinator 2011-12 ........................... Dallas Cowboys............................................ Defensive Coordinator 2013-15 .......................... New Orleans Saints..................................... Defensive Coordinator 2016 ...............................Buffalo Bills.................................................. Assistant Head Coach/Defense 2019 ...............................Washington Redskins ................................. Inside Linebackers 2021 ............................... Baltimore Ravens........................................ Inside Linebackers 2022............................... Las Vegas Raiders ...................................... Senior Defensive Assistant PERSONAL: Ryan played three seasons as an outside linebacker at Southwestern Oklahoma State…He is the son of NFL defensive coaching legend Buddy Ryan…His twin brother, Rex, was a head coach in the NFL for the New York Jets (2009-14) and Buffalo Bills(2015-16)…Rob and his wife, Kristin, have two sons, Joseph and Matthew, and a daughter, Dimitria. Ryan was a graduate assistant at Western Kentucky in 1987 and at Ohio State in 1988. Ryan then spent five seasons at Tennessee State, where he coached running backs (1989-91), linebackers (1992) and the defensive line (1993). He served as defensive coordinator at Hutchinson Community College in 1996, where they led the nation in total defense (228 yards per game) and in sacks (56)…His defense also set a national record by forcing 49 turnovers.
Rob Ryan returns to the Silver and Black and enters his first season as the Raiders’ senior defensive assistant, bringing 32 years of coaching experience to the position, including 21 seasons in the NFL ranks. Ryan has served as the defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders (2004-08), Cleveland Browns (2009-10), Dallas Cowboys (2011-12) and New Orleans Saints (2013-15), while also holding coaching positions with the Arizona Cardinals (1994-95), New England Patriots (2000-03), Buffalo Bills (2016), Washington Redskins (2019) and Baltimore Ravens (2021). Ryan spent last season as the inside linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens. Ryan’s group was instrumental to the No. 1 ranked run defense in the NFL (84.5 yards per game). In 2019, Ryan coached inside linebackers for Washington. In 2016, Ryan served as the Buffalo Bills’ assistant head coach/ defense under his brother Rex Ryan. From 2013-15, Ryan served as defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints. In 2013, Ryan led a Saints’ defensive unit that finished fourth in the NFL in total defense (305.7), a 28-place improvement from the prior season. Ryan spent two seasons as the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive coordinator from 2011-12, working with OLB DeMarcus Ware who recorded double-digit sacks totals and earned Pro Bowl honors in both seasons. From 2009-10, Ryan served as the defensive coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. Ryan earned his first NFL defensive coordinator position with the Raiders and spent five seasons (2004-08) with the club, helping produce a pair of Pro Bowlers DE Derrick Burgess and CB Nnamdi Asomugha. In 2006, Ryan oversaw a defense that led the NFL in pass defense and ranked third in total defense. The Raiders defense under Ryan also ranked fourth in the NFL in fewest yards allowed per play, fifth in defense inside the 20, fifth (tie) in defensive touchdowns and fifth in net passing yards per play. Ryan’s defensive schemes in 2006 also helped Derrick Burgess record 12 sacks and play in his second straight Pro Bowl and Warren Sapp record 10 sacks, an NFL high for defensive tackles. In addition, the defensive schemes helped Nnamdi Asomugha post a career high eight interceptions. In 2005, Ryan saw Burgess named to his first Pro Bowl after leading the NFL with a career-high 16 sacks. Ryan spent four years as the linebackers coach for the New England Patriots…Ryan was part of two Super Bowl championship teams (XXXVI and XXXVIII). In 2003, Ryan’s squad helped the Patriots defense rank first in the NFL in fewest points allowed (238) while ranking seventh overall in the NFL in total defense (291.6 yards per game). Ryan originally entered the NFL coaching ranks in 1994 as defensive backs coach on his father’s staff at Arizona. He also coached Cardinals cornerbacks and safeties in 1995. With Ryan as his position coach, CB Aeneas Williams earned two trips to the Pro Bowl in 1994 and 1995. In 1995, the Cardinals led the NFL with 32 interceptions and 42 total takeaways. The 1994 Cardinals ranked second in the NFL total defense, second in run defense and third in pass defense. From 1997-99, Ryan was Oklahoma State’s defensive coordinator, where the Cowboys defense continually ranked among the best in the nation. He was named Coordinator of the Year by The Sporting News in 1997. In 1999, they were ranked 10th in the nation in total defense. In 1998, they were second in the nation with 41 sacks. In his first season at Oklahoma State, the Cowboys defense finished among the nation’s top-20 in turnover margin, rushing defense, scoring defense and total defense, allowing just 302.7 yards per game…It was an over 100-yard improvement per game from the year before and helped the Cowboys produce an 8-4 mark and an Alamo Bowl berth.
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