Jack Del Rio

Jack Del Rio
Del Rio in 2021
Paris Musketeers
TitleHead coach
Personal information
Born (1963-04-04) April 4, 1963
Castro Valley, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight246 lb (112 kg)
Career information
PositionLinebacker (No. 50, 55)
High schoolHayward (Hayward, California)
CollegeUSC (1981–1984)
NFL draft1985: 3rd round, 68th overall pick
Career history
Playing
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Coaching
Awards and highlights
Playing
Coaching
Career NFL statistics
Tackles1,005
Sacks13
Interceptions13
Forced fumbles12
Touchdowns3
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Head coaching record
Regular season93–94 (.497)
Postseason1–3 (.250)
Career94–97 (.492)
Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Jack Louis Del Rio Jr. (born April 4, 1963) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the head coach of the Paris Musketeers of the European League of Football (ELF). He played college football for the USC Trojans from 1981 to 1984 and was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the third round of the 1985 NFL draft. Del Rio also played for the Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, and Miami Dolphins before retiring in 1996.

Del Rio began his coaching career as an assistant with the Saints in 1997. He then joined the Baltimore Ravens as a linebacker coach in 1999, where he was a part of their Super Bowl XXXV winning team that beat the New York Giants. Following a single-season stint as Carolina Panthers defensive coordinator, Del Rio became head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2003. He compiled a 68–71 record and two playoff appearances with them before being dismissed following the 2011 season.

Del Rio served as Denver Broncos defensive coordinator for the next three seasons before becoming head coach of the Oakland Raiders in 2015. He compiled a 25–23 record with the Raiders before being fired after the 2017 season. He spent the next two years working as an NFL analyst for ESPN and as the defensive coordinator of the Washington Commanders from 2020 until being dismissed midway through the 2023 season.