Zak Kuhr

Zak Kuhr
New England Patriots
Title	Defensive coordinator
Personal information
Born	April 19, 1988
Career history
	Mandarin HS (FL) (); Assistant coach; Westside HS (FL) (); Offensive coordinator; Edward Waters (2009–2010); Special teams coordinator; Ohio State (2011–2012); Intern; Old Dominion (2013); Graduate assistant; James Madison (2014–2015); Running backs coach (2014); ; Co-offensive coordinator (2015); ; ; Rutgers (2016); Running backs coach; Texas State (2017–2018); Co-offensive coordinator & running backs (2017); ; Associate head coach (2018); ; ; Texas (2019); Assistant coach; Tennessee Titans (2020–2023); Defensive quality control coach (2020); ; Inside linebackers assistant (2021–2023); ; ; New York Giants (2024); Defensive assistant; New England Patriots (2025–present); Inside linebackers coach/Defensive playcaller (2025); ; Defensive coordinator (2026–present); ; ;
	Coaching profile at Pro Football Reference

Zachary Adam Kuhr (born April 19, 1988) is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL).

A graduate of the University of Florida, Kuhr bounced around various college and NFL teams before eventually landing a job as the inside linebackers coach for the Patriots. Amid the absence of Patriots defensive coordinator Terrell Williams during the 2025 season for medical treatment, he was promoted to being the team's defensive playcaller and de facto defensive coordinator, during which he helped the Patriots reach Super Bowl LX. On February 17, 2026, it was announced that the Patriots had named him defensive coordinator.