Chris Achuff
| South Alabama Jaguars | |
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| Title | Defensive line coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 18, 1975 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Bloomsburg |
| Career history | |
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Chris Achuff (born September 18, 1975) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the South Alabama Jaguars. He has served as a defensive line coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).
Coaching career
College
From 2008 to 2016, Achuff served as the defensive line coach at Baylor University.[1]
On March 11, 2020, Achuff was named linebackers coach at Syracuse in a return to college football.[2][3]
On January 20, 2026, Achuff was named as the defensive line coach at South Alabama.[4]
National Football League
Arizona Cardinals
In 2018, Achuff was hired by the Arizona Cardinals to be their assistant defensive line coach.[5] On January 31, 2019, Achuff was promoted to defensive line coach.[6]
On December 30, 2019, it was announced that Achuff was being let go by the Cardinals after spending two seasons there.[7]
References
- ^ Werner, John (December 2, 2016). "Future still cloudy for Baylor assistants as they prepare for changes at season's end". Waco Tribune-Herald. Retrieved September 15, 2025.
- ^ "Chris Achuff Named Orange Linebackers Coach". Syracuse University Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ Leiker, Emily (August 18, 2022). "Meet the new faces of the SU football coaching staff". syracuse.com. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
- ^ "Applewhite Announces 2026 Football Coaching Staff". usajaguars.com. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ^ Cox, Seth (February 15, 2018). "Arizona Cardinals Coaching Staff: Assistant DL Coach Chris Achuff". Revenge of the Birds. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Williams, Charean (February 1, 2019). "Chris Achuff will remain on Cardinals' staff as DL coach". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
- ^ Kwong, Andy (December 30, 2019). "Cardinals fire DL coach Chris Achuff and assistant ST coach Randall McCray". Revenge of the Birds. Retrieved May 5, 2020.