COACH PROFILE

Al Holcomb

Senior Defensive Assistant, Las Vegas Raiders (2026) West Virginia New York, NY

Al Holcomb has coached in the NFL since 2009, spanning 18 seasons with 6 organizations. His roles included Senior Defensive Assistant, Linebackers, Assistant Head Coach-Defense, and Defensive Coordinator. He worked under Freddie Kitchens, Klint Kubiak, and Matt Rhule.

Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
2026	Las Vegas Raiders	Senior Defensive Assistant under Klint Kubiak
2025	Buffalo Bills	Linebackers under Sean McDermott
2024	Buffalo Bills	Linebackers under Sean McDermott
2023	Buffalo Bills	Senior Defensive Assistant under Sean McDermott
2022	Carolina Panthers	Assistant Head Coach-Defense, Defensive Coordinator under Matt Rhule
2021	Carolina Panthers	Defensive Run Game Coordinator under Matt Rhule
2020	Carolina Panthers	Defensive Run Game Coordinator under Matt Rhule
2019	Cleveland Browns	Linebackers, Defensive Run Game Coordinator under Freddie Kitchens
2018	Arizona Cardinals	Defensive Coordinator under Steve Wilks
2017	Carolina Panthers	Linebackers under Ron Rivera
2016	Carolina Panthers	Linebackers under Ron Rivera
2015	Carolina Panthers	Linebackers under Ron Rivera
2014	Carolina Panthers	Linebackers under Ron Rivera
2013	Carolina Panthers	Linebackers under Ron Rivera
2012	New York Giants	Defensive Assistant under Tom Coughlin
2011	New York Giants	Defensive Quality Control under Tom Coughlin
2010	New York Giants	Defensive Quality Control under Tom Coughlin
2009	New York Giants	Defensive Quality Control under Tom Coughlin

Worked Under (7)

Coach	Team	Years
Freddie Kitchens	Cleveland Browns	1
Klint Kubiak	Las Vegas Raiders	1
Matt Rhule	Carolina Panthers	3
Ron Rivera	Carolina Panthers	5
Sean McDermott	Buffalo Bills	3
Steve Wilks	Arizona Cardinals	1
Tom Coughlin	New York Giants	4

Protégés (0)

No protégés became head coaches.