Chris Achuff

Chris Achuff (born September 18, 1975) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive line coach for the San Antonio Brahmas of the United Football League (UFL). He previously served as a defensive line coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).

Chris Achuff

San Antonio Brahmas
Title	Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born	(1975-09-18) September 18, 1975 (age 50) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
College	Bloomsburg
Career history
Kutztown (2000–2001) Linebackers coach Chattanooga (2004) Defensive line coach Charleston Southern (2005) Defensive line coach UT Martin (2006–2007) Defensive line coach Baylor (2008–2016) Defensive line coach Navarro (2017) Defensive coordinator & defensive line coach Arizona Cardinals (2018) Assistant defensive line coach Arizona Cardinals (2019) Defensive line coach Syracuse (2020–2023) Defensive line coach San Antonio Brahmas (2024–present) Defensive line coach

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]

National Football League

Arizona Cardinals

In 2018, Achuff was hired by the Arizona Cardinals to be their assistant defensive line coach.^[4] On January 31, 2019, Achuff was promoted to defensive line coach.^[5]

On December 30, 2019, it was announced that Achuff was being let go by the Cardinals after spending two seasons there.^[6]