Position coach

In American football, a position coach is a team official in charge of coaching a specific position group.^[1] Position coaches have more specialized duties than the head coach, associate and assistant coach, and the offensive and defensive coordinators.^[2][3]

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III with position coach Matt Cavanaugh (left), 2015

Common positions

Common position coaches on coaching staffs in the National Football League^[4][5][6] and NCAA football^[7] include:

• Defensive line (DL) coach
• Linebacker (LB) coach
• Offensive line (OL) coach
• Quarterback (QB) coach
• Running backs (RB) coach
• Secondary (DB) coach. Responsible for coaching defensive backs, including safeties and cornerbacks
• Special teams (ST) coach. Responsible for coordinating punts, kickoffs, and field goals/extra points
• Tight ends (TE) coach
• Wide receivers (WR) coach
• Fullbacks (FB) coach