JACKSONVILLE – The Jaguars officially have a new defensive staff.
Anthony Campanile, a 19-year coaching veteran who spent last season as the Green Bay Packers' defensive run-game coordinator and linebackers coach, has been named the Jaguars' new defensive coordinator.
The Jaguars officially announced the hiring on Friday along with eight other defensive assistants. Also on Friday, they officially named Grant Udinski offensive coordinator and Heath Farwell special teams coordinator. They named Liam Coen the eighth head coach in franchise history on January 24.
Campanile, 42, spent 2020-2023 as the Miami Dolphins' linebackers coach.
The rest of the Jaguars Defensive Staff:
- Defensive Line: Matt Edwards
- NFL Resume: Buffalo Bills assistant defensive line coach (2024), Las Vegas Raiders defensive assistant/pass-rush specialist (2022-2023), Tennessee Titans assistant special teams coach (2021), Titans defensive assistant (2020), Titans assistant special teams coach (2018-2019).
- Linebackers: Tem Lukabu
- NFL Resume: Carolina Panthers outside linebackers coach (2023-2024), Cincinnati Bengals linebackers coach (2019), San Francisco 49ers defensive quality control coach (2016-2017), Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive assistant (2012-2013).
- Defensive Backs: Anthony Perkins
- NFL Resume: Packers defensive quality control coach (2024).
- Secondary: Ron Milus
- NFL Resume: Indianapolis Colts defensive backs coach (2022-2024), Las Vegas Raiders defensive backs coach (2021), San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers defensive backs coach (2013-2020), Denver Broncos defensive backs coach (2011-2012), Carolina Panthers defensive backs coach (2009-2010), St. Louis Rams secondary coach (2006-2008), New York Giants secondary coach (2004-2005), Arizona Cardinals defensive backs coach (2003), Denver Broncos defensive backs coach (2002).
- Assistant Defensive Line: Derrick LeBlanc
- NFL Resume: Arizona Cardinals defensive line coach (2023-2024), Miami Dolphins assistant defensive line coach (2022).
- Assistant Linebackers: Kevin Wilkins
- NFL Resume: New York Giants defensive assistants (2022-2023), Baltimore Ravens defensive assistant (2021), Ravens video operations coordinator (2017-2020), Ravens video intern (2015-2016).
- Assistant Defensive Backs: Drew Lascari
- Defensive Assistant: Mario Jeberaeel
- NFL Resume: Jaguars assistant outside linebackers coach (2024), Atlanta Falcons defensive coach/special projects (2023), Falcons assistant offensive line coach (2022).
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