Jamar Cain

Jamar Cain (born October 1, 1980) is an American football coach and former player. He has been an assistant coach for various college football programs since 2005.

Jamar Cain
Current position
TitlePass-rush Specialist
TeamDenver Broncos
Biographical details
Born (1980-10-01) October 1, 1980
Sacramento, California, U.S.
Playing career
1999–2000Sacramento City College
2001–2002New Mexico State
Position(s)defensive lineman
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2004Sacramento City College (Assistant)
2005Ohio (GA)
2006–2008Missouri State (DE)
2009–2012Cal Poly (DL)
2013Wyoming (DL/IDC)
2014–2016North Dakota State (DL)
2017–2018Fresno State (DL)
2019Arizona State (DL)
2020–2021Oklahoma (OLB/DE)
2022LSU (DL)
2023–presentDenver Broncos (Pass-rush Specialist)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards
  • 2002 second-team All-Sun Belt Conference

Coaching career

Early Coaching Career

Cain began his coaching career as a high school coach. He then went on to work as an assistant coach at Sacramento City College. In 2005 he got his first opportunity at the FBS level as a graduate assistant under Frank Solich at Ohio. From 2006 to 2008 he worked as the defensive ends coach for Missouri State. From 2009 to 2012 he was the defensive line coach for Cal Poly.

Wyoming

In 2013 he served as the defensive line coach for Wyoming. He was promoted to defensive coordinator midway through the season.[1]

NDSU

From 2014 to 2016 he worked as the defensive line coach for North Dakota State, winning two championships along the way.

Fresno State

After originally taking a job at San Jose State.[2] In 2017 and 2018 he worked as the defensive line coach for Fresno State.

Arizona State

In 2019 he worked as the defensive line coach for ASU.[3]

Oklahoma

In 2020 and 2021 he worked as the outside linebackers and defensive ends coach for the Sooners.[4]

LSU

After originally following Lincoln Riley to USC.[5] Cain decided to join Brian Kelly's inaugural LSU staff as the defensive line coach and defensive run game coordinator.[6][7]

References
  1. "Back-to-back 50s cost Wyoming DC his job". ESPN.com. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  2. "Cain takes job at San Jose State; leaving NDSU with rare coaching opening". InForum. 2017-01-11. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  3. Gardner, Michelle. "ASU DL coach Jamar Cain leaving for position at Oklahoma". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  4. "'From Mud': Jamar Cain revels in his humble rise to Oklahoma | All OU Sports | normantranscript.com". www.normantranscript.com. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  5. "Report: Jamar Cain Leaving Oklahoma for USC | Sports Illustrated Oklahoma Sooners News, Analysis and More". www.si.com. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  6. Miller, Brody. "Why LSU D-line coach Jamar Cain spurned USC to fix the Tigers' pass rush". The Athletic. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  7. "Report: LSU Adds Defensive Line Coach Jamar Cain to Staff | Sports Illustrated LSU Tigers News, Analysis and More". www.si.com. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
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