Tosh Lupoi

Tosh Lupoi (born July 22, 1981) is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the defensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons in 2020, the defensive line coach for the Cleveland Browns in 2019 and the defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach for the University of Alabama from 2017 to 2018.

Tosh Lupoi
Jacksonville Jaguars
Position:Defensive line coach
Personal information
Born: (1981-07-22) July 22, 1981
Walnut Creek, California
Career information
College:California
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

As a player, Lupoi was a defensive lineman for Cal from 2000-05. He led the Bears' defensive line in tackles in 2003 and earned Pac-10 All-Academic recognition in 2005.

Coaching career

University of California, Berkeley

In 2008, Lupoi was hired as a defensive line coach at his alma mater, University of California, Berkeley.[1] During his time as a Cal coach, Lupoi developed a reputation as an elite recruiter, but also as an individual with questionable integrity after he was caught on the sidelines signaling a player to fake an injury in the middle of a game.[2] He left Cal in a shroud of controversy after he used his position as a Cal recruiter to convince elite recruits to commit to the University of Washington—where he intended to become a coach. This was viewed as a betrayal of his alma mater and his own coach Jeff Tedford.[3][4]

University of Washington

Following his departure from California, Lupoi served as the defensive line coach for University of Washington from 2012 to 2013. Lupoi's reputation as an elite recruiter continued at Washington, but controversy followed him given the manner of his departure from Cal. He was investigated and suspended for allegedly paying $4,500 to an associate of a recruit, though the matter was ultimately dismissed.[5] Given the suspicion surrounding these allegations, head coach Steve Sarkisian elected not to rehire Lupoi when he left Washington to become the coach at USC.[6] The new Washington head coach Chris Petersen also refused to hire him.[7] There were discussions at Cal that new head coach Sonny Dykes might also bring Lupoi back into the Cal fold, but Dykes ultimately declined to do so due to the ethics clouds surrounding Lupoi.[8] As a result, Lupoi remained unemployed during the 2013-2014 football season.

University of Alabama

Lupoi joined the Crimson Tide staff as a defensive analyst in 2014 [9] and coached the outside linebackers in 2015. He added the title of co-defensive coordinator prior to the 2016 season and served as defensive coordinator in 2018. During his time at Alabama, the Crimson Tide qualified for the College Football Playoffs all five seasons, advanced to the National Championship game four times and captured two national titles (2015 and 2017). During his time as coordinator, Alabama led the nation in scoring defense in 2016 (13.0 ppg) and 2017 (11.9). The school also finished second in the nation in total defense in 2016 (260.4 ypg) and 2017 (261.8 ypg). Lupoi worked with several players who went on to be first-round picks in the NFL, including DE Jonathan Allen, LB Reuben Foster, S Minkah Fitzpatrick, NT Daron Payne and LB Rashaan Evans.[10]

Cleveland Browns

On January 18, 2019, Lupoi was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their defensive line coach under head coach Freddie Kitchens.[11]

Atlanta Falcons

On January 11, 2020, Lupoi was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as their defensive line coach and run game coordinator under head coach Dan Quinn.[12]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On February 11, 2021, Lupoi was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as their defensive line coach under head coach Urban Meyer.[13]

References
  1. "Tosh Lupoi". Saturday Down South. February 17, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  2. "Fake injury has real consequences for Cal assistant coach". November 27, 2010.
  3. "After Tosh jumped ship, Cal has failed to right it". November 2, 2012.
  4. "Tosh the Traitor Backstabs Jeff Tedford, Backstabs Cal". January 18, 2012.
  5. "Huskies assistant coach allegedly paid $4,500 cash for recruit's tutoring, classes". December 18, 2013.
  6. "Huskies assistant coach allegedly paid $4,500 cash for recruit's tutoring, classes". December 18, 2013.
  7. "Tosh Lupoi isn't part of new coaching staff at Washington". December 31, 2013.
  8. "Cal dumps Tedford after 11 seasons". November 20, 2012.
  9. Kirpalani, Sanjay. "Tosh Lupoi Hire Is Huge for Alabama Football Recruiting". Bleacher Report. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  10. "Tosh Lupoi". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
  11. "Browns DL coach Tosh Lupoi will not limit Myles Garrett". Browns Wire. May 30, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  12. "Falcons hire Tosh Lupoi as defensive line/run game coordinator". AJC.com. January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  13. Oehser, John (February 11, 2021). "Official: Cullen, defensive staff named". www.jaguars.com. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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