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In American football, a nickel defense (also known as a 4–2–5 or 3–3–5) is any defensive alignment that uses five defensive backs, of whom the fifth is known as a nickelback. The original and most common form of the nickel defense features four down linemen and two linebackers .
Wommack joined the staff at South Alabama prior to the 2016 season, to serve as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. [4] During Wommack's two seasons in Mobile, Alabama, South Alabama was the 13th-most improved scoring defense (-10.8) and rushing defense (-69.2) in the nation. He engineered one of the top turnarounds in the country.
After coaching the linebackers at Corona High School, ... Oregon’s team defense went from 49th in 2018 to ninth in 2019. ... with Boise State sitting 5–5 (4–2 ...
Vic Fangio's coaching career started in the 1970s as a high school assistant in Pennsylvania and has taken him across the country in various stops as he grew into one of the most innovative ...
Longtime NFL defensive coordinator Rob Ryan has been named Southern California's assistant head coach for defense and linebackers coach. USC head coach Lincoln Riley announced the addition to his ...
4–2–5 nickel defense 4–2–5. There are a couple paths to the 4–2–5. One is by removing a linebacker from the standard 4–3 to add the extra defensive back. The second is by converting the ends of a wide tackle six to safeties (the defensive ends of a wide tackle six already have pass defense responsibilities).
The Iowa native was 60-11 as a head coach before coming to USC and had served as either a head coach or defensive coordinator for each of the previous 12 seasons.
Bills linebackers coach (2022–2023) Miami Dolphins: Anthony Weaver: 2024 [2] Baltimore Ravens associate head coach & defensive line coach (2021–2023) New England Patriots: Terrell Williams: 2025 [3] Detroit Lions defensive line coach & run game coordinator New York Jets: Steve Wilks: 2025 [4] San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator AFC North