Matt Patricia

Defensive Coordinator at Ohio State since 2025.

Seasons coached: 28
First season: 1996
Teams: 7

Career

12 stints

1996RPI (GA)Head Coach
1999–2000AmherstDefensive Line
2001–2003SyracuseHead Coach
2004–2005New England PatriotsAssistant Offensive Line
2006–2010New England PatriotsLinebackers
2011New England PatriotsSafeties
2012–2017New England Patriotsdc
2018–2020Detroit LionsHead Coach
2021New England PatriotsAssistant Coach
2022New England PatriotsOffensive Line
2023Philadelphia EaglesDefensive Assistant
2025–presentOhio StateDefensive Coordinator

Coaching tree

4 mentors, 19 protégés, 1 branch — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.

MentorsProtégés

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Relationships

Coached under

26

11 more, most recent shown first.

Succeeded

5

Tenure

28 seasons

New England PatriotsPosition coach · 2004–202210
New England PatriotsCoordinator · 2012–20176
Detroit LionsHead coach · 2018–20203
SyracuseHead coach · 2001–20033
Ohio StateCoordinator · 2025–2026 · current2
AmherstPosition coach · 1999–20002
Philadelphia EaglesAnalyst · 20231
RPI (GA)Head coach · 19961

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