Kris Richard has been named Stanford’s Willie Shaw Director of Defense and Couch Family Defensive Backs Coach
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Richard most recently was the defensive backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2024 season. Following their Week 12 bye, the Jaguars held their opponents to just 19.8 points per game over the final six weeks of the season, while their secondary held opposing passers to just 219 passing yards per game, down nearly 60 yards per game from their first 11 games of the season.
Prior to his time in Jacksonville, Richard spent two seasons on staff with the New Orleans Saints, including one season as the co-defensive coordinator in 2022. The Saints had one of the best secondaries in the NFL, allowing just 184.4 passing yards per game in 2022, second-fewest in the league, while holding teams to the ninth-fewest points per game at 20.3.
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https://gostanford.com/news/2026/2/18/ri...acks-coach
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Richard most recently was the defensive backs coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars during the 2024 season. Following their Week 12 bye, the Jaguars held their opponents to just 19.8 points per game over the final six weeks of the season, while their secondary held opposing passers to just 219 passing yards per game, down nearly 60 yards per game from their first 11 games of the season.
Prior to his time in Jacksonville, Richard spent two seasons on staff with the New Orleans Saints, including one season as the co-defensive coordinator in 2022. The Saints had one of the best secondaries in the NFL, allowing just 184.4 passing yards per game in 2022, second-fewest in the league, while holding teams to the ninth-fewest points per game at 20.3.
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- 22026-present- Stanford (Willie Shaw Director of Defense and Couch Family Defensive Backs Coach)
- 2024- Jacksonville Jaguars (Defensive backs coach)
- 2022- New Orleans Saints (Co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach)
- 2021- New Orleans Saints (Defensive backs coach)
- 2018-19- Dallas Cowboys (Defensive back coach/passing game coordinator)
- 2015-17- Seattle Seahawks (Defensive coordinator)
- 2012-14- Seattle Seahawks (Defensive backs coach)
- 2011- Seattle Seahawks (Cornerbacks coach)
- 2010- Seattle Seahawks (Assistant defensive backs coach)
- 2008-09- USC (Graduate assistant)
https://gostanford.com/news/2026/2/18/ri...acks-coach
Eric
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