Nathaniel Willingham

Coaching Record

Years Coached	Record	Win %	Playoff record	Playoff win %
8	42-76-0	35.59%	0-0	0.00%

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Biography

Career Summary

Nathaniel Willingham is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the assistant linebackers coach for the New York Jets since 2025. Before moving into this role on the Jets he held three other positions with the team. His previous position was as the team's defensive backs coach/nickels coach for one season. He began his stint with the Jets in 2022 as the defensive assistant coach. Willingham will be the assistant linebackers coach of the New York Jets for the 2026 season.

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History

Year	Position	Record	Playoff record
2026 New York Jets	Assistant Linebackers Coach	1-0-0	0-0
2025 New York Jets	Assistant Linebackers Coach	3-14-0	0-0
2024 New York Jets	Defensive Backs Coach / Nickels Coach	5-12-0	0-0
2023 New York Jets	Defensive Assistant Coach	7-10-0	0-0
2022 New York Jets	Defensive Assistant Coach	7-10-0	0-0
2021 Denver Broncos	Defensive Quality Control Coach	7-10-0	0-0
2020 Denver Broncos	Defensive Quality Control Coach	5-11-0	0-0
2019 Denver Broncos	Defensive Quality Control Coach	7-9-0	0-0

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Coach history guide

Seasons with a championship win

Seasons with a conference championship

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