Jeff Ulbrich
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Position: | Defensive coordinator | ||||||||
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Born: | San Jose, California, U.S. | February 17, 1977||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Live Oak (Morgan Hill, California) | ||||||||
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NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 3 / Pick: 86 | ||||||||
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Jeffery Wade Ulbrich (.
After retiring as a player following the 2009 season, Ulbrich was the assistant special teams coach for the Seattle Seahawks for two seasons. He then served as the linebackers and special teams coach at UCLA for three seasons and later served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Falcons for six seasons.
Early years
Ulbrich attended Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, California, and lettered three times in football and twice in wrestling. In football, he was a First-team All-League and team MVP. In wrestling, he won a league title (192 pounds).
Playing career
College
Ulbrich redshirted in his lone season at
National Football League
San Francisco 49ers
Ulbrich was selected out of the
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2000 | SF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | SF | 14 | 14 | 88 | 64 | 24 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | SF | 14 | 13 | 70 | 47 | 23 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | SF | 15 | 15 | 79 | 58 | 21 | 2.5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | SF | 16 | 14 | 93 | 74 | 19 | 1.0 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | SF | 5 | 5 | 42 | 32 | 10 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | SF | 16 | 9 | 64 | 46 | 18 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | SF | 16 | 2 | 45 | 31 | 14 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | SF | 16 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | SF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
120 | 75 | 501 | 366 | 135 | 5.5 | 32 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2001 | SF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | SF | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coaching career
Seattle Seahawks
On January 29, 2010, Ulbrich was hired by the Seattle Seahawks as a special teams assistant.
UCLA
In 2012, Ulbrich became the UCLA Bruins linebackers and special teams coach. Ulbrich was elevated to Assistant Head Coach in the spring of 2012, in addition to his duties with the linebackers and special teams. In February 2014, he was promoted to Defensive Coordinator. Two of his linebacker group, Anthony Barr and Jordan Zumwalt, were selected in the 2014 NFL Draft. Ulbrich's defensive unit was ranked third in the Pac-12 in total defense for 2014. It was led by the Butkus and Lott IMPACT Trophy winner linebacker Eric Kendricks. One of his players, Anthony Barr led the nation in sacks with 13.5.[3]
Atlanta Falcons
In 2015, Ulbrich was hired by the Atlanta Falcons as a linebackers coach.[4]
In the 2016 season, Ulbrich and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots. In the Super Bowl, the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.[5]
In 2020, Ulbrich was promoted to assistant head coach and linebackers coach.
On October 12, 2020, Ulbrich was named defensive coordinator under interim head coach Raheem Morris, as part of a midseason shakeup of the coaching staff.
New York Jets
On January 21, 2021, Ulbrich was hired by the New York Jets as their defensive coordinator under head coach Robert Saleh.[6]
References
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ Maiocco, Matt (December 9, 2009). "Ulbrich decides his playing days are over". The Press Democrat. Archived from the original on December 13, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
- ^ NCAA Division I-A Player Defense Statistics - 2012
- ^ Gemmell, Kevin (February 8, 2015). "Jeff Ulbrich leaves the Bruins". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
- ^ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Worley, Deen (January 21, 2021). "Falcons coach Jeff Ulbrich hired as Jets defensive coordinator". Falcons Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 18, 2023.