Chris Rumph

Chris Rumph (born December 21, 1971) is an American football coach who is currently the defensive ends coach at Clemson University. He previously served as the defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Rumph previously coached at the collegiate level for over 15 years.

Playing career At the University of South Carolina, Rumph played on the defensive side at linebacker for South Carolina under head coaches Sparky Woods and Brad Scott.

Coaching career

Early coaching career After a spring as a graduate assistant at his college alma mater, Rumph, would go on to be the head coach at his former high school for five years, After a one-year stint with South Carolina State coaching defensive backs and three years coaching outside linebackers at Memphis, Rumph joined Clemson’s staff and remained there for five seasons.

Alabama From there, Rumph moved to Alabama to replace Bo Davis. There, he won back-to-back BCS national championships as the team’s defensive line coach.

Texas Rumph spent the 2014 season at Texas as the team’s assistant head coach for defense/defensive line.

Florida Rumph joined the Gators’ staff as a defensive line coach in 2015 and was promoted to co-defensive coordinator prior to the 2017 season. He served as Florida's full-time defensive coordinator for the final four games of the season after Randy Shannon was promoted to interim head coach when Jim McElwain was fired.

Tennessee Rumph worked as the defensive coordinator for Tennessee in 2018 and 2019.

Houston Texans Rumph then made the jump to the NFL and worked as the team's outside linebackers coach for the 2020 season.

Chicago Bears In 2021, Rumph became the defensive line coach for the Chicago Bears.

Minnesota Vikings In 2022, Rumph became the defensive line coach for the Minnesota Vikings under head coach Kevin O'Connell.

Clemson Tigers In 2024, Rumph became the defensive line coach for the Clemson Tigers.

Personal life Rumph and his wife, Kila, are parents of two sons.