Derius Swinton II

Derius Swinton II (born April 26, 1985) is an American football coach who was most recently the senior assistant special teams coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Las Vegas Raiders.

Early years Swinton played college football at Hampton University from 2003 to 2006. He finished his college career with 103 tackles, 19 passes defensed and eight interceptions.

Coaching career Tennessee In 2007, Swinton became a defensive graduate assistant at Tennessee and would stay in that role all the way through the 2008 season.

St. Louis Rams In 2009, Swinton was hired by the St. Louis Rams as the special teams quality control coach, he maintained that role for three seasons, before being let go after the 2011 season.

Kansas City Chiefs In 2012, Swinton had been offered another job in the same role by the Kansas City Chiefs. He worked with Kansas City's newly hired offensive quality control coach, Jim Bob Cooter, who he was familiar with from his days at Tennessee.

Denver Broncos In 2013, Swinton was hired by the Denver Broncos as a special teams assistant. He stayed with Broncos for two seasons from 2013 to 2014.

Chicago Bears In 2015, Swinton followed John Fox, who was fired by the Broncos, to the Chicago Bears to serve as a special teams assistant.

San Francisco 49ers On January 22, 2016, Swinton was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their special teams coordinator under by head coach Chip Kelly.

Chicago Bears (second stint) Following the firing of Kelly in San Francisco, Swinton returned to the Chicago Bears as their assistant special teams coach in 2017.

Detroit Lions In 2018, Swinton was hired by the Detroit Lions as an offensive assistant under head coach Matt Patricia.

Arizona Cardinals In 2019, Swinton joined the Arizona Cardinals under the Bill Walsh NFL diversity coaching fellowship. In 2020, Swinton was hired full-time by the Cardinals to serve as their assistant special teams coach.

Los Angeles Chargers On January 25, 2021, Swinton was hired by the Los Angeles Chargers as their special teams coordinator under head coach Brandon Staley. Following the 2021 season, on January 19, 2022, Swinton was fired by the Chargers.

Las Vegas Raiders On March 3, 2023, Swinton was hired by the Las Vegas Raiders as a special teams assistant. On November 7, 2025, Swinton was appointed as interim special teams coordinator after the firing of Tom McMahon.

Pittsburgh Steelers On February 12, 2026, the Pittsburgh Steelers hired Swinton as a senior assistant special teams coach under new head coach Mike McCarthy. On May 29, the Steelers and Swinton parted ways due to a violation of club policy.