Zak Kuhr

Zachary Adam Kuhr (born April 19, 1988) He was hired by Rutgers as their running backs coach for the 2016 season. He joined Texas State as their running backs coach and a co-offensive coordinator for the 2017 season, and became an associate head coach in the 2018 season. In 2019, Kuhr was hired by Texas as an assistant coach.

Tennessee Titans In 2020, Kuhr was hired by the Tennessee Titans as a defensive quality coach under head coach Mike Vrabel. He had previously overlapped with Vrabel when both were on the staff at Ohio State. In 2021, he became a inside linebackers assistant and stayed in this role for three seasons.

Although Kuhr was primarily an offensive coach in his collegiate career, Vrabel hired him as a defensive coach to help defensive players prepare for college-style offensive schemes that were becoming popular in the NFL. During his time in Tennessee, he was mentored by longtime defensive coaches Jim Schwartz and Shane Bowen.

New York Giants In 2024, Kuhr was hired as a defensive assistant for the New York Giants.

New England Patriots In 2025, Kuhr was hired by the New England Patriots to be their inside linebackers coach, reuniting with Mike Vrabel. During the season, Kuhr took over defensive playcalling duties after defensive coordinator Terrell Williams was diagnosed with prostate cancer and stepped away from the team to undergo treatment. After the Super Bowl, the Patriots announced Williams would leave the defensive coordinator role for an undisclosed role on the coaching staff; on February 17, the Patriots announced they had promoted Kuhr to defensive coordinator full-time.

Personal life Kuhr attended the University of Florida before he began his career in college coaching.