Chris Achuff


Chris Achuff is an American football coach who is the defensive line coach for the South Alabama Jaguars. He has served as a defensive line coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.

Coaching career

College

From 2008 to 2016, Achuff served as the defensive line coach at Baylor University.
On March 11, 2020, Achuff was named linebackers coach at Syracuse in a return to college football.
On January 20, 2026, Achuff was named as the defensive line coach at South Alabama.

National Football League

Arizona Cardinals

In 2018, Achuff was hired by the Arizona Cardinals to be their assistant defensive line coach. On January 31, 2019, Achuff was promoted to defensive line coach.
On December 30, 2019, it was announced that Achuff was being let go by the Cardinals after spending two seasons there.