Ryan Nielsen

Defensive Run Game Coordinator at Minnesota Vikings since 2026.

Career

16 stints

2000s
- 2002USCAssistant Coach
- 2005–2007Ole MissDefensive Line
- 2008–2009Central ConnecticutDefensive CoordinatorDefensive Line
2010s
- 2010UT MartinSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Line
- 2011Northern IllinoisDefensive LineRecruiting Coordinator
- 2012Northern IllinoisDefensive LineRecruiting Coordinator
- 2013NC StateDefensive LineRecruiting Coordinator
- 2014–2015NC StateRun Game CoordinatorDefensive Line
- 2016NC StateDefensive Run Game CoordinatorDefensive Line
- 2017–2020New Orleans SaintsDefensive Line
2020s
- 2021New Orleans SaintsAssistant Head CoachDefensive Line
- 2022New Orleans SaintsCo-Defensive CoordinatorDefensive Line
- 2023Atlanta FalconsDefensive CoordinatorDefensive Line
- 2024Jacksonville JaguarsDefensive Coordinator
- 2025Buffalo BillsDefensive Assistant
- 2026–presentMinnesota VikingsDefensive Run Game Coordinator

10 mentors, 0 protégés, 0 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.

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23 seasons

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