AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Award

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AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year
Jim Schwartz 2021 09-19.jpg
Jim Schwartz, the most recent recipient
Awarded forAssistant coach of the year in the National Football League
Presented by Associated Press
History
First award2014
Most recent Jim Schwartz

The AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Award (ACOY) is presented annually by the Associated Press (AP) to the top assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL). [1] [2] The winner is decided by votes from a nationwide panel of sportswriters who regularly report on the NFL. [3] The ACOY is presented alongside seven other AP awards at the NFL Honors and was first awarded following the 2014 season at the 4th Annual NFL Honors. [4] [2] It is the first new NFL award presented by the AP since the Comeback Player of the Year Award was re-introduced in 1998. [1] Though all coaches aside from head coaches are eligible, [5] it has only been awarded to offensive or defensive coordinators so far.

Todd Bowles was the inaugural winner of the award and, following his award-winning season, was hired as the head coach of the New York Jets. [4] [6] Four other coaches—Vic Fangio, DeMeco Ryans, Kyle Shanahan, and Pat Shurmur—were hired to head coaching positions following the seasons for which they won the award. [7] [8] [9] [10] Two coaches—Brian Daboll and Dan Quinn—remained assistant coaches for at least another season after winning the award but were subsequently hired as head coaches. [11] [12] Brian Daboll is the only person to have been named both the AP NFL Coach of the Year and ACOY. [11] Jim Schwartz, the defensive coordinator of the 2023 Cleveland Browns, is the most recent winner of the award. [13]

Winners

Legend
*Denotes team won the Super Bowl that season
Winners of the AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Award
SeasonCoachPositionTeamRef
2014 Todd Bowles Defensive coordinator Arizona Cardinals [14]
2015 Wade Phillips Defensive coordinator Denver Broncos* [15]
2016 Kyle Shanahan Offensive coordinator Atlanta Falcons [16]
2017 Pat Shurmur Offensive coordinator Minnesota Vikings [17]
2018 Vic Fangio Defensive coordinator Chicago Bears [18]
2019 Greg Roman Offensive coordinator Baltimore Ravens [19]
2020 Brian Daboll Offensive coordinator Buffalo Bills [20]
2021 Dan Quinn Defensive coordinator Dallas Cowboys [21]
2022 DeMeco Ryans Defensive coordinator San Francisco 49ers [22]
2023 Jim Schwartz Defensive coordinator Cleveland Browns [23]

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