The Jets have hired Brian Duker to be their defensive coordinator.
Head coach Aaron Glenn and Duker, 36, worked together for three seasons in Detroit when the former was defensive coordinator and the latter served as defensive assistant (2021), safeties coach (2022) and defensive backs coach (2023).
"During our time in Detroit, Brian consistently demonstrated a high-football acumen and an aggressive approach to defense," Glenn said. "I'm confident that his energy and knowledge of the game will help elevate our players and push this team forward."
Duker will stay in the AFC East after spending the past two seasons as the Miami Dolphins' pass game coordinator/secondary coach. From 2018-20, Duker was with the Baltimore Ravens where he served as a defensive staff assistant/coaching analyst for a season and a defensive coaching analyst for two seasons.
In 2015, Duker began his NFL career as a defensive intern on a Cleveland Browns' staff that included Glenn as the assistant secondary/cornerbacks coach. Duker then moved to the San Francisco 49ers in 2016 under DC Jim O'Neil and assumed a defensive analyst role. He began his coaching trek at Bryant in 2011 as a defensive graduate assistant and spent time as a graduate assistant in recruiting and defensive quality control at Missouri (2013-14).
