WALTER KUSMIREK enters his second season with the New York Jets as an offensive assistant. He previously spent nearly a decade at the collegiate level, most recently serving as the offensive line coach at the University of Rhode Island.
Last season (2024), Kusmirek helped an offensive line unit that saw rookie Olu Fashanu allow only 1.0 sack, the lowest among all rookie tackles (minimum 300 offensive snaps), and John Simpson allow only 20 QB pressures, tied for the sixth-best mark in the NFL among all guards with 1,000+ offensive snaps. Despite starting nine players on the offensive line throughout the season due to injury, Kusmirek helped guide a unit that allowed only 40.0 sacks, good for a 6.2% sack rate, with both figures ranking in the top half of the League.
Prior to joining the Jets, Kusmirek spent time at Rhode Island following four seasons at New Haven, where he helped lead the Chargers to two NE-10 Conference Championships (2021, 2023) and three consecutive NCAA playoff appearances (2021-23). Additionally, Kusmirek helped New Haven's offensive line finish third in tackles for loss allowed and eighth in sacks allowed nationally in 2023. He has also served as the running backs coach at SUNY Morrisville (2014-16) and the co-special teams and co-recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach at Wagner College (2016-20).
Kusmirek graduated from Fitchburg State University in 2013 with a degree in history, where he played on the offensive line. He earned his master's degree in higher education administration from Wagner College in 2018
New York Jets | 2024-Present
Offensive Assistant - 2024-Present
Offensive Line - 2020-2024
Morrisville State College | 2014-16
Fitchburg State (Offensive Line) - 2010-13
