Jacksonville Jaguars hiring away Auburn defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett
Auburn’s coaching wheel looks like it might be starting to get back up again, just when it looked like it was starting to slow down.
The Jacksonville Jaguars are anticipated to sign former Auburn defensive line coach Jeremy Garrett, according to Matt Zenitz of 247Sports.
Garrett would be making a comeback to the NFL if he decides to join Doug Pederson’s staff in Jacksonville. Garrett served as the Cleveland Browns’ assistant defensive line coach in 2020 and 2021.
Following his tenure with the Browns, Garrett joined Hugh Freeze at Liberty in 2022. However, in November of that same year, after Freeze assumed leadership of the Tigers’ program, Garrett moved south to Auburn. Garrett’s appointment to Auburn’s coaching staff was formally announced on December 23 2022.
Since Garrett played defensive lineman for Ole Miss during the same time that Freeze coached tight ends for the Rebels from 2006 to 2007, Garrett’s appointment to the coaching staff was somewhat of a reunion.
With Garrett’s anticipated departure, Auburn will now have five assistants leave The Plains this offseason: defensive coordinator Ron Roberts (left to take a new position), running backs coach Cadillac Williams (resigned), offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Philip Montgomery (fired), and defensive backs coach Zac Etheridge (resigned).
To date, Freeze has appointed running backs coach and offensive coordinator Derrick Nix, co-defensive coordinator Charles Kelly, defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin, and quarterbacks coach Kent Austin to replace each position.
And given the reports of Garrett’s exit on Friday, it seems like Freeze isn’t quite done hiring.
