Jim O'Neil (American football)

Jim O'Neil (born October 26, 1978) is an American football coach who currently is the defensive assistant for the Detroit Lions. Previously he was the defensive coordinator at Northwestern University and as assistant coach in the NFL for the New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, the San Francisco 49ers and Las Vegas Raiders. He was a coach for numerous college football teams before that.

Jim O'Neil
Detroit Lions
Position:Defensive assistant
Personal information
Born: (1978-10-26) October 26, 1978
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Career information
College:Towson
Career history
As a coach:
  • Albany (2001)
    Assistant offensive line & tight ends coach
  • Pennsylvania (2002)
    Assistant offensive line coach
  • Northwestern (2003–2004)
    Graduate assistant
  • Towson (2005)
    Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach
  • Eastern Michigan (2006–2008)
    Safeties coach
  • New York Jets (2009)
    Defensive quality control coach
  • New York Jets (20102012)
    Assistant defensive backs coach
  • Buffalo Bills (2013)
    Linebackers coach
  • Cleveland Browns (20142015)
    Defensive coordinator
  • San Francisco 49ers (2016)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Oakland Raiders (2018)
    Senior defensive assistant
  • Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders (20192020)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Northwestern (2021–2022)
    Defensive coordinator
  • Detroit Lions (2024–present)
    Defensive assistant
Coaching stats at PFR
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