Coaches
Aazaar Abdul-Rahim
His career from Wikipedia, each job checked against the team-season pages (✓ = a second source agrees, ≠ = they disagree)
Aazaar Abdul-Rahim
Played at Mesa (AZ) 1995-1996, San Diego State 1997-1999
Source: Wikipedia, read 2026-10-26
| Years | Team | Role | Title | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-2013 | Friendship Collegiate (DC) (unknown) | Head coach | Head coach | himself |
| 2014 | Alabama | Analyst | analyst | Nick Saban |
| 2015 | Alabama | Other | asst. DPP | Nick Saban |
| 2016-2017 | Maryland | Position | DB | D.J. Durkin |
| 2018 | Maryland | Position | CB | Matt Canada |
| 2019 | Massachusetts | DC | DC/CB✓ | Walt Bell |
| 2020 | Boston College | Position | DB | Jeff Hafley |
| 2021-2022 | Boston College | Position | AHC/PGC/DB | Jeff Hafley |
| 2023 | Boston College | DC | co-DC/DB✓ | Jeff Hafley |
| 2024-2026 | Maryland | DC | co-DC/DB✓ | Mike Locksley* |
| 2026- | Maryland | Head coachinterim | interim HC | Mike Locksley* |
Record
Confirmed coordinator seasons since 2005. FBS rankings
| Season | Team | Job | EPA/play | Points/poss. | Success | Year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Massachusetts | Co-defensive coordinator | 130 | 130 | 130 | 115 | 130 |
| 2023 | Boston College | Co-defensive coordinator | 108 | 108 | 79 | 77 | 133 |
| 2024 | Maryland | Co-defensive coordinator | 84 | 93 | 82 | 27 | 134 |
| 2025 | Maryland | Co-defensive coordinator | 50 | 67 | 93 | 84 | 136 |
| Season | Head coach at | Record | AP before → after | Off EPA/play | Def EPA/play | SP+ | Team year before | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Maryland | 1-1 (2 of 9) | - → - | 94 | 100 | - | 33% wins | 138 |
Worked under
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2014-2015 (Analyst, Other)
- D.J. Durkin · Maryland 2016-2017 (Position)
- Matt Canada · Maryland 2018 (Position)
- Walt Bell · Massachusetts 2019 (DC, Position)
- Jeff Hafley · Boston College 2020-2023 (DC, Other, Position)
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 2024-2026 (DC, Position)
His tree
Coaches who were on his staffs
No one on his staffs among the coaches we hold.
Coached together
- Alex Mortensen* · Alabama 2014-2015 · him Analyst, Other, them GA
- Billy Napier* · Alabama 2014-2015 · him Analyst, Other, them Position
- Doug Belk · Alabama 2014-2015 · him Analyst, Other, them GA
- Kevin Steele · Alabama 2014 · him Analyst, them Position
- Kirby Smart*+ · Alabama 2014-2015 · him Analyst, Other, them DC
- Lane Kiffin*+ · Alabama 2014-2015 · him Analyst, Other, them OC, Position
- Mario Cristobal*+ · Alabama 2014-2015 · him Analyst, Other, them Other, Position
- Nick Saban · Alabama 2014-2015 · him Analyst, Other, them Head coach
- Tosh Lupoi* · Alabama 2014-2015 · him Analyst, Other, them Analyst
- Charlie Weis Jr. · Alabama 2015 · him Other, them Analyst
- Dan Lanning*+ · Alabama 2015 · him Other, them GA
- Eric Kiesau · Alabama 2015 · him Other, them Analyst
- Mel Tucker · Alabama 2015 · him Other, them Other, Position
- Andy Buh · Maryland 2016-2018 · him Position, them DC
- Anthony Tucker · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Position, them Position
- Chris Beatty · Maryland 2016-2018 · him Position, them OC, Other, Position
- D.J. Durkin · Maryland 2016-2018 · him Position, them Head coach
- Matt Barnes · Maryland 2016-2018 · him Position, them Position, ST coord.
- Mike London · Maryland 2016 · him Position, them Other, Position
- Pete Lembo* · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Position, them Other, Position, ST coord.
- Walt Bell · Maryland 2016-2017 · him Position, them OC, Position
- Tyler Bowen · Maryland 2017 · him Position, them Position
- Bryan Stinespring · Maryland 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Chuck Heater · Maryland 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Matt Canada · Maryland 2018 · him Position, them Head coach, OC, Position
- Wesley Beschorner · Maryland 2018 · him Position, them Position
- Tommy Restivo · Massachusetts 2019 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Walt Bell · Massachusetts 2019 · him DC, Position, them Head coach
- Frank Cignetti Jr. · Boston College 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Jeff Hafley · Boston College 2020-2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them Head coach
- Joe Dailey · Boston College 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Rich Gunnell · Boston College 2020-2021 · him Other, Position, them Position
- Sean Duggan · Boston College 2020-2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them DC, Position
- Steve Shimko · Boston College 2020-2023 · him DC, Other, Position, them OC, Position
- Tem Lukabu · Boston College 2020-2022 · him Other, Position, them DC
- John McNulty · Boston College 2022 · him Other, Position, them OC
- Paul Rhoads · Boston College 2023 · him DC, Position, them Position
- Ryan McCarthy · Boston College 2023 · him DC, Position, them Other
- Brian Ferentz · Maryland 2024 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Brian Williams · Maryland 2024 · him DC, Position, them DC, Position
- Damian Wroblewski · Maryland 2024-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Other
- Josh Gattis · Maryland 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Kevin Sumlin · Maryland 2024 · him DC, Position, them OC, Other, Position
- Mike Locksley* · Maryland 2024-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Head coach
- Rob Ambrose · Maryland 2024-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Analyst
- Ron Zook · Maryland 2024-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them Analyst
- Pep Hamilton · Maryland 2025 · him DC, Position, them OC, Position
- Ted Monachino · Maryland 2025-2026 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them DC
- Ted White · Maryland 2025 · him DC, Position, them Analyst
- Clint Trickett · Maryland 2026 · him DC, Head coach, Position, them OC, Position