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Chris Kiffin
Ole Miss Rebels
Position:	Co-defensive coordinator
Personal information
Born:	January 19, 1982 (age 42); Raleigh, NC, United States
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sickles (Tampa, FL)
College:	Colorado State
Career history
As a coach:
	Idaho (2005–2006); Assistant; Ole Miss (2007); Graduate assistant; Nebraska (2008–2009); Offensive quality control assistant; USC (2010); Defensive administrative assistant; Arkansas State (2011); Defensive line coach; Ole Miss (2012–2016); Defensive line coach & defensive recruiting coordinator; Florida Atlantic (2017); Defensive coordinator & linebackers coach; San Francisco 49ers (2018–2019); Pass rush specialist coach; Cleveland Browns (2020–2021); Defensive line coach; Ole Miss (2022–present); Co-defensive coordinator & linebackers coach;

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Chris Kiffin (born January 19, 1982) is an American football coach who is the co-defensive coordinator for the Ole Miss Rebels. He previously served as an assistant coach for the San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also coached at Florida Atlantic, Ole Miss, Arkansas State, USC, Nebraska and Idaho.

In 2005, Kiffin started his coaching career at Idaho as a coaching assistant.

In 2006, Kiffin was hired by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a offseason quality control intern under head coach Jon Gruden.

In 2008, Kiffin was hired as a defensive quality control coach at Nebraska.

In 2010, Kiffin was hired as a defensive assistant at USC.

In 2011, Kiffin was hired as a defensive line coach at Arkansas State.

In 2012, Kiffin was hired as a defensive line coach at Ole Miss.^[1] He left in 2017 to join his brother.^[2]

In 2017, Kiffin was hired by his brother, Lane Kiffin, at Florida Atlantic^[3] as a defensive coordinator in 2016.^[4]

In 2018, Kiffin was hired by the San Francisco 49ers as their pass rush specialist coach under head coach Kyle Shanahan.^[5]

On February 13, 2020, Kiffin was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their defensive line coach under head coach Kevin Stefanski.^[6]

On January 13, 2022 it was reported that Kiffin was leaving the Browns organization to take a coaching position at Ole Miss.^[7]

Chris is the son of longtime National Football League defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin^[8] and the younger brother of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) head coach Lane Kiffin^[9] Chris and his wife, Angela, have four children: daughters, Bella, Grace and Taylor, and son, Christian. A native of Tampa, Florida, Chris played defensive tackle at Colorado State.

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 ===Ole Miss===
-On January 13, 2022 it was reported that Kiffin was leaving the Browns organization to take a coaching position at [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report: Browns DL Coach Chris Kiffin leaving for Ole Miss|url= https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/13/report-browns-dl-coach-chris-kiffin-leaving-for-ole-miss/}}</ref>
+On January 13, 2022 it was reported that Kiffin was leaving the Browns organization to take a coaching position at [[Ole Miss Rebels football|Ole Miss]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Report: Browns DL Coach Chris Kiffin leaving for Ole Miss|url= https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/13/report-browns-dl-coach-chris-kiffin-leaving-for-ole-miss/}}</ref>
 ==Personal life==