Vikings defensive assistant Imarjaye Albury coaches LBs/EDGEs in Senior Bowl

Minnesota Vikings defensive assistant Imarjaye Albury gets an opportunity to coach an interesting group of linebackers at the Senior Bowl.

The Reese’s Senior Bowl announced the National Team’s linebacker/edge rusher group and that Minnesota Vikings defensive assistant Imarjaye Albury will be coaching them. He will join New York Jets’ defensive assistant Nathaniel Willingham to coach the following players next week in Mobile:

  • Michigan LB Michael Barrett
  • Notre Dame LB JD Bertrand
  • Georgia State LB Jontrey Hunter
  • North Carolina LB Cedric Gray
  • Washington LB Edefuan Ulofoshio
  • North Carolina State LB Payton Wilson
  • Kansas LB Austin Booker
  • Michigan LB Jaylen Harrell
  • Washington State DE Brennan Jackson
  • Penn State DE Adisa Issac
  • Western Michigan DE Marshawn Kneeland
  • UCLA OLB Laiatu Latu
  • Michigan OLB Braiden McGregor
  • Troy DE Javon Solomon

Earlier this month, the Senior Bowl had announced that fellow assistant Daronte Jones would be the defensive coordinator for the National team so the Vikings will have two coaches working closely with the defenders from the National team.

With the uncertainty with the pass rushers next season, including perennial Pro-Bowl edge rusher Danielle Hunter, this is a unique opportunity for Minnesota to get a first-hand look at some of the possible replacements in next year’s draft.

UCLA’s Laiatu Latu is the most recognizable name as he is in the conversation to be, not only one of the top edge rushers, but defensive players in this draft.

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Vikings add five coaches, finalize 2023 staff

The #Vikings hired five assistant coaches on Tuesday, locking in their coaching staff for the 2023 season

The Minnesota Vikings added five assistant coaches to their coaching staff on Tuesday, locking in the administrative portion of their gameday roster. Among the new hires were defensive assistant Imarjaye Albury, assistant inside linebackers coach Thad Bogardus, and assistant special teams coach Dalmin Gibson.

Albury was a scout in the Vikings organization last season and is entering his fourth season on the coaching staff after taking a brief respite from his role as an assistant defensive line coach in Minnesota from February 2020 to June 2022. Joining him on defense will be Bogardus, who served as the Los Angeles Rams’ outside linebackers coach in 2022, where he coached the likes of Leonard Floyd and Ernest Jones.

Gibson is making his first appearance on staff at the NFL level, joining the Vikings after a successful stint at Southern Illinois University where he served as the Saluki’s special teams coordinator and defensive ends coach last season.

Others hired by the team on Tuesday were Pat Hill, who will serve as the assistant defensive line coach, and Michael Hutchings, who joins the team as their new assistant defensive backs coach. Hill is a veteran coach with experience at both the collegiate and NFL levels, having served last as the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive line coach in 2013. Hutchings was the outside linebackers coach for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers last year, and previously held roles at the University of Oregon and the University of Southern California as a defensive analyst.

These signings should serve to shore up Minnesota’s staff, and give the team leverage to continue developing the young talent on their roster.