 Ulbrich with the San Francisco 49ers in 2002 | |||||||||||||
| New York Jets | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Interim head coach | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | February 17, 1977 San Jose, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Live Oak (Morgan Hill, California) | ||||||||||||
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| NFL draft: | 2000 / round: 3 / pick: 86 | ||||||||||||
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| Regular season: | 1–5 (.167) | ||||||||||||
| Record at Pro Football Reference | |||||||||||||
Jeffery Wade Ulbrich (/ˈʊlbrɪk/; born February 17, 1977) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker who is the interim head coach for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Hawaii and was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round (86th overall) in the 2000 NFL draft and played for the 49ers from 2000 to 2009.
After retiring as a player following the 2009 season, Ulbrich was the assistant special teams coach for the Seattle Seahawks for two seasons. He then served as the linebackers and special teams coach at UCLA for three seasons and later served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Falcons for six seasons. Since 2021, Ulbrich served as defensive coordinator for the New York Jets, being promoted to interim head coach on October 8, 2024, following the firing of Robert Saleh.