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Stephen Adegoke enters his 5th season of coaching (second NFL) and joins the Houston Texans as the safeties coach in 2023. He spent last season as the 49ers defensive quality control coach (2022) working alongside former 49ers defensive coordinator and current Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans.

Stephen Adegoke enters his 5th season of coaching (second NFL) and joins the Houston Texans as the safeties coach in 2023. He spent last season as the 49ers defensive quality control coach (2022) working alongside former 49ers defensive coordinator and current Houston Texans head coach DeMeco Ryans.

In his first NFL coaching role, Adegoke guided the 49ers defense to allow a league-low 300.6 yards per game and 20 interceptions in 2022. The team also allowed just 17.1 first downs per game and and 77.7 rushing yards per game, both of which ranked second in the league. San Francisco's defensive unit saw second-year player DB Talanoa Hufanga reach his first-career Pro Bowl and be named AP First-Team All-Pro, PFWA All-NFL Team and PFWA All-NFC Team. Hufanga finished the 2022 season with 95 tackles (65 solo), 2.0 sacks, four interceptions, nine passes defensed and two forced fumbles.

Prior to joining the 49ers coaching staff, Adegoke served as a graduate assistant for the University of Michigan (2021) working under Jim Harbaugh. At Michigan, Adegoke guided a defense that was led by consensus All-American DL Aidan Hutchinson. As a senior, Hutchinson posted 62 tackles (36 solo) and 14.0 sacks, which set a new school record for most sacks in a single season. The Wolverines defensive unit allowed just 17 points per game, claimed a Big Ten Conference Championship and earned a trip to the College Football Playoff semifinal.

Adegoke began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the University of Florida for two seasons (2019-20). He helped the Gators defense finish tied for seventh in the country and first in the Southeastern Conference with 35.0 sacks on the 2020 season. Florida's defense also totaled the second-most tackles for loss in the conference (73) and held opponents to 257.5 passing yards per game that season. In 2019, Adegoke overlapped with DL Jonathan Greenard, who spent his fifth-year of eligibility at Florida after playing four seasons at Louisville (2015-19).

Adegoke spent three years at Mississippi State University (2016-18) after transferring from San Diego Mesa College (2014-15). In two seasons as a safety for Mississippi State (2017-18), he appeared in 16 games and registered 14 tackles, three passes defensed, one interception and one forced fumble. He earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from Mississippi State followed by his master's degree in sport management from Florida in 2021.

COACHING CAREER

2023 Safeties Houston Texans

2022 Defensive Quality Control San Francisco 49ers

2021 Graduate Assistant Michigan

2019-20 Graduate Assistant Florida