Chris Achuff Position: Assistant Coach (Defensive Line) Alma Mater: Bloomsburg, 1998

Chris Achuff is in his fifth season at Baylor, having joined Baylor as part of Art Briles' original staff in December 2007. He coaches the Bears' defensive linemen.

Achuff coached two All-Big 12 honorees in 2011 -- second-teamer Nicolas Jean-Baptiste (team-high 8.5 tackles for loss) and honorable mentionee Tevin Elliott.

In 2010 Achuff protégée Phil Taylor amassed 62 tackles and two sacks en route to All-Big 12 honors and being drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft (21st overall) by the Cleveland Browns.

Achuff arrived at Baylor from Tennessee-Martin, where he spent two seasons helping to turn the Skyhawks' fortunes around as the defensive line and strength coach.

In 2006, Tennessee-Martin posted a 9-3 record, won the Ohio Valley Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs. Tennessee-Martin led the OVC and ranked 17th nationally in rush defense (112.92 ypg) en route to its league title and also ranked sixth nationally in total defense.

Prior to joining the Skyhawks' staff, Achuff coached the defensive line at Charleston Southern University in 2005 and helped lead the Buccaneers to the school's first conference championship and first winning season (CSU was named the Division I-AA Team of the Year by the College Sports Report).

Achuff was the defensive line coach at Chattanooga in 2004, after spending the 2002 and 2003 seasons as a graduate assistant on Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno's Penn State staff, working on the defensive side of the ball with Baylor associate head coach Brian Norwood. Achuff coached linebackers and served as the strength coach at Kutztown from 1999 through 2001.

He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Bloomsburg University, as a student assistant working with linebackers from 1998-99, then moved to Bryant College to work with outside linebackers and lead the school's strength and conditioning program.

Achuff was a standout outside linebacker and special teams performer at Bloomsburg from 1994-97. He was a member of four PSAC championship teams and received the program's 1996 Unsung Hero and Hardest Hit awards.

Chris and his wife, Kim, are the parents of one daughter, Julia, and two sons, Carter and Tyler.

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