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On Monday, the Patriots put out the official coaching staff with full titles for 2026.

This of course is much different than how things operated for 20+ years under Bill Belichick, where titles weren’t always clear due to financial commitments some of them would require. Now, Mike Vrabel is all about transparency and treating coaches like actual human beings, which is refreshing.

The biggest ‘news’ out of the reveal is that former defensive coordinator Terrell Williams is now officially the assistant head coach.

Here’s the full list of coaches with their titles:

Mike Vrabel – Head coach

Terrell Williams – Assistant head coach

John Streicher – Vice President of Football Operations & Strategy 

Jonathan Decoster – Offensive line assistant

Todd Downing – Wide receivers coach

Scott Booker – Secondary coach

Vinny DePalma – Inside linebackers coach

BJ Edmonds – Defensive assistant

Thomas Brown – Tight ends coach/pass game coordinator 

Tony Dews – Running backs coach

Ashton Grant – Quarterbacks coach

Justin Hamilton – Cornerbacks coach

Jason Houghtaling – Assistant O-line coach

Chuckie Keeton – Offensive assistant

Riley Larkin – Offensive assistant 

Charles London – Offensive analyst 

Doug Marrone – Offensive line coach

Clinton McMillan – Defensive line coach

Tom Quinn – Assistant special teams coach

Kevin Richardson – Defensive assistant 

Mike Smith – Outside linebackers coach

Ekene Olekanma – Director of coaching analytics 

Frank Piranio – Director of sports performance

Deron Mayo – Strength and conditioning coach

Brian McDonough – Strength and conditioning coach

Brian Martuccio – Strength and conditioning coach

Jeremy Springer – Special teams coordinator 

Zak Kuhr – Defensive coordinator 

Having this many familiar faces and continuity back is key. If the Patriots are going to replicate or do more than they did a year ago, not having too many new voices or new expectations in different positional rooms throughout the building is huge. This of course probably won’t last either. If New England is able to have more success, you’ve got to think more coaches will start getting looks and interviews from other teams in the offseason.

It’s a good problem to have, but for a team still in the middle of a rebuild, the importance of having this much familiarity back can’t be overstated.