Raheem Morris
Defensive Coordinator, San Francisco 49ers (SF).
Quick Facts
- Role: Defensive Coordinator
- Team: San Francisco 49ers (SF)
- NFL experience: 11 years
- Reports to: Kyle Shanahan (Head Coach)
- Coaching tree: see Coaching Trees
Background
Morris joins the 49ers after two seasons (2024-25) as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. He joined the Falcons after spending the previous three seasons (2021-23) as defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams, where he helped lead the team to a Super Bowl LVI victory.
Prior to his time with the Rams, Morris spent six seasons (2015-20) in various roles with the Falcons. He spent one season (2020) as defensive coordinator and finished the final 12 weeks of that season as interim head coach. Morris worked as assistant head coach/wide receivers/passing game coordinator for three seasons (2017-19), assistant head coach/wide receivers (2016) and assistant head coach/defensive passing game coordinator (2015). Before his first stint in Atlanta, Morris spent three seasons (2012-14) as the secondary coach for the Washington Commanders. He began his NFL coaching career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he spent nine total seasons serving as the team's head coach (2009-11), defensive backs coach (2007-08), assistant defensive backs coach (2004-05), defensive assistant (2003) and defensive quality control (2002).
Scheme & Fantasy Angle
Morris arrives having coordinated the Rams' defense to a Super Bowl LVI title and has a long résumé running NFL secondaries and pass defenses, the kind of attacking scheme that drives team sack and turnover production.