Report: Las Vegas Raiders set to hire Florida assistant DBs coach Beyah Rasool

The Raiders are dipping into the college ranks for their latest addition to their coaching staff, as Las Vegas is set to hire Florida assistant defensive backs coach Beyah Rasool as a defensive assistant, according to Matt Zenitz of CBSSports/247Sports.

“The Raiders are set to hire Florida assistant defensive backs coach Beyah Rasool as a defensive assistant, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports,” Zenitz posted on X. “Before UF, Rasool was defensive backs coach at Bowling Green and helped the team rank 12th nationally in pass defense in 2023. Has also worked at Arizona and Missouri.”

As Zenitz alluded to, Rasool has been an important defensive assistant at Florida, as well as a bevy of other stops, such as Bowling Green, Arizona and Missouri. He’ll be hoping to make an impact on Pete Carroll’s coaching staff, as Las Vegas tries to rebuild their franchise into a contender in the AFC West.

Moving forward, Rasool’s addition continues an impressive trend of adding quality coaches to their staff, following Chip Kelly becoming the new offensive coordinator of the Raiders earlier in the week. According to Albert Breer of Monday Morning Quarterback, Kelly will earn $6 million per season, making him the highest-paid offensive coordinator in the NFL.

“The Raiders told candidates during their search they were making a serious commitment with an infusion of cash from the new owners,” Breer wrote on X. “Here it is—Chip Kelly was lured to Vegas with a deal averaging $6 million per year, per sources. Kelly is now the NFL’s highest-paid coordinator.”

Time will tell if Kelly proves to be worth it, but the former Ohio State offensive coordinator completes the coordinator staff, as Carroll retained defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and special teams coordinator Tom McMahon.

“I’m really looking for people that have been with me, that understand the philosophy to some extent,” Carroll said during his introductory press conference last Monday, per ESPN.“I [also] want guys that have never been around me before so they have to learn what we’re all about and we can watch the process of them learning what we’re all about and what we expect.

“And then I’m hoping that we can maintain some of the terrific coaches that are on the staff, too, so we can have the benefit of the insights that they bring and the continuity that they can generate for us.”

— On3’s Nick Schultz contributed to this article.