Report: Commanders to hire Sharrif Floyd as assistant defensive line coach

As new Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn looks to round out his staff he’s doing so with some familiar faces. According to a report from the NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Quinn will tap Sharrif Floyd as his new assistant defensive line coach.

Floyd worked with Quinn in Dallas, serving in the same capacity.

He was hired to that position with the Cowboys in February of 2023, having previously served as a student-assistant coach at Florida under coach Billy Napier. Sharrif Floyd played at Florida from 2010-12, and Quinn served as the defensive coordinator at Florida in 2011 and 2012.

So the two have some definite history together over the years.

That history at Florida during Floyd’s playing days very nearly resulted in an appearance in the BCS national title game. The Gators went 11-1 in the regular season during Floyd’s junior season in 2012 — which was Quinn’s final year at the college level — but narrowly missed out on making it to the national title game, as Notre Dame was unbeaten and Alabama went 12-1 with an SEC Championship Game victory.

Still, Floyd had a very successful college career.

He finished his three years with 115 tackles, 26.5 tackles for a loss, 4.5 sacks, one forced fumble, one pass defended and three blocked field goals.

Floyd was part of a remarkable 2010 recruiting class at Florida, one of the strongest classes in modern recruiting history.

He was a five-star prospect and one of the gems of the class. He joined the likes of Ronald Powell, Dominique Easley, Matt Elam, and Josh Shaw in earning five-star rankings for the class.

Coming out of George Washington High School (Philadelphia, PA), Floyd was one of the most highly-rated prospects in America in the 2010 cycle. According to the On3 Consensus Rankings, Floyd was rated as a five-star prospect and the No. 2 overall defensive line prospect in the country.