Several coaches on the Raiders current staff come from the college ranks. And that number continues to grow. The latest is Beyah Rasool, who comes to Las Vegas from University of Florida.
The #Raiders are set to hire Florida assistant defensive backs coach Beyah Rasool as a defensive assistant, sources tell @CBSSports/@247Sports.
Before UF, Rasool was defensive backs coach at Bowling Green and helped the team rank 12th nationally in pass defense in 2023. Has also… pic.twitter.com/ucCgq7lh5I
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) February 7, 2025
Rasool was the assistant defensive backs coach at Florida. Prior to that he was cornerbacks coach at Bowling Green.
He had an off-field role as an analyst at Florida, but Rasool was credited with helping the Gators defense improve from 3 interceptions in 2023 to 11 last season. While their passing yards per attempt also improved drastically.
Rasool’s specific title with the Raiders is not yet known, but they have several positions on the staff which have not been reported or officially announced including defensive backs coach, assistant defensive backs coach, and cornerbacks coach.
As it happens, the only position coach in which there is a departing member of the staff with no replacement yet reported is that of cornerbacks coach. Ricky Manning Jr will not return and his replacement has not yet known.
Now, going from assistant DB coach in college to defensive backs coach or cornerbacks coach in the pros is a bit of leap, but not unheard of. Whatever his role, the more talent on staff the better.
