Paul Bretl, Jaguars WireFri, February 6, 2026 at 1:41 AM UTC·1 min readJacksonville Jaguars' defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile was one of nine coaches to receive at least one first-place vote for the NFL's Assistant Coach of the Year award.
The annual award went to New England Patriots' offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, who received 17 first-place votes. Campanile received two first-place votes -- tied for the seventh-most among all assistants league-wide.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn his first season as the Jaguars' defensive coordinator, Campanile's unit was one of the best at forcing takeaways, along with this unit surrendering under 15 points per game during Jacksonville's eight-game winning streak.
Campanile's scheme proved hard to game plan for with the variety of different looks he would throw at opposing offenses. It was a very malleable system that was quick to adjust based on who the opponent was and was very good at maximizing the skill sets that the Jaguars had on their defensive roster.
Campanile had head coaching interviews with three different teams this hiring cycle, but will return to the Jaguars for the 2026 season.
2026 Assistant Coach of the Year first-place voting
Josh McDaniels - 17
Vance Joseph - 10
Brian Flores - 8
Vic Fangio - 4
Klint Kubiak - 3
Matt Burke - 3
Robert Saleh - 2
Anthony Campanile - 2
Aaron Kromer - 1
This article originally appeared on Jaguars Wire: Jaguars' Campanile gets first-place votes for Assistant Coach of the Year
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