Al Holcomb is in his first season as the Giants' defensive quality control coach. Holcomb spent the previous three seasons as the defensive line coach at Lafayette. Al Holcomb
Al Holcomb is in his first season as the Giants' defensive quality control coach. Holcomb spent the previous three seasons as the defensive line coach at Lafayette.
Last season, the Leopards led the Patriot League in both total defense (303.2 yards a game) and scoring defense (17.5 points a game). Lafayette also allowed the fewest first downs in the league (176), the best defensive third-down conversion percentage (33.6) and had the lowest passing efficiency by opposing quarterbacks (116.0). Defensive lineman Jason Mills was named to the All-Patriot League first team.
In 2007, Holcomb mentored All-Patriot League First-Team tackle Kyle Sprenkle and second-team defensive end Keith Bloom. Lafayette allowed an NCAA-best 260.1 yards per game and ranked fourth in the country in rushing defense (85.7 yards a game) and eighth in scoring defense (16.9 points per game).
In his first season at Lafayette, Holcomb coached defensive end Marvin Snipes and tackles Dan Liseno and Kyle Sprenkle to All-Patriot League honors.
In the summer of 2007, Holcomb participated in the NFL's minority coaching internship with the Jets. He spent mini-camp and training camp working the team's defense.
Holcomb coached at Division II Kutztown University, where he was the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach in 2004 and 2005 and served as acting head coach in the winter of 2005. Holcomb was the linebackers coach and special teams coordinator at Bloomsburg for six seasons from 1998-2003. Bloomsburg won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference championship four straight years (2000-03).
Holcomb was linebackers coach, assistant track coach and a physical education instructor at Division III Colby College in Maine in 1997. He was the graduate assistant coach in charge of linebackers at Temple in 1995 and 1996.
A 1993 graduate of West Virginia University with a bachelor's degree in sport management, Holcomb earned his master's degree in athletic coaching education from WVU in 1996. He began his coaching career as linebackers coach at Morgantown High School in the fall of 1994, and served as a volunteer administrative assistant with the Mountaineers while pursuing his graduate degree.
Holcomb and his wife, Toni, are the parents of a son, Alex.
Holcomb at a Glance
1995-96 Temple Graduate Assistant/Linebackers
1997 Colby Linebackers
1998-2003 Bloomsburg Linebackers/Special Teams
2004-05 Kutztown Defensive Coordinator/DBs
2006-2008 Lafayette Defensive Line
2009 New York Giants Defensive Quality Control