John Egorugwu, whose 13 years of coaching experience include seven in the NFL, is in his second season as the Giants' inside linebackers coach.
In his first season with the team in 2022, Egorugwu helped develop a constantly changing cast of linebackers into a productive and reliable group that helped the Giants earn their first playoff berth in six years. Micah McFadden, a fifth-round draft choice, started seven games and contributed 58 tackles. 2.0 sacks and six tackles for loss.
Egorugwu spent the 2021 season as the linebackers coach at Vanderbilt University.
He was previously on the Buffalo Bills' coaching staff for four years (2017-20), the last three with Brian Daboll, as a defensive quality control coach and assistant linebackers coach. He first coached in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens from 2015-16 as a defensive assistant under current Giants coordinator Wink Martindale, working primarily with the linebackers.
In 2020, the Bills returned to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 1993. Egorugwu's work with the linebackers helped the team finish fifth in the league in opponent pass efficiency. Egorugwu helped Buffalo linebacker Tremaine Edmunds earn his first Pro Bowl selection in 2019, when the defense allowed just 298.3 yards a game. In 2018, the Bills' linebackers intercepted seven passes, interceptions, tying them with the Giants for the most among the position group in the NFL.
During his two years with the Ravens, Egorugwu helped linebacker Elvis Dumervil to a 2015 Pro Bowl selection and linebacker C.J. Mosley to a Pro Bowl nod in 2016. Mosley and linebacker Zach Orr were second team AP all-pros in 2016.
Before entering the NFL, Egorugwu coached the Missouri State wide receivers in 2015.
He spent three years as a graduate assistant at the University of Missouri, working with both the defense (2012) and offense (2013-14). During his tenure, the Tigers played in the Cotton Bowl and Citrus Bowl. Missouri claimed the SEC East Division title and played in the league's championship game in 2013 and 2014.
Egorugwu began his coaching career at his alma mater, William Jewell College, mentoring linebackers from 2010-11.
A linebacker for William Jewell, Egorugwu played in 29 games, collecting 156 tackles, 22.0 tackles for loss, 7.0 sacks and two interceptions during his career. As a senior, he tallied 84 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.
Egorugwu received his bachelor's in accounting and business/management in 2007 and earned his master's from Missouri in educational and counseling psychology.
2010–11 William Jewell College linebackers
2012 University of Missouri graduate assistant (defense)
2013–14 University of Missouri graduate assistant (offense)
2015 Missouri State University wide receivers
2015–16 Baltimore Ravens defensive staff assistant
2017 Buffalo Bills defensive quality control
2018-20 Buffalo Bills defensive quality control/assistant linebackers
2021 Vanderbilt University linebackers
2022-23 New York Giants inside linebackers
