Marcus West enters his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2026 as defensive line coach.
West joins the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after four years with the Buffalo Bills (2022-25), most recently serving as their defensive line coach following two seasons as the assistant defensive line coach. He was promoted following the 2023 season in which the Bills tallied 54 sacks, which were fourth-most in the NFL that season. West also contributed to a Bills defense that ranked first in the AFC in 2022 with 17.8 points per game allowed and ranked second in the NFL with 286 total points allowed.
Prior to his four seasons with the Bills, West spent time at the collegiate level, serving as the assistant head coach/co-defensive coordinator/defensive line coach at Charlotte from 2019-21. In his first season at Charlotte, the defense set school records in sacks (36) and tackles for loss (86) and finished the season with a school-record seven wins. West helped coach All-American defensive end Alex Highsmith, who ranked in the nation's top five with a school record 14.0 sacks and 21.5 tackles for loss. West had previous stints at Wartburg (2008), Chattanooga (2009-15), Austin Peay (2016-17) and Minnesota (2018).
He played collegiately at Memphis (2002-05) before spending time professionally with the Indianapolis Colts in 2006 and the Amsterdam Admirals (NFL Europe) and Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Canadian Football League) in 2007.
West is married to Nikki West, the associate head coach of the North Carolina State women's basketball team.
