The San Francisco 49ers have filled their vacant defensive coordinator position for the 2024 NFL season. Nick Sorensen will be promoted into the role from the defensive pass game specialist and nickel cornerbacks coach position. He takes over for Steve Wilks who was fired two days after the 49ers’ Super Bowl 58 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Sorensen’s hiring comes in tandem with the hiring of former Los Angeles Chargers head coach Brandon Staley into the assistant head coach role. That position was left open by Anthony Lynn’s departure to the Washington Commanders ahead of next season.
Here’s what to know about the 49ers’ new defensive coordinator.
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Who is Nick Sorensen?
The 45-year-old Sorensen moves to the defensive coordinator role after two seasons with the 49ers.
Sorensen started his coaching career in 2013 with the Seattle Seahawks. He spent eight seasons in total with that franchise in three different roles: assistant special teams coach (2013-15), assistant defensive backs coach (2016), and secondary coach (2017-2020).
He was the special teams coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021. The advanced metric DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average) measures on per-play basis how good a team’s offense, defense, and special teams units are…
