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ASSISTANT DEFENSIVE LINE 13TH NFL SEASON (12 PLAYING/1 COACHING) × 1ST WITH 49ERS

Darryl Tapp is in his first season as the 49ers assistant defensive line coach. He joined the 49ers after spending the 2020 season as the co-defensive line coach at Virginia Tech. The 2020 Hokies defense finished the year with 36.0 sacks, as DL Amaré Barno and DL Justus Reed tied for the team lead with 6.5 sacks apiece. Barno, who transitioned from linebacker to the de- fensive line that season, also added 43 tackles, 16.0 tackles for loss, two passes defensed, two forced and one recovery and earned Honorable Mention All-ACC honors. Tapp joined Virginia Tech after spending the 2019 season as a spe- cial teams quality control coach at Vanderbilt University. The Com- modores punt team averaged 42.2 yards per punt, with the field goal units connecting on 10 of 12 attempts on the season. He first entered the collegiate coaching ranks at Central Michigan Univer- sity in 2018, where he was a defensive quality control coach. The CMU defense allowed an average of 27.3 points per game that sea- son and registered 29.0 sacks and 12 fumble recoveries. DL Mike Tapp was drafted by the in the second round Danna led the team with 9.5 sacks to go along with 66 tackles, (63rd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Throughout his 12-year NFL three forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and one pass de- career with the Seahawks (2006-09), (2010-12), fensed and earned First-Team All-Mid-American honors. (2013), (2014-15), New Or- leans Saints (2016) and (2017), he appeared Prior to his time at Central Michigan, Tapp began coaching as an in 165 games (39 starts) and registered 316 tackles, 29.0 sacks, 20 intern with the in 2017. Working with the team’s passes defensed, 11 forced fumbles, 10 fumble recoveries and two defensive line, Tapp saw DE Cameron Jordan set a then-career high (one returned for a ). He also appeared in with 13.0 sacks to go along with 11 passes defensed which were the six postseason contests (two starts) and added 15 tackles, 2.0 sacks most in the NFL among defensive linemen. Jordan was selected to and two forced fumbles. the Pro Bowl and was named Associated Press First-Team All-Pro for the first time in his career. A native of Chesapeake, VA, Tapp spent four years (2002-05) at Virginia Tech, where he appeared in 53 games and registered 187 tackles and 23.5 sacks and earned a degree in marketing. He was inducted into the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 2018. He is married to his wife, Tiffany, and has one daughter, Taylor, and one son, Duece. TAPP’S BACKGROUND YEARS COACHING BACKGROUND 2021-current Assistant Defensive Line, 2020 Co-Defensive Line, Virginia Tech Justin Fuente 2019 Special Teams Quality Control, Vanderbilt University Derek Mason 2018 Defensive Quality Control, Central Michigan University John Bonamego 2017 Coaching Intern, New Orleans Saints 2017 *Defensive Lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dirk Koetter 2016 *Defensive Lineman, New Orleans Saints Sean Payton 2014-15 *Defensive Lineman, Detroit Lions Jim Caldwell 2013 *Defensive Lineman, Washington Football Team 2010-12 *Defensive Lineman, Philadelphia Eagles 2006-09 *Defensive Lineman, Seattle Seahawks Jim Mora Jr./Mike Holmgren 2002-05 *Defensive Lineman, Virginia Tech Frank Beamer

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