Aazaar Abdul-Rahim is the co-defensive coordinator, associate head coach for defense, and cornerbacks coach for the University of Maryland football program in College Park, Maryland. Entering his third season in those roles in 2026, he returned to Maryland in 2024 for a second stint on the staff after previously coaching the Terrapins' secondary from 2016 to 2018.
Abdul-Rahim, a Washington, D.C., native with longstanding ties to the DMV, came back to Maryland after four seasons at Boston College. He joined Boston College in 2020 as defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator, added the title of associate head coach in 2021, and was promoted to co-defensive coordinator before the 2023 season while continuing to work with the defensive backs. Before Boston College, he spent the 2019 season at UMass as defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach. Earlier in his career, he worked at Alabama as a defensive analyst in 2014 and assistant director of player personnel in 2015.
