Football
- Title:
- Offensive Line
- Phone:
- 205-348-3600
Kyle Flood joined the Alabama coaching staff in January of 2019 to coach the Crimson Tide’s offensive line.
Flood took over Alabama’s offensive front after two years on the Atlanta Falcons’ coaching staff. He also boasts four years of head coaching experience, guiding the Rutgers Scarlet Knights from 2012-15.
Entering his 26th year of coaching, Flood welcomes back four starters from the 2019 squad that was a finalist for the Joe Moore Award, which recognizes the most outstanding offensive line in college football. The 2019 group, which included Alex Leatherwood, Evan Neal, Landon Dickerson, Deonte Brown and Jedrick Wills Jr., ranked third nationally and first in the SEC, surrendering just .92 sacks per game. The Crimson Tide front line also blocked for the nation’s No. 2 scoring offense and No. 6 total offense (510.8 ypg), while ranking ninth nationally and first in the SEC in rushing attempts resulting in a gain of five or more yards. Leatherwood earned first team All-America honors while Wills Jr., the Tide’s only departing starter, was the No. 10 overall pick of the Cleveland Browns in the 2020 NFL Draft. Dickerson also earned second team All-SEC recognition at center while Neal garnered Freshman All-America honors.
Flood spent the 2017-18 seasons working with a Falcons’ offensive line that only allowed 24 sacks in 2017 – tied for the third lowest amount in the NFL. Flood’s assistance in his first year in Atlanta was also shown by the group’s ability to sustain blocks as the Falcons line helped create 230 big plays (plays that are 10-plus yards). In 2018, the offense finished in the top 10 in the NFL in passing yards (fourth – 4,653 yards), total yards (sixth – 6,226 yards) and 10th in scoring (25.9 ppg).
He guided the Rutgers football program for four seasons from 2012-15 and spent 11 seasons on staff in Piscataway. Flood became the first head coach in school history to lead the program to three bowl appearances in his first three seasons at the helm and finished with a 27-24 overall record.
Flood’s first year as head coach of the Rutgers football program was as memorable as any in Scarlet Knights football history. Flood guided Rutgers to its first BIG EAST Championship, earned BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors and won more games (nine) than any rookie head coach in RU history.
He led Rutgers through their transition to the Big Ten conference in 2014 and a win in the 2014 Quick Lane Bowl. Flood guided Rutgers to eight wins that season - the program’s first year as a member of the Big Ten. Rutgers won all five of its non-conference games and earned Big Ten victories over Michigan, Indiana and Maryland. The Knights were also honored in 2014 with their first-ever Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, which goes to the top team in the East in the Bowl Subdivision.
In 2015, Flood had six different players earn All-Big Ten accolades. That included Leonte Carroo, who left as the program record holder with 29 receiving touchdowns. The 2013 season saw the Scarlet Knights earn a trip to the Pinstripe Bowl in New York’s Yankee Stadium.
During his tenure as the head coach at Rutgers, his teams mounted two of the largest comebacks in school history. In 2014 at Maryland and 2015 at Indiana, the Scarlet Knights erased 25-point deficits to earn victories.
Before becoming the head coach at Rutgers, he spent seven years (2005-11) on head coach Greg Schiano’s staff. He oversaw the offensive line all seven years while adding run game coordinator to his duties in 2007, assistant head coach in 2008 and co-offensive coordinator in 2010.
During his time at Rutgers, the offensive line consistently produced top-level talent, including several players who went on to the NFL. All-American Anthony Davis became the highest player ever drafted in Rutgers history as the 11th overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. Darnell Stapleton started in Super Bowl XLIII for the victorious Pittsburgh Steelers. Jeremy Zuttah started 117 games over nine seasons in the NFL after playing for Flood.
Flood arrived at Rutgers after three seasons at the University of Delaware, where he helped the Blue Hens to a 30-11 record, including a 15-1 mark in 2003 on their way to the NCAA FCS National Championship and a share of the Atlantic 10 title in 2004. He also served as assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator during his stint.
Prior to his time at Delaware, Flood was the offensive line coach at Hofstra from 1997-2001. While at Hofstra, he helped the Pride earn berths in the NCAA FCS playoffs in 1997 and 1999-2001. The Pride were among the top offensive teams in the nation during his tenure, ranking second in total offense, fourth in passing and fifth in scoring in 2001.
A 1993 graduate of Iona College, Flood was a four-year letterwinner for the Gaels. He earned first team All-Liberty Conference honors in 1991 and served as team captain of the Gaels in 1992. Following college, Flood spent four years teaching in the mathematics department at his alma mater St. Francis Prep in Fresh Meadows, New York. During that time, he coached the offensive line and defensive lines for St. Francis’ legendary head coach Vince O’Connor.
His first college coaching position came in 1995-96 as offensive line coach at Long Island University-C.W. Post. While coaching at C.W. Post, he helped the team to the ECAC Division II Eastern title in 1996.
A native of Bayside, N.Y., Flood and his wife, Amy, have three children, Kyle, Isabella and Joseph.
