Chris Raitano

Biography

CHRIS RAITANO Hometown Hazlet, N.J. College Monmouth '14 Coaching Experience Year School, Position 2025- Temple, Outside Linebackers 2024 Monmouth, Linebackers 2023 Stetson, Defensive Line 2021-22 Rice, Defensive QC / Outside LBs 2019-20 Rice, Grad. Asst. / Defensive Line 2016-18 Monmouth, Defensive Line 2015 Monmouth, Defensive QC Chris Raitano joined the Temple Football staff in 2025 as outside linebacker coach. The Hazlet, N.J., native first worked with Temple defensive coordinator, Brian Smith, at Rice from 2019-22. Raitano had two coaching stints at Monmouth, his alma mater. He served as the linebacker coach in 2024 and previously spent four seasons on the sidelines at Monmouth, including three as the defensive line coach and video coordinator from 2016-18. Raitano spent the 2015 season as a defensive quality control assistant with the Hawks. During his time at Monmouth he mentored Darnell Leslie and Manny Maragoto who both finished in the Top 10 in sacks in school history. Leslie went on to play in the NFL for the Cowboys and Steelers. During the 2023 season, Raitano coached the defensive line at Stetson University. With the Hatters, Raitano also assisted special teams and was responsible for recruiting student-athletes from South Florida, Houston, Texas and the Northeast. Raitano also coached four seasons at Rice University from 2019-22 season. His first two seasons at Rice, Raitano was a graduate assistant on the defensive line before being elevated to working with ou