Imarjaye Albury Sr.

Biography

Imarjaye Albury Sr. enters his first season as Texas Tech's defensive line coach, bringing nearly a decade of experience at both the NFL and collegiate levels. Albury arrives at Texas Tech following six seasons in various roles with the Vikings, including five on the coaching staff where he rose to assistant defensive line coach. The Vikings made two playoff appearances during his tenure thanks to a 14-3 record in 2024 and a 13-4 campaign in 2022. Albury began his tenure in Minnesota as a defensive quality control and assistant linebackers coach from 2020-21 before transitioning to the front office as a pro scout during the 2022 season. He was named a defensive assistant a year later, working with the outside linebackers during the 2023-24 campaigns before being named the assistant defensive line coach this past season. Minnesota ranked tied for fourth in the NFL for sacks during the 2025 season, totaling 49.0 as a team with Albury’s unit combining for 15.0 on their own. Jalen Redmond led the defensive line with 6.0 sacks in only his second NFL season, developing from an undrafted free agent who originally signed with the Carolina Panthers in 2023 to one of the Vikings’ leaders in the middle. The Vikings were previously second in the NFL with 51.0 sacks during Albury’s second season on staff in 2021, their most since 1992. Albury played an integral role in Jonathan Greenard and Andrew Van Ginkel being named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in their respective careers during