Ben Albert - Football Coach - Boston College Athletics

Ben Albert

Title:
Defensive Line
Phone:
552-3010

Ben Albert enters his fourth overall season with the Boston College Football program as Defensive Line Coach. He returns to The Heights in 2026 after coaching the Eagles’ defensive line from 2013-15.

Prior to his return to Boston College, Albert served as Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line at Massachusetts for three seasons (2022-24). In his first season back with the Minutemen, his alma mater, Albert helped the defense move from 130th to 55th in FBS.

Before arriving in Amherst, Albert spent six seasons (2016-21) on staff at Duke, serving as Co-Defensive Coordinator while coaching the defensive line.

In 2021, he saw two Blue Devil defensive ends, Chris Rumph II and Victor Dimukeje, drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers and Arizona Cardinals, in the fourth and sixth rounds of the 2021 NFL Draft. For the second straight year, Albert coached the pair to All-ACC honors.

In 2017, Albert oversaw a Duke defense that proved to be one of the best in the ACC, ranking among the league’s leaders in opponent completion percentage (2nd), scoring defense (3rd) and total defense (4th).

He joined the Duke staff after spending three seasons (2013-15) coaching the defensive line at Boston College. Albert helped the Eagles to bowl game appearances in 2013 and 2014. He mentored defensive end Harold Landry, who was a second-round pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2018 NFL Draft. Landry earned All-America accolades while at Boston College and established the school’s single season record for sacks.

Prior to his time in Chestnut Hill, Albert served two seasons (2011-12) as Linebackers Coach at Temple. In 2011, he helped the Owls rank third nationally in scoring defense (13.9) as Temple posted a 9-4 overall record and defeated Wyoming, 37-15, in the New Mexico Bowl, for the program’s first bowl victory in 32 years. While at Temple, Albert played a critical role in developing Tahir Whitehead, who earned All-MAC honors prior to being a fifth-round choice of the Detroit Lions in the 2012 NFL Draft.

Albert spent the 2010 season on staff with the Jacksonville Jaguars, serving as Assistant Defensive Line Coach.

A former All-Conference defensive lineman at Massachusetts, Albert coached the defensive line for two seasons (1995-96) before helping Richmond to a pair of conference championships during a four-year (1997-2000) stint coaching the Spiders’ defensive line and linebackers.

After one season (2001) mentoring the defensive front at Rutgers, Albert returned to Massachusetts for two seasons (2002-03). During this stretch, he helped the Minutemen to the 2003 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship and aided in the recruitment of fellow Paterson, N.J. native, wide receiver Victor Cruz, to Massachusetts.

Albert graduated from Massachusetts in 1995 with a degree in political science and sociology. He later earned a master’s degree in education from Massachusetts in 1997. Albert and his wife, Lisa, have two children, Maya and Elijah.

Coaching Career

2026-Present: Boston College (Defensive Line)
2022-24: Massachusetts (Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line)
2016-21: Duke (Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line)
2013-15: Boston College (Defensive Line)
2011-12: Temple (Outside Linebackers)
2010: Jacksonville Jaguars (Assistant Defensive Line)
2006-09: Delaware (Associate Head Coach/Linebackers)
2004-05: Richmond (Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Line)
2002-03: Massachusetts (Special Teams Coordinator/Inside Linebackers)
2001: Rutgers (Defensive Line)
1997-00: Richmond (Defensive Line/Linebackers)
1995-96: Massachusetts (Defensive Line)