Matt House returns to Kansas City for his first season as senior defensive assistant in 2025 after previously spending three seasons with the club (2019-21). Before his previous stint with the Chiefs, House served on the University of Kentucky staff for three seasons (2016-18), the latter two as defensive coordinator/inside linebackers coach.
In 2024, House led a linebacking unit for Jacksonville that was spearheaded by LB Devin Lloyd, who recorded a team-high 113 tackles and LB Foyesade Oluokun who also recorded 108 tackles which ranked second on the Jaguars defense. The pair also combined for 3.0 sacks, 11 passes defensed, six quarterback hits, 13 tackles for loss and one forced fumble.
House served as LSU's defensive coordinator/linebackers Coach for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. While at LSU, House's defensive unit ranked among the top half of the SEC in nearly every major defensive category in 2022.
In 2021, LBs Nick Bolton and Anthony Hitchens led the Kansas City defense with 192 combined tackles under House's leadership. LBs Willie Gay Jr. and Ben Niemann also had 45+ tackles on the season (Gay Jr.; 48 and Niemman; 52). Altogether, the unit recorded 1.5 sacks, 10 passes defensed and 18 tackles for loss.
In 2020, House led a linebacking group that accounted for 3.0 sacks and 245 tackles. LBs Anthony Hitchens (78) and Damien Wilson (70) ranked second and third on the team in total tackles for the season.
In 2019, House led a linebacker group that accounted for 5.5 sacks and 275 tackles. For the second-consecutive season LB Anthony Hitchens led the team in tackles tallying 88 in 2019.
House's defenses anchored a Kentucky team that reached three-straight bowl games for the first time since 2007-2009, and culminated in a 27-24 victory over Penn State in the 2019 Citrus Bowl. His 2018 defense ranked sixth in the country in scoring defense. In his first year with the Wildcats, House served as the special teams coordinator/inside linebackers coach. Under House's guidance, he led a pair of first-time starters at middle linebacker in Courtney Love and Jordan Jones. Together, the duo combined for 185 tackles and Jones earned second-team All-SEC honors.
House spent one season as the defensive coordinator at Florida International (2015) in which his defense limited four opponents to less than 14 points and finished the season ranked 16th nationally in red zone defense. House's defense boasted five players who earned all-conference honors and four would go on to sign NFL contracts.
Before his time in Lexington and Miami, House spent time as a defensive coordinator at Pittsburgh (2012-14). House's defenses anchored a Pittsburgh team that won two bowl games in his three years on campus. House coached Pittsburgh defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who was then drafted 13th overall by the Rams in the 2014 NFL Draft and has since won NFL Defensive Player of the Year twice (2017-18) and been named to four All-Pro teams (2015-18). In his most successful season with the Panthers, his 2013 defense ranked 34th nationally in total defense.
Before his collegiate experiences, House spent four seasons in the NFL as defensive quality control/assistant linebackers coach for the St. Louis Rams (2009-11) and special teams/strength and conditioning assistant for the Carolina Panthers (2008). While in St. Louis, House worked under then-head coach and now-Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. In his season in Carolina, the Panthers went 12-4 and claimed the NFC South title and the franchise's fourth-ever playoff berth.
House's final stop of his first collegiate stint was at the University of Buffalo (2006-07), where he was the defensive backs coach and recruiting coordinator for the Bulls. During his time in Western New York, House helped the Bulls to a share of the 2007 MAC East title and helped developed All-MAC safety Davonte Shannon, who finished as the school's all-time leading tackler and signed as an NFL free agent.
House spent the 2005 season as the defensive line coach at Gardner-Webb. He coached as a defensive assistant at North Carolina (2003-04), helping UNC to the 2004 Continental Tire Bowl.
House began his coaching career at Michigan State University (2001-02) as a graduate assistant, helping the Spartans to the 2001 Silicon Valley Classic with the secondary and special teams units.
Education: Michigan State University (B.S. 2000). Born: Harrison, Mich. Family: Wife - Jessi. Children - Avery, Jackson, Jacob and Trent.
