Tem Lukabu was born on August 6,1981 and is an American football coach and former player currently serving as the linebackers coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League.
16 Facts About Tem Lukabu
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Tem Lukabu served as a defensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL from 2012 to 2013 and has coached both linebackers and defensive line at the collegiate level, including stops at the University of Rhode Island, Rutgers University, Colgate University, Florida International University, and Mississippi State University.
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Tem Lukabu attended Colgate University, where he was a four-year letterman and three-year starter at linebacker.
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Colgate won back-to-back Patriot League championships and Tem Lukabu was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 and 2003.
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Tem Lukabu was an All-Patriot League first team selection and All-Atlantic Region first team both seasons, and was named All-ECAC first team in 2003.
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Tem Lukabu served as team captain and was an Associated Press All-America third team performer at linebacker.
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Tem Lukabu received a bachelor of arts degree in history with a minor in political science from University in 2004.
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In 2017, Tem Lukabu assisted defensive backs coach Jeff Hafley, who guided a 49ers secondary that included standouts Eric Reid and Jimmie Ward.
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In 2015, Tem Lukabu served as the defensive line coach at Florida International.
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Tem Lukabu spent two seasons as a defensive assistant for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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In 2012, Tem Lukabu assisted the Buccaneers defense, which ranked first for rushing defense in the NFL, after finishing the 2011 season last in the same category.
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Tem Lukabu began his coaching career working in player development at Rutgers between.
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In 2011, Tem Lukabu coached Khaseem Greene, who earned conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year honors.
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Tem Lukabu became Boston College's first Black coordinator when he joined new coach Jeff Hafley's staff in 2020.
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Tem Lukabu was fired by the Panthers on January 8,2025.
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On February 2,2025, Tem Lukabu was hired by the Jacksonville Jaguars as the team's linebackers coach.