PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers football head coach Greg Schiano has named Charlie Noonan defensive tackles coach. A four-year letterwinner (2007-10), team captain and starter at defensive tackle for the Scarlet Knights, Noonan has been on staff since 2020.

"Charlie is an excellent football coach and has been a valued member of our staff for the past five years," Schiano said. "He knows our culture and what it takes to be successful at Rutgers."

As assistant linebackers coach last season, Noonan worked with Dariel Djabome, who earned Third Team All-Big Ten accolades. Djabome ranked fifth in the league with 8.1 tackles per game, totaled 105 stops overall, the fifth-most in a season in the Schiano era, and led RU with 7.5 tackles-for-loss. Tyreem Powell also merited honorable mention All-Big Ten honors at linebacker and is set to participate in the upcoming NFL Scouting Combine.

Noonan joined Schiano's initial staff when he returned in 2020 and worked as a defensive assistant and in quality control before elevating to assistant linebackers coach most recently.

Noonan was previously a graduate assistant for Rutgers (2013-14) during the program's transition to the Big Ten. He mentored all-conference selection Kemoko Turay, who was named a Freshman All-American after leading the team with 7.5 sacks during the 2014 campaign. In 2013, RU allowed just 100.8 rushing yards per game, the fourth-best mark in the country.

In between, Noonan spent four seasons (2015-18) as defensive line coach at Holy Cross. During his first season with the Crusaders, Noonan coached defensive end Dewayne Cameron, who earned First Team All-Patriot League honors twice, as well as a spot on the All-New England First Team. In 2016, defensive end Ryan Smith led the Patriot League with 12 sacks. Then in 2017, his defense posted 23 sacks and forced 12 fumbles, while Teddy Capsis took home First Team All-Patriot League accolades in 2018.

Noonan then served as linebackers coach and run defensive coordinator for Lehigh in 2019. The team produced the top rushing defense in the Patriot League that season. Linebacker Keith Woetzel claimed Second Team All-America and First Team All-Patriot League honors for the Mountain Hawks, as he led the conference in tackles (118), sacks (12) and tackles-for-loss (17.5).

In previous experience, Noonan worked at Division III Thiel College (Pa.) in 2012. Competing in the Presidents' Athletic Conference, Thiel's defense finished its season first in the league in both sacks and rushing defense, while finishing in second place in tackles-for-loss and total defense. In 2011, Noonan served as a volunteer assistant coach at the Haverford School (Pa.), where he worked with the defense.

Noonan, a Philadelphia native, earned a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in labor and employment relations from Rutgers in 2010. Noonan served as a captain as a senior, winning both the Frank R. Burns Award (the player who displays extraordinary mental and physical toughness during spring practice) and Iron Knight Award (presented to the player who has demonstrated an exceptionally high level of mental and physical toughness throughout the year). He played in 48 career games overall, including the victories in the St. Petersburg and PapaJohns.com Bowls, totaling 72 tackles. Noonan signed with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2011.

Personal
Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
Alma Mater: Rutgers, 2010
Wife: Taylor
Child: Son, Beau

Coaching History
2025-present: Rutgers (defensive tackles)
2024: Rutgers (assistant linebackers)
2023: Rutgers (quality control)
2020-22: Rutgers (defensive assistant)
2019: Lehigh (linebackers/run defensive coordinator)
2015-18: Holy Cross (defensive line)
2013-14: Rutgers (graduate assistant)
2012: Thiel (defensive assistant)
2011: Haverford School (volunteer defensive assistant)

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