Picucci (pi-COO-chee) comes to Jacksonville after two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as offensive line coach (2025) and assistant offensive line coach (2024). Over Picucci’s two seasons working with the Buccaneers’ offensive line (since 2024), Tampa Bay ranked in the top 10 in the league in multiple rushing categories, including yards per rush (4.7; fifth), rushing first downs (252; tied-sixth) and rushing yards per game (131.9; seventh). In 2024, Picucci assisted a Tampa Bay offense led by current Jaguars Head Coach and former Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator Liam Coen that finished in the top five in points scored (29.5 per game), total yards (399.6), passing yards (250.4), rushing yards (149.2), first downs (23.2) and third-down conversion percentage (50.9 percent).
Before Tampa Bay, Picucci served as a quality control coach for offense at the University of Kentucky in 2023 where he worked closely with Coen, who he coached at UMass from 2005-08. Other stops on Picucci’s 31-year coaching journey include Florida International University (2021), the Detroit Lions (2018-19), Maine (2016-17), Becker College (2015), Widener University (2014), Central Connecticut State (2013), UMass (1998-99, 2004-12), Northeastern (2000-03), and Southern Connecticut State (1994-97).