Lemuel Jeanpierre (pronounced leh-mew-ELL zhon-pee-AIR) joined the Miami Dolphins in 2020 and is in his second stint as assistant offensive line coach, a position he's held since 2022. He was the team's offensive line coach in 2021 and was the assistant offensive line coach in 2020.
The 2023 season marks Jeanpierre's 13th in the NFL – six as a player (2010-15) and seven as a coach (2017-23).
In his first three seasons (2020-22) with the team, the Dolphins posted three consecutive winning seasons for the first time since 2001-03. In 2022, Miami earned a playoff berth for the first time since 2016.
As assistant offensive line coach in 2022, Jeanpierre helped the Dolphins finish with a top 10 offense (sixth, 364.5 yards per game), something Miami had not done since 1995. The Dolphins were second in yards per play (6.1) and second in net yards per pass attempt (7.7). Miami's 35 sacks allowed were tied for the ninth-fewest in the league. Tackle Terron Armstead, who was added as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason, was named a starter for the AFC Pro Bowl team in his first season with Miami.
In 2021, Jeanpierre oversaw a Dolphins offensive line that featured just one starter over the age of 25 and progressed throughout the season. Miami was 21st in the NFL with 19.0 sacks allowed from Weeks 1-8 but after Week 8, they allowed just 21.0 sacks, which was tied for 13th in the league. The Dolphins also improved their rushing attack by more than 25 yards per game in that span.
In his first season with Miami in 2020, Jeanpierre helped the Dolphins win 10 games for the first time since 2016. He helped mentor an offensive line that had three rookies start a combined 37 games and finish in the top half of the league in sacks allowed (34.0, tied for 15th). Tackle Austin Jackson, guard/tackle Robert Hunt and guard Solomon Kindley made history when they became the first trio of Dolphins draft picks to start a game as rookies together on the offensive line.
Prior to joining the Dolphins, Jeanpierre served as the assistant offensive line coach for the Oakland Raiders from 2018-19.
In 2019, Jeanpierre helped the Raiders offensive line limit opponents to just 29.0 sacks. The team had four games where they didn't allow a sack. The 29 sacks allowed were the eighth-fewest in the NFL. The Raiders offensive line also helped running back Josh Jacobs rush for 1,150 yards, becoming the first rookie in team history to have a 1,000-yard rushing season. Two of Oakland's offensive linemen – tackle Trent Brown and center Rodney Hudson – earned Pro Bowl honors.
Jeanpierre's first season with Oakland was in 2018, where he helped a young offensive line that featured two rookie starters – tackle Kolton Miller and tackle Brandon Parker. Miller became the first rookie offensive linemen to start every game for the Raiders since 2011. Parker started 12 consecutive games to end the season. The offensive line helped protect quarterback Derek Carr, who had then-career highs in passing yards (4,049), completion percentage (68.9), completions (381) and yards per attempt (7.3). The Raiders completed 68.7 percent of their passes, breaking the franchise record and ranking fifth in the NFL that season. Hudson and guard Kelechi Osemele were both selected as Pro Bowl alternates.
Jeanpierre earned his first coaching job in 2017 with the Seahawks, where he was hired as an offensive assistant. He focused primarily on the offensive line, where he helped tackle Duane Brown earn his fourth Pro Bowl honor despite not joining the team until Week 9.
Prior to his coaching career, Jeanpierre played six NFL seasons (2010-15) as a center and guard with Seattle, appearing in 63 games with 11 starts. He played in nine postseason games and helped the Seahawks win three NFC West titles and two NFC Championships in addition to Super Bowl XLVIII. He also spent time with Kansas City (2010) and Detroit (2016).
Jeanpierre began his NFL career as an undrafted college free agent after a collegiate career at South Carolina where he started games on both the offensive and defensive lines.
He was born in Gretna, Louisiana and moved to Orlando, Florida, where he played at Timber Creek High School and earned first-team all-state honors as a defensive lineman. He is of Haitian descent.
Jeanpierre and his wife, Jaylene, have two sons, Isaiah and Kairo, and a daughter, Yana.
