The Los Angeles Chargers have made significant additions to their sports performance staff under the leadership of Head Coach Jim Harbaugh. Jonathan Brooks will continue in his role as Head Strength & Conditioning Coach, and the new additions are as follows:
Ben Herbert has been appointed as the executive director of player performance. He brings a progressive and data-driven approach, having spent the last six seasons at the University of Michigan (2018–23), where he helped develop 22 eventual NFL draft picks, including six first-round selections. Prior to his time with the Wolverines, Herbert spent five seasons at the University of Arkansas (2013–17) and 11 seasons at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin (2002–12). Over his career, Herbert worked with 95 eventual NFL Draft choices, including 12 first-round selections. He was a four-year letterman for the Badgers, playing along the defensive line and helping Wisconsin to a pair of Rose Bowl championships. Herbert still holds the program record for tackles for loss and sacks in a bowl game.
Devin Woodhouse has been named the head strength & conditioning coach. He brings 10 years of experience working with professional and college athletes. Woodhouse most recently spent the 2023 season at the University of Michigan after a two-year tenure at the University of Wisconsin (2021–22). He began his career with the Kansas City Chiefs, interning from 2014–15 before joining the staff in a full-time capacity for three seasons (2016–18). Woodhouse then worked as the academy strength and conditioning coach for FC Dallas from 2019–20, where he was responsible for player athletic development.
Ben Rabe has joined the Chargers as the director of performance analytics. He spent five seasons (2019–23) on the strength and conditioning staff at the University of Michigan, the last four as an assistant after interning during the 2019 season. Before his time with the Wolverines, Rabe was a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at East Tennessee State for two years (2017–18). Rabe was a student assistant coach at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., before going to Northwestern University in the spring of 2017 as a football sports performance intern.
Lincoln DeWolf has been appointed as the performance analyst for the Chargers in 2024. He most recently worked as the associate director of performance analytics at his alma mater, the University of Michigan. Last season, DeWolf’s input in the player performance operation helped the Wolverines produce a perfect 15-0 record en route to a College Football Playoff National Championship. DeWolf graduated from the University of Michigan in 2023 and spent the 2021–22 season as an undergraduate strength and conditioning data analyst for the football team.
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