CHRIS HORTON is in his sixth season leading the Ravens' exceptional special teams group. Since joining the team in 2014, Horton has helped Baltimore's units perform at a consistently high level. Prior to coaching, Horton, a seventh-round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft, played safety for three seasons with Washington (2008-10).

• Horton has helped coach four Pro Bowl Ravens: LS Morgan Cox (2015, 2016, 2019-20), RS Devin Duvernay (2021-22), K Justin Tucker (2013, 2016, 2019-23) and P Sam Koch (2015).
• Since 2019, with Horton leading the group, Baltimore's special teams rank first in yards per punt return (11.3) and fifth in opponent yards per kickoff return (20.9).
• In Football Outsiders' annual special teams DVOA ratings, a metric for analyzing each play against NFL averages based on several variables, Baltimore finished in the Top 10 each year from 2012-23, with 10 Top 5 finishes, nine Top 3 finishes and the No. 1-overall spot four times...Since 2015, when Horton joined the special teams staff, the unit has posted seven Top 5 marks and six Top 3 marks, with three No. 1 finishes...Baltimore's special teams finished ninth in Horton's first year leading the group (2019) and posted a Top 3 mark in each of the next four seasons – with a No. 2 ranking in 2020, No. 1 ranking in 2021, No. 3 ranking in 2022 and No. 3 ranking in 2023.

2014-23: (with Baltimore) 2023: Baltimore's special teams ranked No. 3 in Football Outsiders' DVOA rating...En route to earning his seventh-career Pro Bowl honor, K Justin Tucker connected on 32-of-37 FGs (86.5%) and 51-of-52 PATs for a career-high and Ravens single-season record 147 points, a figure that also ranked No. 2 in the NFL…P Jordan Stout punted 66 times for 3,158 yards, averaging a franchise-record 47.8 gross yards per punt, while pinning 28 inside the 20-yard line with only 5 touchbacks…WR Tylan Wallace tallied a game-winning 76-yard PR-TD vs. LAR (12/10/23), marking the fourth OT PR-TD in NFL history. 2022: Baltimore's special teams ranked No. 3 in Football Outsiders' DVOA rating...Tucker scored a single-season career-high 142 points and made an NFL-high 37 FGs, en route to his sixth-career Pro Bowl...WR Devin Duvernay, selected as the AFC Pro Bowl return specialist, posted a 103-yard KOR-TD in Week 2 vs. Mia....It marked the first time in franchise history that Baltimore returned the game's opening kickoff for a TD...LS Nick Moore was also named an AP second-team All-Pro. 2021: Baltimore's special teams ranked No. 1 in Football Outsiders' DVOA ratings...Tucker earned his fifth Pro Bowl honor, led the league in FG% (94.6) and connected on an NFL-record 66-yard game-winner at Detroit...He was a perfect 6-for-6 on FGAs of 50+ yards...WR/RS Duvernay earned first-team All-Pro honors and his first Pro Bowl nod after finishing No. 1 in the NFL in PR average (13.8) and No. 7 in KOR average (24.1)...He led all NFL players with 6 PRs gaining 20-plus yards. 2020: Tucker earned his fourth Pro Bowl after connecting on 26-of-29 FGAs, including a 55-yard game-winner at Cleveland...Rookie WR/RS Duvernay returned a kickoff 93 yards for a TD, marking 1 of only 7 KOR-TDs during the 2020 NFL season...Duvernay became the fifth Ravens rookie and the youngest Raven (23 years, 16 days) in franchise history to register a KOR-TD...Baltimore's 26.7 KOR average ranked as the NFL's second-best mark in 2020...P Sam Koch was the NFL's only punter to have at least 20 punts downed inside the 20 (22) with no more than 1 TB...LS Morgan Cox was named first-team All-Pro and earned his fourth Pro Bowl...Rookie WR James Proche II returned 23 punts for 198 yards (8.6 avg.), earning PFWA All-Rookie special teams honors. 2019: Ravens recorded a franchise-best 14-2 record en route to their second-straight AFC North title...Tucker earned first-team All-Pro honors and his third Pro Bowl nod after converting 28-of-29 FGAs (96.6%) and scoring 141 points for the fourth-straight season. 2018: Tucker made 35-of-39 FGAs (his misses were from 53 and 65 yards, and he had 2 kicks blocked). 2017: Football Outsiders tabbed Baltimore's special teams as the NFL's No. 1 overall unit...Ravens ranked No. 1 in KOR average (27.5), No. 5 in PR average (10.1) and No. 1 in opponent KOR average (18.6)...Koch posted NFL bests in both punts inside the 10 (16) and 20 (40). 2016: Tucker and Cox each earned their second Pro Bowl honors...Baltimore had an NFL-high 4 (tied, Mia.) blocked kicks. 2015: Horton worked as a staff assistant alongside special teams coordinator/assistant head coach Jerry Rosburg with the Ravens' special teams...Baltimore was third in the NFL in punt return average (11.3), while allowing the second-fewest yards per punt return (5.0)...Koch and Cox each earned their first Pro Bowls...Ravens blocked a kick (2 PATs, 2 FGs and 1 punt) in five straight contests, a feat that had not been accomplished since 1983 (Atlanta Falcons)...The 5 blocked kicks tied (Oak.) for most in 2015. 2014: Worked primarily with the Ravens' OLBs...Baltimore racked up the NFL's second-most sacks (49, tied with Philly)...OLB Elvis Dumervil (a franchise-record 17 sacks) and OLB Terrell Suggs (12) combined to produce the most sacks (29) among NFL duos.

2012-13: (with UCLA) 2013: Bruins earned a 10-3 record and defeated Virginia Tech in the Sun Bowl, 42-12. 2012: Joined his alma mater as a quality control coach, assisting with both the defense and special teams under head coach Jim Mora Jr.

2013: (with Seattle) Spent training camp as a coaching intern.

NFL PLAYER (2008-10): Played three NFL seasons after being drafted in the seventh round by Washington in 2008...As a rookie, Horton earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors following a Week 2 performance vs. New Orleans in which he posted 2 INTs and 1 FR...Also earned NFC Defensive Rookie of the Month (September) honors...Played in 29 career NFL games, but was hampered by injuries in his final three seasons, eventually concluding his playing career after a training camp stint with the New York Giants in 2012.

COLLEGE: Earned a bachelor's degree in history from UCLA...Played safety for the Bruins, earning The Sporting News first-team All-America (2007), first-team All-Pac-10 (2007) and second-team All-Pac-10 honors (2006).

PERSONAL: In 2022, joined more than 60 coaches and front office personnel participating in the NFL's inaugural Coach and Front Office Accelerator program...Earned three varsity letters in football at De La Salle (New Orleans, LA) HS...Chris was inducted into his high school Hall of Fame on March 15, 2014...He and his wife, Jackie, have three daughters, Kristina (10), Khloe (8) and Kallie (2), and a son, Kaden (6).