The Jets coach is American. The most directly relevant publicly available sources identify Robert Saleh as the Jets’ head coach and say he is American, with Lebanese descent.

Nationality

  • Nationality: American.
  • Heritage: Lebanese descent.

Context

The result depends a bit on which Jets coach you mean, but the well-known recent coach, Robert Saleh, is American. He also became notable as the NFL’s first Muslim head coach.

Brief note

If you meant the current Jets head coach in 2026, the search results I found were inconsistent and mixed in older coaching information.