Victor Cabral

Biography

Victor Cabral joined the Charlotte coaching staff in January 2026 as the 49ers’ defensive ends coach. He comes to the Queen City after one year at West Virginia as the team’s outside linebackers coach in 2024, helping the Mountaineers reach the Scooters’ Coffee Fisco Bowl against Memphis. Tyrin Bradley starred that year against Kansas with a forced fumble, fumble recovery, interception, one sack, and seven total tackles to take home National and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week Honors. Before West Virginia, Cabral spent the 2023 season at App State as the defensive line coach. App State finished the season with a 9-5 record, including a Sun Belt Conference East Division Championship and a win over Miami (Ohio) in the Cure Bowl. Under Cabral’s leadership, the Mountaineers’ defense improved in every pass rushing statistic to finish with 35 sacks and 86 tackles for loss. The team jumped 14 spots to No. 33 nationally in sacks and 42 spots to No. 43 in tackles for loss. Freshman Santana Hopper finished second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss en route to Freshman All-America honors and an All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention nod. Prior to App State, Cabral had three different stints at his alma mater, Georgia Southern, over a 16-year stretch, with stops at Samford and Georgia Military College in between. His final stop at Georgia Southern came from 2018-21, where he was the Eagles’ defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator. The Eagles led the Sun Belt in total defense, run