SMU Klemm began his coaching career in 2008 as a volunteer with the
SMU Mustangs, coached by Klemm's former college coach
June Jones. In 2009, Klemm was named the offensive line coach and in 2011, he added the title of recruiting coordinator for the Mustangs. During his time at SMU, Klemm quickly became known for being one of the nation's top recruiters. Following the 2010 season, Klemm was named the top
BCS non-AQ Recruiter in the nation by
Rivals.com, and was further recognized by the outlet as one of the top 25 recruiters in the country overall.
Fox Sports/Scout.com also named him the 2010
Conference USA Recruiter of the Year.
UCLA In December 2011, Klemm accepted an offer to become the offensive line coach and run game coordinator for the
UCLA Bruins under coach
Jim L. Mora He helped the Bruins bring in one of the nation's top recruiting classes and was named the
Pac-12 Recruiter of the Year by
24/7 Sports. He was elevated to associate head coach in 2014. Klemm coached for five seasons before parting ways with UCLA on January 15, 2017. He and Mora were listed in three different lawsuits by three former Bruins players for mishandling injuries. Klemm was dismissed from the players' lawsuits by December 2021.
Pittsburgh Steelers Klemm was named the assistant offensive line coach for the
Pittsburgh Steelers, replacing
Shaun Sarrett who was promoted to offensive line coach, in 2019. The Steelers promoted Klemm to offensive line coach on February 2, 2021. On December 27, 2021, Klemm left the Steelers with 2 games remaining in the regular season to become an offensive line coach at
Oregon. It was rumoured that Klemm's poor relationship with Steelers offensive coordinator
Matt Canada caused head coach
Mike Tomlin to agree to release Klemm in the knowledge that Klemm would not have continued in his role in the following year.
Oregon Klemm served as offensive line coach, run game coordinator, and associate head coach under Oregon Ducks head coach
Dan Lanning. Klemm's tenure was highly successful, with the Ducks finishing with a 10–3 record in the
2022 season. The offensive line led the FBS in sacks allowed with only five, and the Ducks rushing game was rated the twelfth best. They completed the season by winning the
2022 Holiday Bowl.
New England Patriots Klemm was one of the candidates interviewed by the New England Patriots in January 2023 as part of their search for a new offensive coordinator. The role eventually went to
Bill O'Brien. On February 6, Klemm was instead hired by the Patriots as the offensive line coach to complement O'Brien. == References ==