Asauni Rufus is in his second season as a 49ers offensive quality control coach. He joined the 49ers after spending the 2021 season as a defensive quality control coach at Vanderbilt University.

San Francisco's offense was led in 2022 by WR Brandon Aiyuk and RB Christian McCaffrey, who was acquired in a mid-season trade. Aiyuk registered 1,015 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, giving him the first 1,000-yard season of his career. McCaffrey registered 1,210 scrimmage yards and 11 touchdowns after joining the team in Week 7. San Francisco saw three starting quarterbacks during the season, with rookie QB Brock Purdy becoming the team's starter in Week 13. The 49ers offense remained explosive, as the team ranked fifth in the NFL in yards per game (365.6) and averaged 5.9 yards per play, the fourth-highest mark in the league.

Asauni Rufus is in his second season as a 49ers offensive quality control coach. He joined the 49ers after spending the 2021 season as a defensive quality control coach at Vanderbilt University.

San Francisco's offense was led in 2022 by WR Brandon Aiyuk and RB Christian McCaffrey, who was acquired in a mid-season trade. Aiyuk registered 1,015 receiving yards and eight touchdowns, giving him the first 1,000-yard season of his career. McCaffrey registered 1,210 scrimmage yards and 11 touchdowns after joining the team in Week 7. San Francisco saw three starting quarterbacks during the season, with rookie QB Brock Purdy becoming the team's starter in Week 13. The 49ers offense remained explosive, as the team ranked fifth in the NFL in yards per game (365.6) and averaged 5.9 yards per play, the fourth-highest mark in the league.

In 2021, Vanderbilt's defense was led by LB Anfernee Orji, who finished the season with a team-high 93 tackles, one forced fumble and one pass defensed. LB Ethan Barr and S Dashaun Jerkins each registered three interceptions on the year.

Rufus went to Vanderbilt following two seasons at the University of Notre Dame as a special teams analyst (2020) and graduate assistant (2019). The 2020 Irish special teams saw freshman RB Chris Tyree lead the ACC in kickoff return yards (456), as he averaged 20.7 yards per return. In 2019, K Jonathan Doerer made each of his 57 extra points while connecting on 17 of 20 field goals attempts, including two from 50-or-more yards. His 108 points scored on the season were the most in a single season in Notre Dame history. LS John Shannon earned the Mannelly Award following the 2019 season, given to the top snapper in the country.

A native of Bakersfield, CA, Rufus spent five years (2014-18) at the University of Nevada, where he was a defensive back for the school. he appeared in 47 games (46 starts) and finished with 340 tackles, 12 passes defensed, nine forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and three interceptions and earned Honorable Mention All-Mountain West honors for three straight seasons (2016-18). Rufus is married to his wife, Whitney.