2026 NFL Offensive & Defensive Coordinator Tracker

NFL Trade Rumors is tracking the latest happenings regarding offensive and defensive coordinators around the league during the 2026 offseason.

We’ll be posting updates and links here as the news is available, so be sure to check back for the latest. 

 

 

2026 NFL Offensive & Defensive Coordinator Tracker

Offensive Coordinators

Browns

Candidates:

1. Ravens run-game coordinator Travis Switzer

Buccaneers

Hired:

1. Falcons OC Zac Robinson

Finalists:

1. Former Titans HC Brian Callahan (Interviewed)
2. Falcons OC Zac Robinson (Interviewed)

Candidates:

1. Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase (Requested)
2. Ravens OC Todd Monken (Browns)
3. Lions’ passing game coordinator David Shaw (Interviewed)
4. Cardinals QB coach Israel Woolfork (Interviewed)
5. Giants OC Mike Kafka (Lions)
6. Bengals OC Dan Pitcher (Interviewed)

Chargers

Hired:

1. Former Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel

Candidates:

1. Chargers QB coach Shane Day (Interviewed)
2. Chargers pass game coordinator Marcus Brady (Interviewed)
3. Former Giants HC Brian Daboll (Titans)
4. Steelers OC Arthur Smith (Ohio State)

Commanders

Hired:

1. Commanders QBs coach David Blough (Interviewed)

Candidates:

1. Cowboys TEs coach Lunda Wells (Requested)
2. Cardinals passing game coordinator/WRs coach Drew Terrell (Interviewed)
3. Ravens QBs coach Tee Martin (Scheduled)

Dolphins

Hired:

1. Senior passing game coordinator Bobby Slowik (Promoted)

Candidates:

1. Texans QB coach Jerrod Johnson (Requested)

Eagles

Hired

1. Packers QB coach Sean Mannion

Finalists:

1. Former Buccaneers OC Josh Grizzard (Interviewed)

Candidates:

1. Former Chiefs OC Matt Nagy (Interviewed)
2. Falcons OC Zac Robinson (Buccaneers)
3. LSU OC Charlie Weis Jr (Withdrawn)
4. Giants OC Mike Kafka (Lions)
5. Colts OC Jim Bob Cooter (Interviewed)
6. Dolphins Pass Game Coordinator Bobby Slowik (Dolphins)
7. Former Giants HC Brian Daboll (Titans)
8. Former Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury
9. Bears OC Declan Doyle (Withdrawn)
10. Former Dolphins OC Frank Smith (Interviewed)
11. Texans QB coach Jerrod Johnson (Scheduled)
12. Packers QB coach Sean Mannion (Interviewed)

Falcons

Hired:

• Browns OC Tommy Rees

Candidates:

• Buccaneers WRs Coach Bryan McClendon (Requested)
• Cardinals WRs Coach Drew Terrell (Interviewed)

Giants

Candidates:

1. Ravens OC Todd Monken (Browns)
2. Ravens assistant HC/RB coach Willie Taggart (Requested)
3. Dolphins WR coach Robert Prince (Requested)
4. Colts OC Jim Bob Cooter (Scheduled)
5. Colts pass game coordinator Alex Tanney (Requested)

Jets

1. Former Colts HC Frank Reich (Interviewed)
2. Dolphins QB coach Darrell Bevell (Interviewed)
3. Bills QB coach Ronald Curry (Interviewed)
4. Former Chargers OC Greg Roman (Interviewed)
5. Cowboys TE coach Lunda Wells (Interviewed)

Lions

Hired:

• Former Cardinals OC Drew Petzing

Candidates:

1. Former Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel (Chargers)
2. Seahawks pass game coordinator Jake Peetz (Scheduled)
3. Ravens QBs coach Tee Martin (Scheduled)
4. Steelers OC Arthur Smith (Ohio State)

Ravens

Candidates:

• Former Chiefs OC Matt Nagy
• Former Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury
• Bills OC Joe Brady (Bills)
• Broncos offensive pass game coordinator Davis Webb
• Lions assistant HC/WR coach Scottie Montgomery (Requested)
• Bears OC Declan Doyle (Requested)

Steelers

Candidates:

1. Saints QB coach Scott Tolzien (Expected)

Titans

Hired:

1. Former Bills HC Brian Daboll

Candidates:

1. Former Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury
2. Packers OC Adam Stenavich
3. Steelers OC Arthur Smith (Ohio State)
4. Former Giants HC Brian Daboll
5. Former Buccaneers QBs coach Thad Lewis (Scheduled)

Defensive Coordinators

49ers

Candidates:

1. Former Falcons HC Raheem Morris
2. 49ers assistant HC Gus Bradley
3. Raiders pass game coordinator/DBs coach Joe Woods

Bills

Candidates:

1. Broncos defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonard (Expected)

Chargers

Hired

1. Western Michigan DC Chris O’Leary

Candidates:

1. Rams Assistant HC Aubrey Pleasant (Interviewed)
2. Ravens DC Zach Orr (Scheduled)
3. Chargers OLB coach Dylan Roney (Interviewed)
4. Chargers Safeties coach Adam Fuller (Interviewed)
5. Chargers DBs coach Steve Clinkscale (Interviewed)
6. Western Michigan DC Chris O’Leary (Interviewed)

Commanders

Hired:

1. Vikings defensive pass game coordinator Daronte Jones

Candidates:

1. Seahawks DB coach/pass game coordinator Karl Scott (Requested)
2. Raiders DC Patrick Graham (Requested)
3. Chiefs DL Coach Joe Cullen (Interviewed)
4. Titans DC Dennard Wilson (Giants)
5. Former Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon (Packers)
6. Vikings DC Brian Flores (Interviewed)
7. Steelers DC Teryl Austin (Interviewed)
8. Vikings defensive pass game coordinator Daronte Jones (Interviewed)

Cowboys

Hired:

1. Eagles pass game coordinator/DBs coach Christian Parker

Candidates:

1. Vikings defensive pass game coordinator Daronte Jones (Commanders)
2. Broncos assistant HC/pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard (Requested)
3. Browns safeties coach Ephraim Banda (Requested)
4. Cowboys DL coach Aaron Whitecotton (Titans)
5. Ravens DC Zach Orr (Requested)
6. Former Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon (Packers)
7. Eagles DB coach Christian Parker (Cowboys)
8. Giants interim DC Charlie Bullen (Requested)
9. Falcons DC Jeff Ulbrich (Blocked)
10. Packers DL coach Demarcus Covington (Requested)

Giants

Hired:

1. Titans DC Dennard Wilson

Candidates:

1. Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver
2. Titans DC Dennard Wilson (Interviewed)

Jets

Hired:

1. Dolphins defensive pass game coordinator Brian Duker 

Candidates:

1. Browns safeties coach Ephraim Banda (Interviewed)
2. Packers DL coach DeMarcus Covington (Interviewed)
3. Broncos assistant HC/pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard (Interviewed)
4. Michigan DC Wink Martindale (Interviewed)
5. Jets DBs coach Chris Harris (Interviewed)
6. Lions defensive assistant Jim O’Neil (Interviewed)
7. Vikings defensive pass game coordinator Daronte Jones (Commanders)
8. Dolphins CBs Coach Mathieu Araujo (Interviewed)
9. Dolphins defensive pass game coordinator Brian Duker (Interviewed)

Packers

Hired:

• Former Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon

Candidates:

1. Former Falcons HC Raheem Morris
2. Former Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon (Scheduled)
3. Vikings defensive pass game coordinator Daronte Jones (Commanders)

Ravens

Candidates:

1. Chiefs DL Coach Joe Cullen (Requested)
2. Broncos defensive pass game coordinator/assistant HC Jim Leonhard (Scheduled)

Steelers

Hired:

1. Raiders DC Patrick Graham

Candidates:

1. Commanders defensive pass game coordinator Jason Simmons (Scheduled)

Titans

Candidates:

1. Texans DBs Coach Dino Vasso (Requested)
2. Falcons defensive pass game coordinator Mike Rutenberg (Requested)