Jacksonville Jaguars assistant coaches cover Chad Hall, Tony Gilbert, and Cody Grimm. Doug Pederson is the head coach returning for the 2023 season.
To the date, Jaguars have seen 9 head coaches in their franchise. Jack Del Rio, Mike Mularkey, and Doug Marrone are some of the previous head coaches.
Assistants have also changed accordingly to the new coaching staff.
Playing their first season in 1995, Jacksonville Jaguars is one of the youngest teams in the NFL that plays at the TIAA Bank Field. Donning their iconic Teal jerseys, they have appeared in 8 playoff appearances and became the divisional champions 4 times.
With the team not making any Super Bowl appearances, Jaguars have still appeared in 2 AFC Championship matches but lost both. They have also redesigned their official logo four times, the most recent being in 2013 under the ownership of Shahis Khan.
They don’t have a rich head coaching history as a young franchise. However, some famous ones include Tom Coughlin, who helped Jaguars reach two AFC Championship games.
Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach 2023
Doug Pederson has been with the team since February 2022. After a year off from his roller-coaster campaign in Philadelphia, he replaced the outgoing Urban Meyer, who basically sat on a chair that year.
A Washington native, Pederson was fairly successful his first year, making Jaguars the AFC South champions. His team ultimately lost to Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional game.
With 9 wins last year, Doug displayed a .529 winning percentage in the Regular season. One of the memorable moments of his coaching career came in the Wild Card round against the Chargers, where Pederson guided his team to come back from 27-0 in 2nd quarter to win by 31-30.
A veteran NFL coach, Doug previously worked for Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. As a former QB, he was adept in the offensive coaching role, particularly as the offensive coordinator and QB coach. As the Eagles head coach from 2016 – 2020, he succeeded in winning the Super Bowl LII.
Pederson’s playing career happened from 1991 to 2004. He indulged in multiple clubs like the Dolphins, Packers, and Panthers. Doug won Super Bowl XXXI with the Packers in 1996. Moreover, he was also a 1987 FCS Champion during his collegiate years.
Jacksonville jaguars Offensive Coordinator
Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator is Press Taylor who joined the franchise in the 2022 season.
| Offensive Coaches | Role |
| Press Taylor | Offensive Coordinator |
| Nick Holz | Passing Game Coordinator |
| Mike McCoy | Quarterbacks |
| Bernie Parmalee | Running Backs |
| Chad Hall | Wide Receivers |
| Richard Angulo | Tight Ends |
| Phil Rauscher | Offensive Line |
| Andrew Breiner | Assistant Quarterbacks |
| Tyler Tettleton | Assistant Wide Receivers |
| Todd Washington | Assistant Offensive Line |
| Greg Austin | Offensive quality control |
| Nick Williams | Offensive quality control |
Taylor came to the Jaguars alongside Doug Pederson and served in the offensive department to coach stars like Trevor Lawrence, Evan Engram, Isaiah Jones, and Christian Kirk.
Under his offense guidance in 2022, the Jaguars registered a total of 3959 passing yards, along with 25 TDs and 394 passes completions. Similarly, on the rushing side, Jacksonville players made 2116 rushing yards and 16 TDs from 448 attempts.
The offensive coordinator coached alongside Pederson at the Philadelphia Eagles. Taylor worked as a QB coach and passing game coordinator there. He also helped the Eagles receive the Super Bowl LII by beating Tom Brady’s New England Patriots.
Jacksonville jaguars Defensive coordinator
Jacksonville Jaguars Defensive coordinator is Mike Caldwell. Mike joined the team in February 2022.
| Defensive Coaches | Role |
| Mike Caldwell | Defensive coordinator |
| Bob Sutton | Senior defensive Assistant |
| Tony Gilbert | Inside linebackers |
| Bill Shuey | Outside linebackers |
| Brentson Buckner | Defensive Line |
| Rory Segrest | Assistant Defensive Line |
| Deshea Townsend | Cornerbacks |
| Cody Grimm | Safeties |
| Tee Mitchell | Defensive Quality Control |
| Sean Cullina | Defensive Quality Control |
| Patrick Reilly | Defensive Quality Control |
Caldwell is a former NFL Linebacker with much defense experience as a player and coach. In 2022, Caldwell guided many Jaguars’ Defensive lines and backs, including Foyesade Oluokun, Tyson Campbell, and DaVon Hamilton.
With the defensive coaching leader, Mike’s 2022 season saw the Jaguars allow 350 points from 6006 yards. OLB Josh Allen saw the highest sack count with 7, followed by Dawuane Smoot (5) and Arden Key (4.5). Similarly, Rayshawn Jenkins made 3 Interceptions.
Mike was present as a Linebackers coach for multiple clubs like Arizona Cardinals and Philadelphia Eagles. His coaching career began as a Defensive Quality Control coach for the Eagles.
His biggest success came in 2021 when Mike won the Super Bowl LV with Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He coached the Inside linebackers that year. Likewise, Caldwell played 159 games for the Ravens and Browns in his NFL career. He contributed 521 tackles and 8 interceptions.
Jacksonville Jaguars Other Coaches
Jacksonville Jaguars strength coach covers Cedric Scott and Kevin Maxen. Kevin joined the franchise in 2021.
Working to enhance the athletic performance of the Jaguars players for two years, Kevin works under the guidance of head strength and conditioning personnel Cedric Scott. He graduated from Western Connecticut State University in 2019.
Kevin is a certified NSCA professional and previously worked for Vanderbilt and Baylor University. Maxen also made headlines in July 2023 by coming out as the first LGBTQ+ member in the NFL’s coaching history.
Meanwhile, Heath Farwell coordinated the Special Teams and made his debut performance in the 2022 season. He is a veteran Special Teams coordinator who worked with the Buffalo Bills for three seasons. Farwell started as an Assistant for the Seahawks in 2016.
List Of Other Jaguars Assistants For The 2023 Season
- Cedric Scott – Strength and Conditioning Coach
- Adam Potts – Assistant Strength and Conditioning
- Brandon Ireland – Assistant Strength and Conditioning
- Kevin Maxen – Assistant Strength and Conditioning
- Heath Farwell – Special Teams Coach
- Luke Thompson – Assistant Special Teams Coach
- Christopher Bach – Director of Performance Science
- Ryan Paganetti – Director of Coaching Analytics
Jacksonville Jaguars Front Office
Jacksonville Jaguars Front Office consists of:
- Shahid Khan – Team Owner
- Mark Lamping – President
- Trent Baalke – General Manager
- Ethan Waugh – Assistant General Manager
- Tony Khan – Chief Football Strategy Officer
- DeJuan Polk – Director of Pro Personnel
- Michael Davis – Director of College Scouting
- Regis Eller – Pro Scouting Director
- Trip MacCracken – Director of Roster Management
- Drew Hughes – Player Personnel Coordinator
Jaguars General Manager
Trent Baalke became GM for the team in January 2021. Baalke has led the team to 1 playoff appearance.
Under Baalke’s management, the Jacksonville franchise suffered a lackluster 3-14 record in 2021 but bounced back in the 2022 season with the AFC South title.
Trent, A former Bemidji State University collegiate linebacker, started his executive career in 1998. At that time, he worked for the New York Jets. He eventually climbed the ladder in NFL, becoming the Director of player personnel for the 49ers in 2008.
In 2011, Baalke landed his first GM position with the 49ers. He got named the PFWA Executive of the Year for making the 49ers a winning team again with a 13-3 win-loss record from 2010’s disappointing 6-10.
After his GM career with San Fransisco, Baalke pursued a career as an NFL Football Operations consultant. However, his short stint ended in 2019 after he decided to join Jaguars as the Player Personnel Director.