Grant Udinski, a 29-year-old Minnesota Vikings assistant coach, interviewed for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ vacant offensive coordinator job, NFL.com reported on Friday.
A day earlier, ESPN reported that Udinski interviewed to be the Houston Texans’ offensive coordinator. Per the reports, Udinski has had five interviews for OC roles in the current coaching cycle.
The Jaguars previously met with Washington Commanders quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard and Los Angeles Rams pass game specialist Nate Scheelhaase regarding the role of offensive coordinator under new head coach Liam Coen.
Udinski began his coaching career in 2019 at Baylor. When Matt Ruhle jumped from being Baylor’s head coach to taking the same job with the Carolina Panthers in 2020, he brought Udinski with him.
After two seasons in Carolina, Udinski jumped to the Minnesota Vikings in 2022 as assistant to the head coach/special projects. He was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach in 2023, then added the title of assistant offensive coordinator in 2024.
The Vikings finished 12th in total offense this season (346.9 yards per game) and ninth in scoring (25.4 points per game) behind resurgent quarterback Sam Darnold.
The Jaguars’ offensive coordinator in 2024, Press Taylor, won’t return following a season in which the team came in 25th in total offense (306.2 ypg) and 26th in scoring (18.2 ppg).
