PHILADELPHIA — Nick Sirianni is searching for his fifth offensive coordinator since becoming the Philadelphia Eagles’ head coach in 2021. Two left for head-coaching jobs.
He’s moved on from the other two, including Kevin Patullo. The two coordinators who were promoted to head coach brought established play-calling experience in the NFL. The two who lost their jobs were first-time NFL coordinators. It’s simplistic to suggest the experience (and lack thereof) was the impetus for success, but it’s likely instructive when determining where Sirianni will turn in 2026.
The Eagles offer an attractive opening with top-of-the-league talent and a profile that has led to bigger roles. It’s also a pressure cooker and comes with a quick hook. It also requires working with an entrenched quarterback and an offensive-minded head coach.
So, who will be the next coordinator to work under Sirianni and with Jalen Hurts? Here’s a list of 12 potential candidates, with the first category the one under focus:
Patullo (left) was quarterback Jalen Hurts’ offensive coordinator for one season after he was promoted from pass game coordinator. (Bill Streicher / Imagn Images)
Established play-callers/former head coaches
Mike McDaniel, former Miami Dolphins head coach
McDaniel is one of the NFL’s top offensive coordinator candidates if he doesn’t land a head-coaching job. He oversaw a Dolphins team that ranked No. 2 in scoring and No. 1 in total offense in 2023. Injuries and ineffective quarterback play tainted the Dolphins’ record and production during the past two seasons, but the offensive creativity is undeniable. McDaniel employed Vic Fangio as defensive coordinator in 2023, and that did not end well in Miami.
The Eagles have been linked to McDaniel before when they were searching for an offensive coordinator in 2020. However, they did not hire a designated coordinator that year, and Doug Pederson did not cede play-calling duties. McDaniel could have autonomy over Philadelphia’s offense and build a career at a place that’s been a springboard during the past decade.
Brian Daboll, former head coach, New York Giants
Daboll was fired during his third season with the Giants, collapsing after a 9-7-1 playoff campaign in 2022. His offenses struggled in New York, although he’s an experienced play-caller who oversaw top 10 offenses in Buffalo. He also has extensive connections to the Eagles’ key personnel. Daboll worked with Nick Sirianni in Kansas City — Sirianni considered Daboll an NFL mentor — and was Jalen Hurts’ offensive coordinator for one year at Alabama. (That happened to be the season that Hurts was benched in the national championship game.) He coached Saquon Barkley with the Giants and DeVonta Smith at Alabama. Daboll will be a popular coordinator candidate, and if the Eagles are seeking someone with extensive experience running an offense, Daboll fits the description.
Kevin Stefanski, former Cleveland Browns head coach
Stefanski, a two-time coach of the year with Cleveland, is a popular candidate again to be a head coach. If he goes the coordinator route, the Eagles could be an appealing option for the Philadelphia-area native who went to Penn and is a former Eagles intern. He made the playoffs with Baker Mayfield and Joe Flacco, but he did not have the offensive personnel that the Eagles had. Stefanski’s effective use of the play-action passing game and the zone running game could fit the Eagles’ preferred style. He has connections throughout the Eagles’ organization and a relationship with Sirianni.
Kliff Kingsbury, former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator
The Eagles interviewed Kingsbury before hiring Kellen Moore in 2024, and they have a longstanding interest in Kingsbury’s system. (In 2020, the Eagles interviewed then-USC offensive coordinator Graham Harrell, who comes from Kingsbury’s tree.) Kingsbury is an experienced play-caller who has experience as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and Texas Tech. Kingsbury impressed in his first year in Washington when his offense was the top five in EPA/play in Jayden Daniels’ rookie season. Daniels was hindered by injuries this season before Kingsbury departed. Hurts played in this system at Oklahoma. A potential complication would be how his run concepts mesh with those of the offensive line, Jeff Stoutland, who carries much influence in Philadelphia. Kingsbury is also a candidate for head-coaching jobs.
Todd Monken, former Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator
Monken spent the past three seasons with the Baltimore Ravens, where his offense ranks No. 4 in EPA/play during that period and was No. 1 in 2024. Lamar Jackson won MVP and led the NFL in passer rating with Monken as the coordinator. He’s been a coordinator for three NFL teams (Baltimore, Cleveland, Tampa Bay) and was the head coach at Southern Miss from 2013-2015. He was also Georgia’s offensive coordinator from 2020-2022, winning two national titles with a team the Eagles scouted closely.
His offenses are proficient at creating explosive plays — the Ravens had the league’s second-most explosive plays during his tenure — and have Air Raid roots. Monken is interviewing elsewhere for offensive coordinator opportunities and is thought to be a possibility to follow John Harbaugh at Harbaugh’s next destination. If the Eagles lure him to Philadelphia, could the 59-year-old Monken be the Eagles’ version of Vic Fangio — especially if he has staying power?
Up-and-coming candidates
Nate Scheelhasse, Los Angeles Rams pass game coordinator
When the Eagles promoted Brian Johnson in 2023, people were surprised to learn the Eagles interviewed a little-known Iowa State assistant for the role. The Eagles were onto something. Scheelhaase left for the Rams the following season as a passing game specialist and was Sean McVay’s pass game coordinator this season. Scheelhaase, 35, has head-coach interviews and will likely be calling plays somewhere next season.
Jerrod Johnson, Houston Texans quarterbacks coach
Johnson is another familiar name on the Eagles’ interview circuit. He spoke to the Eagles about their offensive coordinator role in 2024. A one-time Eagles training-camp quarterback, Johnson was a quality-control coach in Indianapolis when Sirianni was the offensive coordinator. He was a position coach in Houston the past three seasons, working closely with C.J. Stroud, but he lacks play-calling experience and was bypassed for the offensive coordinator role last offseason.
Davis Webb, Denver Broncos quarterbacks coach/pass game coordinator
Webb advanced from playing for Daboll and the Giants in 2022 to quarterbacks coach in Denver in 2023, which is evidence of his coaching trajectory. He’s even received some head-coaching buzz this cycle. Webb, 30, has worked under Sean Payton the past three seasons and played under Kingsbury at Texas Tech.
Josh McCown, Minnesota Vikings quarterbacks coach
McCown, a former Eagles quarterback (along with 11 other teams), was highly respected by the organization and has interviewed for head-coaching jobs in the past. He was the Carolina Panthers’ quarterbacks coach in 2023 and held that role in Minnesota in 2024 and 2025. He also lacks play-calling experience.
Tommy Rees, former Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator
Rees has more play-calling experience than the others in this category. He oversaw plays for the Browns at times this season and has at Alabama and Notre Dame. Rees has a background with Sirianni from their season together in San Diego in 2016. He was well-regarded as a play-caller at the college level before linking up with Stefanski in Cleveland in 2024.
Familiar faces
Frank Reich, former Stanford interim head coach
Reich needs no introduction to Eagles fans. He was the offensive coordinator for the Eagles’ first Super Bowl in 2017 before becoming the head coach in Indianapolis. His coordinator with the Colts? Sirianni, who considers Reich like an older brother. Reich hasn’t coached in the NFL since the Panthers fired him in 2023, but he has considerable play-calling experience and is respected at multiple levels of the Eagles’ building.
Doug Nussmeier, New Orleans Saints offensive coordinator
Nussmeier followed Moore to New Orleans after serving as quarterbacks coach in 2024 on the Eagles’ Super Bowl run. He does not call plays with the Saints, so a return to Philadelphia would come with more responsibility. Nussmeier has not been an NFL play-caller, but he was a long-time college coordinator who has a relationship with Hurts.
