| Buffalo Bills | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant wide receivers coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-02-22)February 22, 1989 (age 36) Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Chantilly (VA) Paul VI Catholic |
| College | William & Mary |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Career history | |
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| Awards and highlights | |
Daniel J. Mangas (born February 22, 1989) is an Americanfootball coach who is currently the assistant wide receivers coach for theBuffalo Bills of theNational Football League (NFL).
Mangas playedcollege football atWilliam & Mary from 2007 to 2011, where he was a formerwalk-on who playedwide receiver and also served as the team's emergencyquarterback.[1]
Mangas began his career as the quarterbacks coach atHampden–Sydney College in 2012, and was later the running backs coach atGeorgetown. He would return to his alma materWilliam & Mary in 2014 as their running backs coach on the recommendation of former college teammate and then-William & Mary linebackers coachJoe Brady.[2] He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2017, and was one of the youngest coordinators inDivision I football at 28.[3][4]
Mangas joined the coaching staff atLSU in 2019, serving as the right-hand man to Brady, who was the Tigers' passing game coordinator.[5]
Mangas followed Brady, who was hired as the offensive coordinator of theCarolina Panthers, and joined him as a coaching assistant.[6]
Mangas was rehired as the passing game coordinator atLSU in 2021, joining Panthers quarterbacks coachJake Peetz, who was named the Tigers offensive coordinator.[7]
In 2022, Mangas was hired as a defensive analyst atUCF.
On January 14, 2023, Mangas was hired as the offensive coordinator atBuffalo.[8][9]
Immediately following the conclusion of the2023 Buffalo Bulls football team's season, Mangas left the Bulls and was hired as an offensive aide by theBuffalo Bills.[10] Mangas joined the Bills in-season during the team's bye week, once again reuniting with Joe Brady, who had been named the team's interim offensive coordinator on November 14, 2023.[11] Following the 2025 season, Mangas was retained on the Bills' coaching staff, after Brady was promoted to head coach.[12] Mangas was promoted to become the team's assistant wide receivers coach for the 2026 season.[13]