American football coach (born 1989)
American football player
DJ Mangas Buffalo Bills Position: Offensive Quality Control Coach Personal information Born: (1989-02-22 ) February 22, 1989 (age 36) Arlington, Virginia , U.S.Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 194 lb (88 kg) Career information High school: Chantilly (VA) Paul VI Catholic College: William & Mary Career history As a coach:
Hampden–Sydney (2012)Georgetown (2013)William & Mary (2014–2016)William & Mary (2017–2018) LSU (2019)Carolina Panthers (2020 )LSU (2021) UCF (2022)Buffalo (2023)Buffalo Bills (2023–present)Career highlights and awards
DJ Mangas (born February 22, 1989) is anAmerican football coach who is currently an offensive aide for theBuffalo Bills .
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]
Early coaching career [ edit ] 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] Division 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] [ 11]
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