 Fisch at 2025 Big Ten Media Days | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Washington |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 14–10 |
| Annual salary | $7.75 million |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1976-05-05)May 5, 1976 (age 49) Livingston, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Florida ('98) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1997 | P. K. Yonge Developmental Research School (FL) (DC) |
| 1998 | New Jersey Red Dogs (WR/QC) |
| 1999–2000 | Florida (GA) |
| 2002–2003 | Houston Texans (DQC) |
| 2004–2007 | Baltimore Ravens (offensive assistant) |
| 2008 | Denver Broncos (WR) |
| 2009 | Minnesota (OC/QB) |
| 2010 | Seattle Seahawks (QB) |
| 2011–2012 | Miami (FL) (OC/QB) |
| 2013–2014 | Jacksonville Jaguars (OC) |
| 2015–2016 | Michigan (QB/WR/PGC) |
| 2017 | UCLA (OC/QB) |
| 2017 | UCLA (interim HC) |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Rams (senior offensive assistant) |
| 2019 | Los Angeles Rams (assistant OC) |
| 2020 | New England Patriots (QB) |
| 2021–2023 | Arizona |
| 2024–present | Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 31–32 |
| Bowls | 1–2 |
Jedd Ari Fisch (born May 5, 1976) is an Americanfootball coach, currently thehead coach at theUniversity of Washington. He was previously the head coach at theUniversity of Arizona forthree seasons.
Prior to his tenure at Arizona, Fisch served as an assistant coach for theNew England Patriots,Los Angeles Rams,University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),University of Michigan,[1]Jacksonville Jaguars,University of Miami,Seattle Seahawks,University of Minnesota,Denver Broncos,Baltimore Ravens,Houston Texans, and theUniversity of Florida.
Fisch grew up in a Jewish family inLivingston, New Jersey, and attendedHanover Park High School in nearbyEast Hanover Township.[2][3] He did not play football at thehigh school orcollege level,[4] but was an all-statetennis player during his prep career.[5]
Fisch graduated from theUniversity of Florida in 1998 with a degree incriminology.[1] He attended Florida almost solely for the opportunity to someday work forGators head coachSteve Spurrier,[5] and was college roommates withPhiladelphia Eagles general managerHowie Roseman.
Fisch embarked on a career in coaching while still in college as anundergraduate student. From 1997 to 1998, Fisch was the defensive coordinator forP. K. Yonge Developmental Research School inGainesville, and he then spent one year (1998) with theNew Jersey Red Dogs of theArena Football League as a wide receivers/quality control coach.[6]
Fisch got his break in coaching when he was named agraduate assistant coach for theFlorida Gators football team under Spurrier from 1999 to 2000. During this time, he earned hismaster's degree insports management.
In 2002, Fisch was hired by theHouston Texans as a defensive quality control coach under head coachDom Capers.
In 2004, Fisch was then hired by theBaltimore Ravens under head coachBrian Billick, where he first served as a general offensive assistant for the 2004 season before being named assistant quarterbacks coach and assistant wide receivers coach for the 2005–2007 seasons. Fisch would not be retained under new head coachJohn Harbaugh.
In 2008, Fisch was hired by theDenver Broncos as their wide receivers coach under head coachMike Shanahan. Under his tutelage,Brandon Marshall finished the season ranked third among NFL wide receivers in receptions (104), seventh in receiving yards (1,265), fifth in receiving yards per game (84.3), seventh in yards after the catch (419), third in catches that led to first downs (65) and first in number of times targeted for the second consecutive season (181).[7] Marshall also finished first in fan voting for AFC wide receivers in the2009 Pro Bowl.[8] Rookie second round draft pickEddie Royal also had a career season in 2008. Royal's 91 receptions are second most in NFL history for a rookie, behind onlyAnquan Boldin who had 101 receptions in 2003. His 980 yards and five touchdowns are both Broncos rookie records, and sixth in the NFL in total yards. Fisch would not be retained under new head coachJosh McDaniels.
In 2010, after spending a year at theUniversity of Minnesota, Fisch was hired by theSeattle Seahawks as their quarterbacks coach under head coachPete Carroll. Fisch remained with the Seahawks for a season before returning to coach college football at Miami.
In 2013, Fisch returned to the NFL and was hired by theJacksonville Jaguars as their offensive coordinator under head coachGus Bradley.[9] He was terminated from the Jaguars on December 30, 2014.[10]
On January 24, 2018, after stints at Michigan and UCLA, Fisch was hired by theLos Angeles Rams as a senior offensive assistant under head coachSean McVay, adding Fisch to their deep group of offensive coaches. Fisch operated as the Rams' clock-management specialist. Fisch and the Rams appeared inSuper Bowl LIII, where they lost to theNew England Patriots 13-3 in what was both a rematch ofSuper Bowl XXXVI and the lowest scoring Super Bowl in NFL history.[11] He was promoted to assistant offensive coordinator for the 2019 season.
On January 24, 2020, Fisch was hired by theNew England Patriots as their quarterbacks coach under head coachBill Belichick.[12] Two months after Fisch's arrival, long-time quarterbackTom Brady announced his departure from the Patriots after two decades and would sign with theTampa Bay Buccaneers on March 20, 2020. In April, it was revealed that Fisch's title would be quarterbacks coach.[13] In his lone season in New England, Fisch coached quarterbacksCam Newton,Brian Hoyer, andJarrett Stidham.
In 2009, Fisch returned to the college game, serving a single season as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for theMinnesota Golden Gophers football team under head coachTim Brewster.
In 2011, Fisch joined theMiami Hurricanes football team as their offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under head coachAl Golden after a year with theSeattle Seahawks.
On January 9, 2015, Fisch was hired by theMichigan Wolverines to serve as their quarterbacks coach, wide receivers coach, and passing game coordinator.[14] Fisch stated that he was drawn to a job at Michigan despite not having ties to incoming head coachJim Harbaugh, theUniversity, or the area.[15] However, he does have a long-standing coaching relationship withVic Fangio, Harbaugh's defensive coordinator for four years with theSan Francisco 49ers and one year withStanford.[16]
On January 5,2017, Fisch was hired by theUCLA Bruins as the offensive coordinator under sixth-year head coachJim L. Mora.[17][18]
Following the firing of Mora, Fisch was named interim head coach on November 19 for the remainder of the2017 season. With the Bruins at 5–6, he guided them to bowl eligibility with a 30–27 win over the likewise 5–6California Golden Bears. At theCactus Bowl inPhoenix on December 26, UCLA was defeated 35–17 by favoredKansas State and finished at 6–7.
On December 23, 2020, Fisch was hired as the 30th head coach at theUniversity of Arizona.[19] At the time, he was believed to be one of a handful of head coaches never to playcollege football[20] and had spent the previous three seasons as an NFL assistant.
In his third year in2023, Fisch led the Wildcats to a 9–3 regular season (7–2 inPac-12, third) and defeatedOklahoma 38–24 in theAlamo Bowl to finish at 10–3 (.769). Arizona was ranked eleventh in the finalAP Poll, their highest finish in aquarter century.
On January 14,2024, Fisch became the 31st head coach at the University of Washington, accepting a seven-year contract at $7.75 million annually.[21][22]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA Bruins(Pac-12 Conference)(2017) | |||||||||
| 2017 | UCLA | 1–1[a] | 1–0 | 4th(South) | LCactus | ||||
| UCLA: | 1–1 | 1–0 | |||||||
| Arizona Wildcats(Pac-12 Conference)(2021–2023) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Arizona | 1–11 | 1–8 | 6th(South) | |||||
| 2022 | Arizona | 5–7 | 3–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | Arizona | 10–3 | 7–2 | 3rd | WAlamo | 11 | 11 | ||
| Arizona: | 16–21 | 11–16 | |||||||
| Washington Huskies(Big Ten Conference)(2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Washington | 6–7 | 4–5 | T–9th | LSun | ||||
| 2025 | Washington | 8–3 | 5–3 | ||||||
| Washington: | 14–10 | 9–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 31–32 | ||||||||