| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Quarterbacks coach |
| Team | Florida |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1985-09-07)September 7, 1985 (age 40) Chelsea, Alabama, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2005–2008 | Middle Tennessee State |
| 2009–2010 | Parma Panthers |
| Position | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2011 | Briarwood Christian HS (AL) (OC/QB) |
| 2012 | Clemson (player dev.) |
| 2013–2014 | Clemson (GA) |
| 2015–2017 | SMU (OC/QB) |
| 2018–2019 | Arkansas (OC/QB) |
| 2020–2021 | UAB (TE) |
| 2022–2023 | Troy (OC/QB) |
| 2024–2025 | Tulane (OC/QB) |
| 2026–present | Florida (QB) |
Joe Craddock (born September 7, 1985) is an Americancollege football coach and former player. He is thequarterbacks coach at theUniversity of Florida. Craddock playedcollege football atMiddle Tennessee State University and professionally in theItalian Football League (IFL).
He has served as the offensive coordinator asSouthern Methodist University (SMU) from 2015 to 2017 and theUniversity of Arkansas from 2018 to 2019 under head coachChad Morris.
Craddock attendedBriarwood Christian School and started at quarterback from 2001 to 2003. In 2003, Craddock led Briarwood Christian to a state championship victory in their 5A classification. He was named MVP of that game.[1] After his prep career, he accepted a scholarship to play football atMiddle Tennessee State University inMurfreesboro, Tennessee.[2]
Craddock attended Middle Tennessee from 2004 to 2008, starting for theBlue Raiders during his junior and senior seasons. In his final campaign in2008, he was named a team captain.[3] During this season he led the Blue Raiders to a 24–14 upset win over theMaryland Terrapins.[4] Craddock was also a member of the school's baseball team for one season.[5]
After his collegiate career concluded, Craddock spent two seasons as the starting quarterback for theParma Panthers of theItalian Football League (IFL).[6] He led them to the 2010 IFL Super Bowl, a game in which he threw seven touchdowns.[7]
Prior to his collegiate coaching career, Craddock was a high school offensive coordinator atBriarwood Christian School inBirmingham, Alabama. During his tenure at Briarwood Christian, the school compiled a 25–4 record and finished as the state runner-up in 2010.[8] After the 2011 season, he was hired as an offensive player development coach byDabo Swinney atClemson University.[9] Upon the conclusion of the 2012 football season, he was given on-field graduate assistant duties working with the quarterbacks, a role he held until December 2014.
In December 2014,Chad Morris named Craddock as his offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.[10][11] At the time of the hiring, Craddock was 29 years old and the youngest offensive coordinator in college football.[12][13]
In December 2017, Craddock was brought on with Morris to be the new offensive coordinator at theUniversity of Arkansas. Craddock was aBroyles Award nominee in 2017. Craddock was the youngest offensive coordinator in theSoutheastern Conference (SEC).
In January 2020, Craddock was announced as the tight ends coach forUAB. In December 2021, Craddock was named offensive coordinator forTroy.
Craddock began serving as offensive coordinator for Tulane in 2024.
Craddock married sweetheart, Abby Richburg, on February 7, 2015, and the couple welcomed their first child, Charlie Kathryn, in November 2016 and added a son, Joe "Cain" in November 2018.