| Houston Texans | |
|---|---|
| Position: | Wide receivers coach &passing game coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | (1980-06-06)June 6, 1980 (age 44) Barberton, Ohio, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College: | Kent State |
| Career history | |
As a coach: | |
| |
Ben McDaniels (born June 6, 1980) is anAmerican football coach who is thewide receivers coach and passing game coordinator for theHouston Texans of theNational Football League (NFL). He previously served as the quarterbacks coach for theUniversity of Michigan and also previously serving as the interim wide receivers coach in late 2018. McDaniels previously served as the wide receivers coach for theRutgers Scarlet Knights football team before being promoted to offensive coordinator afterRalph Friedgen decided to step down as OC after the season. McDaniels served as quarterback assistant with theDenver Broncos of theNational Football League in 2010. He playedcollegiately as aquarterback atKent State from 2000 to 2001.
McDaniels began his coaching career in 2003 aswide receivers coach atWarren G. Harding High School inWarren, Ohio. He then spent the next two years as agraduate assistant coach under head coachGlen Mason at theUniversity of Minnesota.
McDaniels was named offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach atColumbia University by head coachPete Mangurian on December 29, 2011 but left for a position with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers less than 2 months later.[1]
On February 12, 2016, McDaniels joined theChicago Bears as an offensive quality control coach.[2]
McDaniels returned to college football in 2018, joining theMichigan staff as an offensive analyst on the staff of head coachJim Harbaugh.[3] On December 3, 2018, McDaniels was named wide receivers coach for Michigan's game againstFlorida in the2018 Peach Bowl.[4] McDaniels took over the duties fromJim McElwain, who had recently assumed the head coaching position atCentral Michigan. On February 5, 2019, McDaniels was named Michigan's quarterbacks coach for the 2019 season.[5][6] On March 10, 2021, McDaniels joined theHouston Texans as their assistant wide receivers coach and offensive assistant.[7] On February 21, 2022, McDaniels was promoted to wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator.[8]
McDaniels is the son ofThom McDaniels (the 1997USA Today High School Coach of the Year and often described as a "legend" of Ohio high school football).[9] He is the younger brother of formerDenver Broncos' head coach and formerLas Vegas Raiders' head coachJosh McDaniels.[10]
McDaniels received abachelor's degree in sport management fromKent State University and a master's degree in sport management from theUniversity of Minnesota.