The Cleveland Browns requested an interview with Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski for their head coaching position, according to multiple reports Monday.
Udinski, who turns 30 Monday, just concluded his first season on the coaching staff of the Jaguars, who were eliminated from the playoffs with Sunday’s 27-24 loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Udinski broke into coaching at Baylor in 2019. Matt Rhule, then the Baylor head coach, became the Carolina Panthers’ head coach the next year and Udinski joined him.
Following two seasons with the Panthers, Udinski was hired by the Vikings in 2022 as assistant to the head coach/special projects. He became Minnesota’s assistant quarterbacks coach in 2023, and in 2024 he received the title of assistant offensive coordinator.
The Vikings wound up 12th in total offense in 2024 (346.9 yards per game) and ninth in scoring (25.4 points) thanks to a strong season from quarterback Sam Darnold.
When asked about Udinski in mid-December, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence had nothing but praise.
“I’ve never really met anyone like him. The way he approaches the preparation process, the attention to detail, just the game planning in general,” Lawrence told reporters. “The things that he thinks about. The conversations that we have throughout the whole week. It’s a very, very detailed process… There’s no stones that are left unturned in his approach with us in the QB room.”
Lawrence praised Grant’s communication with him starting in the spring all the way to in-game information.
“Grant is one of the big factors,” Lawrence said. “He’s helped me a lot, see things quicker, pick up on different tendencies a defense might have. He’s been awesome for me.”
The Browns interview will be the first for a head coaching position for Udinski. Last offseason, he reportedly interviewed for five offensive coordinator positions.
