At age 22, Declan Doyle wrote a note to become the youngest NFL coordinator in history. A year late after the Chicago Bears hire, he now leads a wave of nine millennial coordinators 35 and under, including Jacksonville's Grant Udinski. This group, born in the 1990s, has nearly doubled in size year-over-year.
Baltimore's Doyle, 30, and Jacksonville's Udinski, 30, are joined by Denver's Davis Webb, Washington's David Blough, Cleveland's Travis Switzer, Philadelphia's Sean Mannion, Atlanta's Tommy Rees, Carolina's Brad Idzik, and Los Angeles Rams' Nate Scheelhaase. Their journeys vary: Doyle worked 100-hour weeks at the University of Iowa, while Udinski lived in his car at a Walmart parking lot during grad school at Baylor. Now, Doyle guides the Ravens' offense with undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano and veteran Jacoby Brissett.
Udinski assists Liam Coen as the Jaguars produce the fifth-most points per game (28.0). Both credit their rise to connections, creativity and sacrifice. "I've always been too young for every job I've ever had," Doyle said. "Knowledge is power." Their experiences range from guiding high-scoring offenses to dealing with multiple quarterback changes, but all have proven young and relentless as offensive architects.
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