The Raiders are hiring University of Washington offensive coordinator Brennan Carroll to be their offensive line coach and run-game coordinator, as first reported by Yogi Roth of the Big Ten Network and confirmed by ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg.
Brennan Carroll is the son of Pete Carroll, the Raiders’ new head coach. Brennan previously coached under his father at USC and with the Seahawks, holding the titles of assistant offensive line coach (2015-2019) and run game coordinator (2020) in Seattle. He left the Seahawks to take over as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at the University of Arizona, where he stayed for three seasons before accepting a similar position with the Huskies.
Carroll’s departure will continue multiple offseasons of turnover for the Washington football program. In 2024, head coach Kalen DeBoer was tapped to replace Nick Saban at Alabama, while offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb took the same job with the Seahawks. The Huskies then hired Jedd Fisch away from Arizona to replace DeBoer. Fisch brought Carroll with him to Washington as OC and installed Steve Belichick as defensive coordinator. Interestingly, both Carroll and Belichick left the Huskies this year to take jobs on their father’s new staffs: Carroll in Las Vegas, and Belichick in North Carolina.
Huskies quarterbacks coach Jimmie Dougherty also received interest from multiple NFL teams in this hiring cycle, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, but he opted to take a promotion to offensive coordinator to stay in Washington.
In Las Vegas, Carroll will go to work improving on the NFL’s worst rushing attack in 2024. The Raiders finished with just 1,357 rushing yards and 3.6 yards per attempt, both league-lows by a significant margin. Getting more talent in the backfield beyond Alexander Mattison and Ameer Abdullah will be a priority this offseason, but the offensive line is in good shape. Kolton Miller put up another solid season at left tackle, while rookies Jackson Powers-Johnson and DJ Glaze emerged as reliable starters. The unit can still get better, but combined with Andre James and Dylan Parham, the Raiders have a decent starting five heading into next season, especially if they can further develop their younger linemen.