Jake Peetz

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Jake Peetz
LSU Tigers
Position:Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1983-04-05) April 5, 1983 (age 38)
O'Neill, Nebraska
Career information
High school:St. Mary's (O'Neill, Nebraska)
College:Nebraska
Career history
As a coach:
  • Santa Barbara City College (2006)
    Special teams coordinator, safeties coach & strength & conditioning coordinator
  • UCLA (2007)
    Defensive assistant
  • Jacksonville Jaguars (2012)
    Assistant quarterbacks coach
  • Alabama (2013)
    Offensive analyst - quarterbacks
  • Washington Redskins (2014)
    Offensive quality control & assistant wide receivers coach
  • Oakland Raiders (2015)
    Senior offensive assistant
  • Oakland Raiders (2016)
    Assistant quarterbacks coach
  • Oakland Raiders (2017)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Alabama (2018)
    Offensive analyst
  • Carolina Panthers (2019)
    Running backs coach
  • Carolina Panthers (2020)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • LSU (2021–present)
    Offensive coordinator
As an executive:

Jake Peetz (born April 5, 1983) is an American football coach who is currently the offensive coordinator at Louisiana State University (LSU). He previously served as an assistant coach for the Carolina Panthers, Alabama, Oakland Raiders, Washington Redskins and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Coaching career[]

Early career[]

Before his first major coaching job, Peetz spent time with UCLA, the Jacksonville Jaguars, Alabama, & the Washington Redskins.[1] He would rejoin his former head coach in Jacksonville, Jack Del Rio, with the Oakland Raiders in 2017.[2]

Oakland Raiders[]

After spending two years as an assistant, Peetz was named the quarterbacks coach of the Oakland Raiders.[3] The Raiders went 6-10 and head coach Jack Del Rio was fired at the end of the season.[4] Under his coaching, Derek Carr was named to the Pro Bowl.[5]

Carolina Panthers[]

After spending a year at Alabama, Peetz was named the running backs coach of the Carolina Panthers in 2019 after former coach Jim Skipper retired.[6] Under his coaching, Christian McCaffrey led the NFL in touches, total touchdowns and all-purpose yards. He also led all running backs in points scored and receptions, and was named 1st-team All-Pro and selected to the Pro Bowl.[7][8][9] In 2020, Peetz was named the team's quarterbacks coach under new head coach Matt Rhule.[10]

LSU[]

On January 6, 2021, Peetz was hired to be the offensive coordinator at Louisiana State University (LSU) under head coach Ed Orgeron.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ "Redskins Finalize 2014 Coaching Staff". Redskins.com. February 4, 2014. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  2. ^ McClain, Chris (February 10, 2015). "Rod Woodson returns to coaching staff". Oakland Raiders. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ^ "Raiders announce Downing as offensive coordinator, Peetz QB coach". NBCS Bay Area. January 14, 2017. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  4. ^ Shook, Nick (December 31, 2017). "Oakland Raiders fire head coach Jack Del Rio". NFL.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  5. ^ Kagarakis, Anna (January 22, 2018). "Raiders Derek Carr selected to 2018 Pro Bowl". 95.7 The Game. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  6. ^ DeLong, Jonathan (February 20, 2019). "Panthers running backs coach Jim Skipper retires". Cat Scratch Reader. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  7. ^ "2019 NFL Leaders and Leaderboards". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  8. ^ "McCaffrey named to All-Pro team at 2 positions". ESPN.com. January 3, 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  9. ^ Henson, Max (December 17, 2019). "Christian McCaffrey and Luke Kuechly named to 2020 Pro Bowl". Panthers.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  10. ^ "Panthers announce 2020 coaching hires". Panthers.com. January 31, 2020. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  11. ^ Samuels, Doug (January 6, 2021). "Jake Peetz and DJ Mangas named new coordinators at LSU". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
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