Chip Kelly
Offensive Coordinator at Northwestern since 2026.
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- Seasons coached
- 36
- First season
- 1990
- Teams
- 10
Career
15 stints
1990s
- 1990ColumbiaSpecial Teams CoordinatorDefensive Backs
- 1991ColumbiaOutside LinebackersSafeties
- 1992New HampshireRunning Backs
- 1993Johns Hopkinsdc
- 1994–1996New HampshireRunning Backs
- 1997–1998New HampshireOffensive Line
- 1999–2006New HampshireOffensive Coordinator
2000s
2010s
- 2013–2015Philadelphia EaglesHead Coach
- 2016San Francisco 49ersHead Coach
- 2018–2023UCLAHead Coach
2020s
- 2024Ohio StateOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
- 2025Las Vegas RaidersOffensive Coordinator
- 2026–presentNorthwesternOffensive Coordinator
Coaching tree
4 mentors, 73 protégés, 13 branches — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Everyone shown became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row · Capped at 500 people
Relationships
Coached under
94
- 2026David BraunCoached under · Northwestern
- 2025Pete CarrollCoached under · Las Vegas Raiders
- 2024Ryan DayCoached under · Ohio State
- 2023D'Anton LynnMentored · UCLA
- 2023Keith BeltonMentored · UCLA
- 2023Ken NiumataloloMentored · UCLA
- 2023Kodi WhitfieldMentored · UCLA
- 2022–2023Bill McGovernMentored · UCLA
- 2022Chad Kauha'aha'aMentored · UCLA
- 2022Darrin ChiaveriniMentored · UCLA
- 2022–2023Ikaika MalloeMentored · UCLA
- 2022–2023Jeff FarisMentored · UCLA
- 2022–2023Ken Norton Jr.Mentored · UCLA
- 2021–2023Clancy PendergastMentored · UCLA
- 2021–2023Greg BurnsMentored · UCLA
79 more, most recent shown first.
Succeeded
18
- 2026Zach LujanSucceeded · Northwestern
- 2025Brian HartlineSucceeded by · Ohio State
- 2025Greg OlsonSucceeded by · Las Vegas Raiders
- 2025Greg OlsonSucceeded · Las Vegas Raiders
- 2025Luke GetsySucceeded · Las Vegas Raiders
- 2025Scott TurnerSucceeded · Las Vegas Raiders
- 2024Brian HartlineSucceeded · Ohio State
- 2024Deshaun FosterSucceeded by · UCLA
- 2018Jedd FischSucceeded · UCLA
- 2018Jim MoraSucceeded · UCLA
- 2015Pat ShurmurSucceeded by · Philadelphia Eagles
- 2013Andy ReidSucceeded · Philadelphia Eagles
- 2013Mark HelfrichSucceeded by · Oregon
- 2009Mark HelfrichSucceeded by · Oregon
- 2009Mike BellottiSucceeded · Oregon
3 more, most recent shown first.
Tenure
36 seasons
- New HampshireCoordinator · 1999–20068
- UCLAHead coach · 2018–20236
- New HampshirePosition coach · 1992–19986
- OregonHead coach · 2009–20124
- Philadelphia EaglesHead coach · 2013–20153
- OregonCoordinator · 2007–20082
- NorthwesternCoordinator · 2026 · current1
- Las Vegas RaidersCoordinator · 20251
- Ohio StateCoordinator · 20241
- San Francisco 49ersHead coach · 20161
- Johns HopkinsCoordinator · 19931
- ColumbiaPosition coach · 19911
- ColumbiaCoordinator · 19901
Pipeline
5 of 17 coordinators
- 1 seasonDeshaun Fosterunder at UCLA 2018 · head coach at UCLA2024
- 8 seasonsJim O'Neilunder at San Francisco 49ers 2016 · head coach at Detroit Lions2024
- 4 seasonsScott Frostunder at Oregon 2009 · head coach at UCF2016
- 0 seasonsPat Shurmurunder at Philadelphia Eagles 2013 · head coach at Philadelphia Eagles2015
- 1 seasonMark Helfrichunder at Oregon 2009 · head coach at Oregon2013
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Chip Kelly. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.