Dean Petzing

Offensive assistant

Biography

Dean Petzing enters his third season with Carolina as offensive quality control coach. This season will mark his thirdin the NFL after 12 years in the collegiate ranks.

In 2025, the Panthers featured a balanced offense as quarterback Bryce Young delivered single-season bests in passing yards, touchdown passes and passer rating for the third straight season and wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan earned Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year, setting a new franchise rookie record with 1,014 receiving yards. Running backs Rico Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard both surpassed 500 rushing yards, marking the seventh time in franchise history the team produced multiple 500-yard rushers and the first time since 2011.

During his first season in Carolina (2024), the Panthers passing offense was tied for 16th in the league with 22 passing touchdowns. On the ground, the Panthers were tied for eighth in the league in rushing touchdowns (18), tied for ninth in rushes of 20+ yards (13), ranked 10th in rushing yards per attempt (4.58) and 11th in rushing yards before contact (697).

In his final season at LSU (2023), Petzing worked directly with quarterback Jayden Daniels during his Heisman winning campaign, orchestrating a Tigers offense that led the nation in scoring (45.5) and total offense (543.5). That season, Daniels set school records for rushing yards by a quarterback in a career and season. In Petzing's two seasons with the team, the Tigers won 20 games, captured the SEC Western Division (2022), and claimed two bowl victories (Citrus and ReliaQuest).

Prior to joining LSU's coaching staff, Petzing spent three seasons at Notre Dame (2019-21), serving in various offensive roles. He began as a graduate assistant, focusing on the offensive line (2019), before becoming an analyst with a focus on the tight end position (2020). In his final year with the Fighting Irish, he shifted to working with the quarterbacks as an analyst (2021).

Petzing began his coaching career as a student assistant at his alma mater, St. Lawrence University (2012-13), before coaching at Yale (2014), Villanova (2015), Ball State (2016) and Maine (2017-18), where the Black Bears won the Colonial Athletic Association championship.

A native of Wellesley, Mass., Petzing graduated from St. Lawrence in 2014 with a double major in mathematics and economics while earning a minor in statistics. His brother, Drew, serves as the offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions.

Coaching Career

2012 | St. Lawrence - Intern Assistant Tight Ends
2013 | St. Lawrence - Intern Tight Ends
2014 | Yale - Defensive Intern
2015 | Villanova - Offensive Assistant/Tight Ends
2016-17 | Ball State - Graduate Assistant
2018 | Maine - Tight Ends
2019 | Notre Dame - Graduate Assistant, Offensive Line
2020 | Notre Dame - Analyst, Tight Ends
2021 | Notre Dame - Analyst, Quarterbacks
2022 | Louisiana State - Lead Offensive Analyst
2023 | Louisiana State - Senior Offensive Analyst
2024-Pres. | Carolina Panthers - Offensive Quality Control

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