Joe Brady was named Carolina's offensive coordinator in January 2020 and joins the Panthers after spending the last year as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach at LSU.
In his one season at LSU in 2019, Brady helped quarterback Joe Burrow win the Heisman Award as the Tigers went undefeated and won the College Football Playoff national championship game over Clemson. Brady won the Broyles Award as college football's top assistant coach in 2019.
LSU finished the season with college football's top-rated offense, averaging 568.5 yards per game and 48.4 points per game. The Tigers finished second in passing offense with 401.6 passing yards per game while Burrow set a new FBS single-season record with 60 passing touchdowns. Burrow's 5,671 passing yards tied for third all-time in a single season, while his passer rating of 202.0 best Tua Tagovailoa's previous mark (199.4, 2018) for the single-season record.
Wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase finished second in FBS with 127.1 receiving yards per game, while leading all FBS with 20 receiving touchdowns, two ahead of teammate Justin Jefferson who was second with 18 receiving touchdowns.
Prior to his year at LSU, Brady spent two seasons in the NFL as an offensive assistant with the New Orleans Saints, working with head coach Sean Payton and quarterback Drew Brees.
Over 2017 and 2018, the Saints won consecutive division titles and were third in the NFL with 911 total points scored in those two seasons. Brees posted a cumulative passer rating of 109.5 over those two seasons, good for second-highest in the NFL.
Prior to his two years with the Saints, Brady spent two years as a graduate assistant at Penn State in 2015-16. While at Penn State, the Nittany Lions won the 2016 Big 10 title with a victory over Wisconsin in the league's championship game and then played in the Rose Bowl.
Brady got his start in coaching at his alma mater William & Mary where he coached linebackers in 2013-14.
As a player, Brady played wide receiver for William & Mary from 2009-12, twice earning academic all-conference honors. In his time there, the Tribe reached the NCAA FCS playoffs twice, including a trip to the semifinals in 2009. Brady capped his career at William & Mary earning four letters after seeing action in 23 games.
Brady graduated from William & Mary in 2013 with a double major – process management and consulting along with kinesiology and health sciences. He earned his Master's degree from Penn State in educational leadership in 2018 while he was coaching with the Saints.
A native of Pembroke Pines, Florida, Brady originally signed with the Air Force Academy after an outstanding prep career at Everglades High School. Brady transferred to William & Mary after one year on the football team at Air Force.
William & Mary - Wide Receiver - 2009-12
William & Mary - Linebackers - 2013-14
Penn State - Graduate Assistant - 2015-16
New Orleans Saints - Offensive Assistant - 2017-18
LSU - Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers - 2019
Carolina Panthers - Offensive Coordinator - 2020-present
