Will Harriger enters his second season with Carolina as a quarterbacks coach, joining the Panthers after spending the 2023 season with the Dallas Cowboys. Harriger brings 21 seasons of coaching experience to the team, including over a decade in the NFL. Over his last three seasons, Harriger has worked with 2022 Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams, 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player runner-up Dak Prescott, and last year, with former first-overall pick Bryce Young during the quarterback's resurgent second season.

Will Harriger enters his third season with Carolina as a quarterbacks coach. Harriger has 12 years of NFL coaching experience, working with both the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner (Caleb Williams) and the 2023 NFL Most Valuable Player runner-up (Dak Prescott) prior to coming to Carolina.

During the 2025 season, Harriger coached quarterback Bryce Young to career bests in passing yards (3,011), touchdown passes (23) and passer rating (87.8), the third consecutive season the QB has increased in each category. Young also led the team to a career-high eight wins as a starter, with six coming after a game-winning drive, tied for the second-most game-winning drives in the NFL that season. Dropping back to pass 25 times on fourth down in 2025, the third most in the league, Young led the NFL with a 156.3 passer rating and tied for second in completion percentage (75%) among the 28 quarterbacks with at least 10 dropbacks on fourth down.

In 2024, Harriger oversaw quarterback Bryce Young's development in Carolina, as the second-year quarterback threw 21 touchdowns (then a career high). His 16 completions of 25+ yards to close the season marked the most in a 10-game stretch in his career. In six of the final nine games, Young led the Panthers on game-tying or game-winning drives and threw at least two touchdown passes in three straight games to end the season and a passing touchdown in each of the last 10, both the longest streaks of his career.

Harriger spent the 2023 season as an offensive assistant/quality control coach for the Cowboys, assisting in the passing game. That season, quarterback Dak Prescott was named second-team All-Pro and earned his third Pro Bowl invite, while finishing second in NFL MVP voting and posting league-bests in passing touchdowns (36) and completions (410). Wide receiver CeeDeeLamb earned first-team All-Pro distinctions and his third Pro Bowl nod, while reeling in 135 receptions (sixth in NFL history) for 1,749 yards (eighth in NFL history) with 12 touchdowns – all career highs.

Harriger served as a senior offensive analyst and quarterbacks coach at Southern California(2022). Under his tutelage, quarterback Caleb Williams won the Heisman Trophy after the quarterback tallied 4,537 passing yards (third nationally) and 42 touchdowns (first in Pac-12) with only five interceptions. Williams also rushed for 382 yards and 10 scores.

In 2021, Harriger was an offensive assistant coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he helped quarterback Trevor Lawrence set franchise rookie records for completions (359) and passing yards (3,641). Prior to his tenure in Jacksonville, Harriger spent two seasons in Atlanta (2019-20) as an offensive assistant/running backs coach for the Falcons.

Initially an offensive assistant in his first year with the Seahawks in 2014, Harriger was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach in 2015, assisting in the development of quarterback Russell Wilson. During Harriger's tenure with the Seahawks (2014-18), Wilson was selected to the Pro Bowl twice (2017-18) and led the NFL in passing touchdowns in 2017 (34).

Prior to his time in the NFL, Harriger spent a decade coaching in the collegiate ranks, including two seasons at Florida (2012-13), two at Texas Tech (2010-11), two at UT-Martin (2006, 2009), one at Texas (2008), one at his alma mater Auburn (2007) and two at Midwestern State (2004-05).

Harriger earned his bachelor's degree in communications from Auburn after prepping at Trinity Christian (Texas) High School.

Harriger and his wife, Brooke, have three children, Daisy, William IV (Bud) and Dorothy.

Coaching Career:

• 2004-05 | Midwestern State - Graduate Assistant (Outside Linebackers)
• 2006 | Tennessee-Martin - Graduate Assistant (Tight Ends)
• 2007 | Auburn - Defensive Assistant
• 2008 | Texas - Quality Control/Defense
• 2009 | Tennessee-Martin - Linebackers
• 2010-11 | Texas Tech - Defensive Assistant
• 2012-13 | Florida - Defensive Intern
• 2014 | Seattle Seahawks - Offensive Assistant
• 2015-18 | Seattle Seahawks - Assistant Quarterbacks
• 2019-20 | Atlanta Falcons - Offensive Assistant/Running Backs
• 2021 | Jacksonville Jaguars - Offensive Assistant
• 2022 | Southern California - Senior Offensive Analyst/Quarterbacks
• 2023 | Dallas Cowboys - Offensive Assistant/Quality Control
• 2024-Pres. | Carolina Panthers - Quarterbacks