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Brennan Carroll
	Carroll with the USC Trojans in 2008
Washington Huskies
Position:	Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach
Personal information
Born:	March 20, 1979 (age 45); Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Saratoga (California)
College:	Delaware (1997); Pittsburgh (1999–2001);
Career history
As a coach:
	USC (2002–2003) ; Graduate assistant; USC (2004–2009) ; Tight ends coach; Seattle Seahawks (2010) ; Offensive assistant; Miami (FL) (2011–2012) ; Tight ends coach; Miami (FL) (2013–2014) ; Wide receivers coach; Seattle Seahawks (2015–2019) ; Assistant offensive line coach; Seattle Seahawks (2020) ; Run game coordinator; Arizona (2021–2023); Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach; Washington (2024–present); Offensive coordinator & offensive line coach;
Career highlights and awards
	2× AP National College Football Champion (2003, 2004);

Brennan Carroll (born March 20, 1979) is an American football coach. He is the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the University of Washington, a position he has held since 2024. He also coached for USC, Miami (FL), Arizona, and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Delaware and Pittsburgh as a tight end. He is the son of former New York Jets, New England Patriots, USC, and Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll and the brother of Carolina Panthers passing game coordinator Nate Carroll.

Early life

Carroll played high school football at Saratoga High School in Saratoga, California, graduating in 1997.

College career

Carroll played college football as a tight end at the University of Pittsburgh (1999–2001), after transferring from the University of Delaware (1997).

Coaching career

In 2002, Carroll joined the USC Trojans staff as a graduate assistant under his father, head coach Pete Carroll. During his first season, he worked with offense and special teams, and switched to tight ends the next year. In 2004, he became the full-time assistant coach in charge of tight ends. In 2007, in addition to his work as an assistant coach, he became the recruiting coordinator.^[1] Also in 2007, Trojans tight end Fred Davis, who Brennan coached, won the John Mackey Award, which goes to the nation's top tight end.

On December 22, 2010, Carroll joined Al Golden's staff at the University of Miami as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator.^[2] On January 10, 2013, Carroll moved to wide receivers coach, while retaining the recruiting coordinator title, after the Hurricanes hired Mario Cristobal as associate head coach and tight ends coach.^[3]

After thirteen years in the collegiate ranks, Carroll joined his first NFL staff on February 9, 2015, reuniting with his father Pete, head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. Carroll was the assistant offensive line coach, and was promoted to run game coordinator prior to the 2020 season.

On January 1, 2021, Carroll joined the University of Arizona staff under new head coach Jedd Fisch as offensive coordinator and offensive line coach; they had worked together at Miami. In 2023, Arizona improved to 10–3, concluding with a 38–24 win over Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl; the Wildcats finished eleventh in both major polls.

Carroll was one of several coaches to follow Fisch to the University of Washington in 2024, where he is the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach.

Personal life

Carroll's father is former NFL head coach Pete Carroll and his brother Nate was formerly the senior offensive assistant for the Seattle Seahawks.^[4] Nate is now the passing game coordinator for the Carolina Panthers.^[5]

Brennan Carroll and his wife Amber have one son, Dillon Brennan Carroll.^[6]^[7]

References

^ USCTrojans.com, Brennan Carroll Profile Archived May 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 8, 2010
^ Bruce Feldman, Carroll to the U, accessed December 22, 2010
^ ""HurricaneSports.com", "Cristobal named Canes Associate head coach", January 10, 2013". Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ Seahawks.com, [1], Seahawks.com, Accessed October 8, 2023.
^ "Carolina Panthers". www.panthers.com. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
^ Pete Carroll, post, Twitter, February 23, 2009, Accessed February 26, 2009.
^ Pete Carroll, post, Twitter, February 25, 2009, Accessed February 26, 2009.