There are new faces, but one significant move was made to help benefit the newest starter behind center for the New York Jets. Outside of adding a new offensive coordinator, head coach Robert Saleh made two more hires to bolster the offense, plus playoff hopes. Here is the full list of the 2023 Jets’ coaching staff.
New York Jets Coaching Staff
- Robert Saleh, Head Coach
- Nathaniel Hackett, Offensive Coordinator
- Jeff Ulbrich, Defensive Coordinator
- Brant Boyer, Special Teams Coordinator
- Rob Calabrese, Quarterbacks Coach
- Zach Azzanni, Wide Receivers Coach
- Keith Carter, Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator
- Todd Downing, Passing Game Coordinator
- Taylor Embree, Running Backs Coach
- Ron Middleton, Tight Ends Coach
- Pat Bastien, Offensive Assistant
- Mack Brown, Offensive Assistant
- Michael Ghobrial, Special Teams Assistant
- Aaron Whitecotton, Defensive Line Coach
- Ben Wilkerson, Assistant Defensive Line Coach
- Shaq Wilson, Assistant Defensive Line Coach
- Ricky Manning Jr., Defensive Assistant
- Marquand Manuel, Defensive Backs and Safeties Coach
- Tony Oden, Senior Defensive Assistant and Cornerbacks Coach
- Mike Rutenberg, Linebackers Coach
- Dan Shamash, Situational Football/Game Management Coordinator
- Junior Taylor, Fellowship/Offensive Assistant
- Billy Vandemerkt, Offensive Assistant
- John Vieira, Instructional Designer
- Leon Washington, Special Teams Assistant
- Nathaniel Willingham, Defensive Assistant
New Changes to the Jets’ Staff
Again, with a new quarterback — let alone a past Super Bowl winner and surefire future Hall of Famer in Aaron Rodgers — a coach with expertise in working with the longtime Green Bay Packers signal-caller was needed for Saleh.
In comes Nathaniel Hackett, the offensive coordinator behind Rodgers’ back-to-back MVP-winning seasons of 2020 and 2021. That was during a span when Rodgers threw a combined 85 touchdowns and only nine interceptions. Without Hackett, Rodgers’ numbers dipped to 26 touchdowns with 12 interceptions plus 3,695 yards.
Outside of Hackett, Keith Carter was added to reignite the running game while also working with the offensive line. Carter spent his last five seasons with the Tennessee Titans and head coach Mike Vrabel, while also getting his unit to clear lanes for Derrick Henry. Carter isn’t the only one coming from Nashville, as former offensive coordinator Todd Downing joined the staff as passing game coordinator.
Staying with the offense, John Vieira is another newcomer. He was hired in February after being with Hackett in Denver.
The only defensive hire Saleh and the Jets made in the offseason was bringing in Shaq Wilson. Wilson spent a decade in the college game coaching up the South Carolina Gamecocks in the SEC as a defensive analyst. His hire replaced Greg Scruggs, who left his post to enter the CFB game with nearby Rutgers.
The rest of Saleh’s ’23 staff comprises of veterans who were with him since his 2021 hire. That includes defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich — one of Saleh’s first hires. Boyer additionally has been with Saleh, though he’s one of the longer-tenured Jets coaches, having been with the franchise since 2016 and working with the previous regimes before Saleh.