David Shaw

David Lorenzo Shaw (born July 31, 1972) is an American football coach who is currently the passing game specialist for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He served as head coach of the Stanford Cardinal football team from 2011 to 2022. Shaw was the team's offensive coordinator for the entire tenure of his predecessor, head coach Jim Harbaugh, from 2007 to 2010. Previously, Shaw was a four-year letter winner as a wide receiver for the Cardinal from 1991 to 1994, where he was coached by Dennis Green and Bill Walsh. Prior to returning to Stanford as offensive coordinator, Shaw was Harbaugh's passing game coordinator at the University of San Diego and an assistant coach in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders, and Baltimore Ravens. Shaw resigned as the Stanford head coach on November 27, 2022. In 2024, Shaw served as a senior personnel executive for the Denver Broncos.

Early life and playing career Shaw was born in San Diego, California and moved with his family around the country following his father Willie's career as an NFL coach.

In 1989, Willie accepted a coaching job at Stanford University and the family moved back to the Bay Area where David ultimately graduated from James Logan High School in Union City, California.

He went on to attend Stanford University, where he played college football as a wide receiver under head coaches Dennis Green and Bill Walsh. Shaw was also on the Stanford men's basketball and track teams before earning a B.A. in sociology in 1995. Shaw is the first Stanford alumnus to serve as head football coach since Paul Wiggin, who coached Stanford from 1980 to 1983.

Executive career On June 20, 2024, Shaw was named the Senior Personnel Executive for the Denver Broncos. In January 2025, Shaw returned to coaching as the Passing Game Coordinator for the Detroit Lions.

Personal life His father, Willie, was a Stanford assistant coach under Jack Christiansen from 1974 to 1976 and Dennis Green from 1989 to 1991, and an NFL assistant coach with the Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, and St. Louis Rams.

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