DeNarius McGhee

DeNarius Devon McGhee (born June 12, 1991) is an American former football quarterback and current coach who is the wide receivers coach for UTSA. He played college football at Montana State University.

Early life An online feature on McGhee stated he was born in Mississippi, and for the first nine years of his life, he lived with his grandmother and aunt. Then he went to live with his mother for three years, and eventually moved down to Texas to live with his father. His father is a hero in McGhee's eyes since he worked for the sheriff department.

College career Freshman Year In his freshman year, McGhee started as a redshirt. He played outstandingly his first year in college football and had one of the best seasons by a Bobcat quarterback. McGhee led the Bobcats to nine wins, the second highest in the school's history. He earned the Big Sky Offensive MVP and was voted the league's top newcomer, and was named National Freshman of the year by College Football Performance Awards and MSU's Sonny Holland Offensive MVP. He had the third-best season in the school's history and threw 3,163 yards. McGhee helped turn around the team and lowered the teams turnovers. In an article in the Billings Gazette, Greg Rachac said, “The Bobcats are off to their best start since 1978. And I believe McGhee is the reason for the renaissance.” When McGhee was a freshman, Brian Wright said, “DeNarius would be the first to admit he had plenty of areas in which to improve.” He knows he still has to grow, even though he had a superb and successful year as a quarterback for the Bobcats.

Sophomore Year McGhee improved as an athlete from his freshman year to his sophomore year. Eastern Washington University's defensive coordinator John Graham said, “Nothing seems to rattle him, and I think he’s maybe even staying in the pocket longer and not panicking and taking off running as much as he did as a freshman.” After that game against PSU, McGhee was awarded Big Sky Offensive Player of the Week. He was also in the running for the Walter Payton Award and was in the final 20, along with 9 other quarterbacks.

Coaching career Also in 2014, McGhee worked as a graduate assistant on the staff of the Florida Atlantic University college team. In 2015 and 2016, he was a graduate assistant for the North Carolina State University team.

It was announced in December 2016 that McGhee would return to Montana State to serve as the Bobcats' quarterbacks coach. In 2018 he became the running backs coach.

In January 2020, McGhee was hired by the Houston Texans as an offensive quality control coach. He was retained by the new coaching staff on March 10, 2021.

On February 21, 2024, the New Orleans Saints announced that they had hired McGhee as an assistant wide receivers coach.

On January 6, 2026, McGhee was hired by UTSA as the wide receivers coach.