Jordan Paopao

Jordan Paopao (born June 25, 1986) is an American football coach who is the current tight ends coach for the Washington Huskies. He previously coached at Arizona, UNLV, Azusa. He also was a recruiting assistant for Stanford.

Paopao played college at San Diego Toreros as an offensive lineman.

Coaching career Stanford Cardinals Paopao served as a recruiting assistant under Jim Harbaugh, who coached him during his playing career at his time playing during college at the San Diego Toreros.

Azusa Pacific Cougars In 2010, Paopao served as the recruiting coordinator, offensive line coach and run game coordinator for the Azusa Pacific.

Washington Huskies In 2011, Paopao was hired as the graduate assistant and tight ends coach for the Washington Huskies.

In January 2013, Paopao took on the role of UW tight ends coach, following two seasons as a graduate assistant at Washington. During his time as a graduate assistant, he also had responsibilities overseeing the tight ends.

UNLV Rebels Paopao joins UNLV Rebels football following a seven-season tenure as the tight end coach at Washington. His primary responsibility will be addressing the challenges of a special teams unit that ranked 111th nationally in 2019, according to FPI. Throughout his tenure with the Huskies.

Arizona Wildcats In 2022, Paopao became part of Jedd Fisch newly forming coaching staff at Arizona. During his short time at Arizona, he helped turn Tanner McLachlan into an all-conference pick.

Washington Huskies (second coaching stint) On January 16, 2024, Paopao left Arizona to go follow coach Jedd Fisch after the news that Fisch would be taking the head coaching job.

Paopao was hired as the tight ends coach and the special teams' coordinator.

Personal life Paopao is the nephew of former BC Lions quarterback, Joe Paopao.