Todd Downing

Todd Downing (born July 22, 1980) is an American professional football coach who is currently the wide receivers coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders and Tennessee Titans as well as an assistant coach for the New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, and St. Louis Rams.

Playing career Downing played quarterback for the Minnesota Maulers, a semi-pro football team from 2000 to 2002, and helped the Maulers reach three consecutive championship games. While coaching at his high school, the Eagles won the Class 5A state title in 2000 over Matt Birk's Cretin Derham Hall Raiders.

Minnesota Vikings After being offered an internship in 2001 by Chad Ostlund in Research and Development for the Minnesota Vikings, Downing was a Public Relations intern for 2002, a football systems analyst from 2003 to 2004, and the offensive quality control coach in 2005.

St. Louis Rams In 2006, Downing was hired by the St. Louis Rams to be a defensive assistant and special teams assistant coach.

Buffalo Bills On January 24, 2014, Downing was hired by the Buffalo Bills as their quarterbacks coach.

Oakland Raiders In 2015, Downing was hired by the Oakland Raiders to be their quarterbacks coach under head coach Jack Del Rio.

In 2017, Downing was promoted to offensive coordinator after the Raiders decided not to renew Bill Musgrave's contract.

Downing was fired on January 1, 2018, along with head coach Jack Del Rio and the rest of Del Rio's staff after dropping from 12–4 to 6–10 due to a major regression of the offense. The Raiders finished the season 23rd in scoring.

Minnesota Vikings (second stint) On February 19, 2018, Downing was hired by the Minnesota Vikings as a senior offensive assistant.

On January 29, 2021, Downing was promoted to offensive coordinator, replacing Arthur Smith, who was hired as head coach of the Atlanta Falcons two weeks prior. In Downing's first season as offensive coordinator, the Titans finished 17th in overall offense and 15th in points scored.

On January 9, 2023, Downing was fired after the Titans finished the 2022 season 30th in overall offense and 28th in points scored (17.5 per game).

New York Jets On February 13, 2023, Downing was hired by the New York Jets as their passing game coordinator under head coach Robert Saleh.

On February 20, 2024, Downing was also named as the quarterbacks coach after quarterbacks coach Rob Calabrese left to become an offensive assistant for the Los Angeles Rams. On October 10, Downing was handed over offensive play calling duties from Nathaniel Hackett. This decision was made by interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich, following the firing of Robert Saleh. The decision was allegedly going to be made by Saleh, but he was fired minutes before withdrawing Hackett's play calling abilities.

New England Patriots On February 3, 2025, Downing was hired by the New England Patriots as their wide receivers coach, reuniting him with new head coach Mike Vrabel.

Personal life Downing grew up in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He and his wife, Julie, have a son named Jackson.