DJ Mangas

DJ Mangas (born February 22, 1989) is an American football coach.

DJ Mangas
Personal information
Born: (1989-02-22) February 22, 1989
Arlington, Virginia
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:Chantilly (VA) Paul VI Catholic
College:William & Mary
Career history
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Mangas played college football at William & Mary from 2007 to 2011, where he was a former walk-on who played wide receiver and also served as the team's emergency quarterback.[1]

Coaching career

Early coaching career

Mangas began his career as the quarterbacks coach at Hampden–Sydney College in 2012, and was later the running backs coach at Georgetown. He would return to his alma mater William & Mary in 2014 as their running backs coach on the recommendation of former college teammate and then-William & Mary linebackers coach Joe Brady.[2] He was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2017, and was one of the youngest coordinators in Division I football at 28.[3][4]

LSU

Mangas joined the coaching staff at LSU in 2019, serving as the right-hand man to Brady, who was the Tigers' passing game coordinator.[5]

Carolina Panthers

Mangas followed Brady, who was hired as the offensive coordinator of the Carolina Panthers, and joined him as a coaching assistant.[6]

LSU (second stint)

Mangas was rehired as the passing game coordinator at LSU in 2021, joining Panthers quarterbacks coach Jake Peetz, who was named the Tigers offensive coordinator.[7]

References
  1. "Meet the Tribe: DJ Mangas, Offensive Coordinator". The William & Mary Sports Blog. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  2. "Why a humbling stint as a 20-something OC earned DJ Mangas his chance at LSU". The Athletic. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  3. "DJ Mangas named W&M offensive coordinator". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  4. "Offensive coordinator the 'ideal position' for W&M's D.J. Mangas". The Daily Press. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. "Right-hand man: DJ Mangas' ties to Panthers' Joe Brady go (relatively) way back". The Athletic. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  6. "LSU analyst DJ Mangas joins the Carolina Panthers". WBRZ. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  7. "LSU Football to Hire DJ Mangas as Passing Game Coordinator". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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