Josh Gattis
{{Short description|American football player and coach (born 1984)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Josh Gattis
| image = Josh-gattis-fsu.jpg
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|1|15}}
| birth_place = Durham, North Carolina, U.S.
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 206
| high_school = Northern
(Durham, North Carolina)
| college = Wake Forest
| draftyear = 2007
| draftround = 5
| draftpick = 150
| pastteams =
- Jacksonville Jaguars ({{nfly|2007}})*
- Chicago Bears ({{nfly|2007}}–{{nfly|2008}})
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| pastcoaching =
- North Carolina (2010)
Graduate assistant - Western Michigan (2011)
Wide receivers coach - Vanderbilt (2012–2013)
Wide receivers coach & offensive recruiting coordinator - Penn State (2014–2017)
Passing game coordinator & offensive recruiting coordinator & wide receivers coach - Alabama (2018)
Co-offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach - Michigan (2019–2021)
Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach - Miami (FL) (2022)
Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach - Maryland (2023–2024)
Offensive coordinator & wide receivers coach
| highlights = As a player:
As a coach:
- Broyles Award (2021)
| pfr = GattJo99
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Josh Gattis (born January 15, 1984) is an American college football coach and former defensive back. He recently served as the offensive coordinator at the University of Maryland.{{Cite news |title=Maryland hires Josh Gattis as offensive coordinator |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/03/09/josh-gattis-maryland-offensive-coordinator/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |issn=0190-8286}}
Playing career
Gattis was born in Durham, North Carolina. He played college football at Wake Forest as a safety. As a junior in 2005, he recorded five interceptions and 72 tackles,{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/josh-gattis-1.html|title=Josh Gattis College Stats|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=January 11, 2019}} and was awarded second-team All-ACC.{{cite web|url=https://godeacs.com/documents/2018/8/18//94_122_History.pdf?id=8924|title=2018 Wake Forest Football Media Guide|publisher=Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics|page=101}} His senior year in 2006 was one of Wake's greatest seasons of all time, as the team won the ACC for the second time in school history and played in the school's first Orange Bowl. He recorded five interceptions and 82 tackles on the year, and was named first-team All-ACC.
Gattis was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL draft with the 150th overall pick.{{Cite web |title=2007 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2007/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-11 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was released and later signed with the Chicago Bears, where he played in five games and recorded one tackle in 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/player/joshgattis/2495610/profile|title=NFL historical player profile|website=NFL.com}}
Coaching career
After serving as a graduate assistant under Butch Davis at North Carolina for one season, Gattis was hired as the wide receivers coach at Western Michigan in 2011. While on the Broncos staff, he coached consensus All-American wide receiver Jordan White.
In 2012, he was hired by Vanderbilt as wide receivers coach and offensive recruiting coordinator.{{cite web|url=https://vucommodores.com/news/2012/1/13/Franklin_adds_Barlow_Gattis_to_football_staff.aspx|title=Franklin adds Barlow, Gattis to football staff|website=vucommodores.com|publisher=Vanderbilt University Athletics|date=January 13, 2012}} Wide receiver Jordan Matthews was awarded first-team All-SEC in both years Gattis was wide receivers coach at Vanderbilt. Gattis followed head coach James Franklin as he moved from Vanderbilt to Penn State in 2014, and assumed the same role with the Nittany Lions.
On January 25, 2018, it was announced he had been hired as the wide receivers coach at Alabama.{{cite web|url=https://www.dothaneagle.com/sports/alabama/alabama-football-hires-scott-as-secondary-coach-gattis-as-receivers/article_b7f6fdbe-023f-11e8-aada-cfae88c5efca.html|title=Alabama football hires Scott as secondary coach, Gattis as receivers coach|first=Alex|last=Byington|date=January 25, 2018|newspaper=Dothan Eagle|location=Dothan, AL}} He served as co-offensive coordinator (with Mike Locksley) and wide receivers coach during the 2018 season at Alabama, helping to oversee the third-highest scoring offense in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/2018-team-offense.html|title=2018 Team Offense Stats|website=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=January 10, 2019}} In his role as wide receivers coach, he oversaw Jerry Jeudy, who became the second consensus All-American wide-out to be coached by Gattis, and first to win the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's best wide receiver.
On January 10, 2019, Gattis was hired to be the offensive coordinator at Michigan.{{cite web|url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/wolverines/2019/01/10/michigan-football-hires-josh-gattis-offensive-coordinator/2539959002/|title=Michigan football hires offensive coordinator Josh Gattis|first=Nick|last=Baumgardner|newspaper=Detroit Free Press|date=January 10, 2019}} In 2021, Gattis won the Broyles Award as the top assistant coach in college football, leading the Wolverines' offense to a Big Ten Conference Championship and an appearance in the College Football Playoff.{{cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2021/12/michigan-oc-josh-gattis-wins-award-as-nations-top-assistant-coach.html |title=Michigan OC Josh Gattis wins award as nation's top assistant coach|date=December 7, 2021 }}
On February 9, 2022, Gattis was hired to be the offensive coordinator at the University of Miami Hurricanes.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-15 |title=Josh Gattis |url=https://miamihurricanes.com/coach/josh-gattis/ |access-date=2023-01-20 |website=University of Miami Athletics |language=en-US |archive-date=January 20, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230120030807/https://miamihurricanes.com/coach/josh-gattis/ |url-status=dead }} On January 27, 2023, it was announced Gattis had been fired by Miami.{{cite news|url=https://footballscoop.com/news/miami-fires-offensive-coordinator-josh-gattis |title=Miami fires offensive coordinator Josh Gattis|first=Zack|last=Barnett|newspaper=Footballscoop|date=January 27, 2023}}
On March 2, 2023, Gattis was hired to be the offensive coordinator at Maryland. After a disappointing 2024 season, which saw offensive struggles, Gattis was fired as offensive coordinator after serving two seasons in the position with Maryland.{{Cite web |last=Ghafir |first=Ahmed |date=2023-03-03 |title=Maryland expected to hire Josh Gattis for co-offensive coordinator |url=https://www.insidetheblackandgold.net/maryland-expected-to-hire-josh-gattis-for-co-offensive-coordinator/ |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=Inside The Black And Gold |language=en-US}}
In March 2025, Gattis was hired at Syracuse.{{cite news |last1=Carlson |first1=Chris |title=Former Maryland OC, Broyles Award winner expected to join Syracuse football staff (report) |url=https://www.syracuse.com/orangefootball/2025/03/former-maryland-oc-broyles-award-winner-expected-to-join-syracuse-football-staff-report.html |access-date=21 March 2025 |work=Syracuse Post Standard |date=19 March 2025 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://umterps.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/josh-gattis/2291 Maryland profile]
- [https://rolltide.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/josh-gattis/811 Alabama profile]
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