Coaching carousel 2026: every new head coach
Ten NFL teams and 32 FBS programs started 2026 with a new head coach, among them Kevin Stefanski (Browns to Falcons) and John Harbaugh (Ravens to Giants). Each is listed with his earlier head-coaching stops and records. This is the 2026 class of hires, not a live feed of in-season firings.
Ten NFL teams and 32 FBS programs started 2026 with a new head coach, among them Kevin Stefanski (Browns to Falcons) and John Harbaugh (Ravens to Giants). Each is listed with his earlier head-coaching stops and records. This is the 2026 class of hires, not a live feed of in-season firings.
New NFL head coaches, 2026
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BillsJoe BradyFirst head-coaching job at this level
BrownsTodd MonkenFirst head-coaching job at this level
CardinalsMike LaFleurFirst head-coaching job at this level
DolphinsJeff HafleyFirst head-coaching job at this level
FalconsKevin StefanskiHead coach before: 46-58 at Browns (2020-25)
GiantsJohn HarbaughHead coach before: 193-124 at Ravens (2008-25)
RaidersKlint KubiakFirst head-coaching job at this level
RavensJesse MinterFirst head-coaching job at this level
SteelersMike McCarthyHead coach before: 50-38 at Cowboys (2020-24); 135-85-2 at Packers (2006-18)
TitansRobert SalehHead coach before: 23-45 at Jets (2021-24)New FBS head coaches, 2026
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ArkansasRyan SilverfieldHead coach before: 50-24 at Memphis (2020-25)
AuburnAlex GoleshHead coach before: 23-15 at South Florida (2023-25)
CaliforniaTosh LupoiFirst head-coaching job at this level
Coastal CarolinaRyan BeardHead coach before: 7-5 at Missouri State (2025)
Colorado StateJim MoraHead coach before: 27-23 at UConn (2022-25); 46-30 at UCLA (2012-17)
FloridaJon SumrallHead coach before: 20-8 at Tulane (2024-25); 23-4 at Troy (2022-23)
Iowa StateJimmy RogersHead coach before: 6-6 at Washington State (2025)
James MadisonBilly NapierHead coach before: 22-23 at Florida (2022-25); 40-12 at Louisiana (2018-21)
Kansas StateCollin KleinFirst head-coaching job at this level
KentuckyWill SteinFirst head-coaching job at this level
LSULane KiffinHead coach before: 55-19 at Ole Miss (2020-25); 27-13 at Florida Atlantic (2017-19); 28-15 at USC (2010-13); 7-6 at Tennessee (2009)
MemphisCharles HuffHead coach before: 7-5 at Southern Miss (2025); 32-20 at Marshall (2021-24)
MichiganKyle WhittinghamHead coach before: 177-88 at Utah (2004-25)
Michigan StatePat FitzgeraldHead coach before: 110-101 at Northwestern (2006-22)
MissouriEliah DrinkwitzFirst head-coaching job at this level
Missouri StateCasey WoodsFirst head-coaching job at this level
North Dakota StateTim PolasekFirst head-coaching job at this level
North TexasNeal BrownHead coach before: 37-35 at West Virginia (2019-24); 35-16 at Troy (2015-18)
Northern IllinoisRob HarleyFirst head-coaching job at this level
Oklahoma StateEric MorrisHead coach before: 22-16 at North Texas (2023-25)
Oregon StateJaMarcus ShephardFirst head-coaching job at this level
Penn StateMatt CampbellHead coach before: 72-55 at Iowa State (2016-25); 35-15 at Toledo (2011-15)
Sacramento StateAlonzo CarterFirst head-coaching job at this level
South FloridaBrian HartlineFirst head-coaching job at this level
StanfordTavita PritchardFirst head-coaching job at this level
Texas StateGJ KinneFirst head-coaching job at this level
ToledoMike JacobsFirst head-coaching job at this level
TulaneWill HallHead coach before: 14-30 at Southern Miss (2021-24)
UCLABob ChesneyHead coach before: 21-6 at James Madison (2024-25)
UConnJason CandleHead coach before: 81-44 at Toledo (2015-25)
Virginia TechJames FranklinHead coach before: 104-45 at Penn State (2014-25); 24-15 at Vanderbilt (2011-13)
Washington StateKirby MooreFirst head-coaching job at this levelA new coach is one whose first season with the club is 2026, from the coaching records behind our season previews (CFBD for college, checked against ESPN). Earlier stops are head-coaching jobs at the same level, with records. Interim coaches named during a season are not listed.