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Since Jesse Minter was named the fourth head coach of the Ravens on Jan. 22, he’s been hard at work assembling his staff.

From his coordinators down to analysts, Minter has put together a team of 25 people he hopes will help him create a winning culture.

Minter pulled from past coaching staffs he was a member of but also took chances on people, like quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfork, he’s never worked with. He leaned into elevating coaches from the college ranks.

Of the 25 positions, four went to people from John Harbaugh’s coaching staff, two of whom retained their positions and two who were promoted.

Here is a look at the Ravens coaching staff.

Prentice Gill (Feb. 11)

Position: The Ravens are promoting Gill to assistant wide receivers coach.

Previous position: Gill, who joined the Ravens in 2024 as an offensive analyst, served as a coaching fellow who worked primarily with the wide receivers this past season.

Connection: Gill overlapped at USC with new Ravens wide receivers coach Keary Colbert. Gill was a graduate assistant who worked primarily with the Trojans’ wide receivers from 2016-18, and Colbert was the team’s tight ends and inside receivers coach in 2018.

Note: Gill reportedly interviewed for the position that went to Colbert. He played wide receiver at Old Dominion and had stops at USC, Oregon, Arizona State and prep school IMG Academy before joining the Ravens. In addition to his development of Pro Bowl wide receiver Zay Flowers, Gill has worked with Amon-Ra St. Brown, Michael Pittman, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Ricky Pearsall and projected first-round pick Carnell Tate, among others.

Ben Kotwica (Feb. 11)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Kotwica as a senior special teams assistant coach.

Previous position: Kotwica previously served as the Los Angeles Rams’ interim special teams coordinator. He was promoted in December from assistant special teams coach after coordinator Chase Blackburn was fired.

Connection: Kotwica overlapped with several Ravens coaches, including offensive coordinator Declan Doyle, on the 2023 and 2024 Denver Broncos’ staff.

Notes: Kotwica has also served as special teams coordinator for the New York Jets, Washington’s NFL team, Atlanta Falcons and Broncos. Denver finished in the top 10 in special teams efficiency in 2023 and 2024, according to FTN, but Kotwica was fired after high-leverage breakdowns in losses to the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers.

Kotwica, who played at Army, is an Iraq War veteran who also flew helicopters in missions in Bosnia and Korea.

Keary Colbert (Feb. 11)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Colbert as wide receivers coach, replacing Greg Lewis, who’s joining the Tennessee Titans’ staff in the same role.

Previous position: Colbert was Denver’s wide receivers coach before the Broncos parted ways with him last month.

Connection: Colbert worked with Minter at Georgia State and Lombardi, the Ravens’ new offensive assistant, in Denver. Like offensive coordinator Declan Doyle, he comes from Sean Payton’s coaching tree.

Notes: A former NFL receiver, Colbert played six years in the NFL before becoming a coach. He came up through the college ranks, coaching at USC and Florida before being hired in Denver. He coached for two seasons in Denver. With Colbert as his coach, wide receiver Courtland Sutton eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards in 2024 and 2025. However, the Broncos receivers had the second-most dropped passes (43) in the league last season, a stat Payton complained about, citing technique issues.

Anthony Levine Sr. (Feb. 10)

Position: The Ravens have promoted Levine to special teams coordinator, replacing Chris Horton.

Previous position: Levine was previously the assistant special teams coach.

Connection: Levine was already on the staff. He also would have overlapped with Minter during his playing days. He was a Ravens defensive back from 2012-2021, and Minter coached defensive backs in 2019 and 2020. Levine also overlapped with Ravens defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, who was the defensive line coach and run game coordinator in 2021, the final year of Levine’s playing career.

Notes: Levine, who was undrafted out of Tennessee State in 2010, played 146 games over his 10 years in Baltimore before retiring. He contributed primarily on special teams, earning over 3,100 career snaps with his work in all five core phases (kick coverage, kick return, punt coverage, punt return and field goal blocking). He joined the Ravens staff in 2025. The Ravens finished No. 12 in special teams efficiency this past season, according to FTN, up from No. 23 in 2024, and punter Jordan Stout said the unit was the closest its ever been. Levine interviewed for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ special teams coordinator job last month. Levine’s post-playing career started in 2022 in Baltimore, where he was a player personnel and coaching assistant. He was the Tennessee Titans’ assistant special teams coach in 2023 and 2024 before returning to Baltimore last year.

Zack Grossi (Feb. 6)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Grossi as tight ends coach, replacing George Godsey, who left for a job as Georgia Tech’s offensive coordinator.

Previous position: Grossi served as the Denver Broncos’ passing game specialist the past two years, working primarily with the wide receivers.

Connection: Grossi worked with new Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle and senior offensive assistant Joe Lombardi in Denver.

Notes: Grossi hasn’t served as a tight ends coach over his coaching career, which started in 2013 as an offensive graduate assistant at Division II Concord, his alma mater. He did, however, coach tight ends at the Senior Bowl three years ago.

Grossi worked with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2014-18 in a variety of roles before returning to the college ranks in 2019. He was the quarterbacks coach for Hampton and the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Southern University, both Football Championship Subdivision schools.

Grossi took a job with the Broncos as an offensive quality control coach in 2022 before being promoted in 2024. Denver ranked 15th and 14th in passing efficiency the past two seasons, according to FTN.

Gross was diagnosed with a yolk sac tumor in October 2024 but, after undergoing chemotherapy treatments, returned to coaching later in the season. He had the tumor in his chest removed last offseason.

Marcus Brady (Feb. 6)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Brady as pass game coordinator.

Previous position: Brady had served as the Chargers’ pass game coordinator since 2024.

Connection: Brady and Minter worked on the Chargers’ staff over the past two seasons.

Notes: According to FTN, the Chargers ranked eighth in passing efficiency in 2024 and 20th this past season, when their offensive line struggled mightily with injuries and inconsistency.

Brady interviewed for the Chargers’ offensive coordinator vacancy after the team fired former Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman last month. The job went to Mike McDaniel.

Brady, who said before the 2024 season he expected to be “heavily involved” with the Chargers’ game-planning, has emphasized the importance of a balanced offense.

“Obviously you want your quarterback to be able to handle everything — at least understand everything that’s going on,” Brady said. “But the more that you could take off their plate … it just slows down the mind. It’s just less thinking for him. Now he can just go out there and play and let his abilities shine.”

Brady played quarterback from 2002-08 in the Canadian Football League before starting his coaching career soon after.

Brady’s first NFL job was with the Colts in 2018. Three years after starting as an assistant quarterbacks coach, he was named Indianapolis’ offensive coordinator under then-coach Frank Reich. He was fired midway through the 2022 season despite not having play-calling responsibilities.

Brady spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles as an offensive consultant and senior offensive assistant, respectively.

Harland Bower (Feb. 6)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Bower as outside linebackers coach, replacing Matt Robinson, who’s expected to join Harbaugh’s Giants staff.

Previous position: Bower had served as an assistant coach at Duke, working primarily with the defensive ends, since December 2021.

Connection: At Duke, Bower spent two seasons with defensive lineman Aeneas “Fub” Peebles, now entering his second year in Baltimore. In 2024, Peebles transferred to Virginia Tech for his final year of eligibility.

Bower was a defensive analyst at Texas A&M in 2021, overlapping with Tyler Santucci, then a co-defensive coordinator for the Aggies and now a second-year linebackers coach in Baltimore. They later reunited at Duke as well.

As a graduate assistant at Notre Dame in 2016 and 2017, Bower also worked under then-head coach Brian Kelly and then-linebackers coach Mike Elston. Kelly hired Minter as a defensive intern to his 2006 Notre Dame staff, and Elston served under Minter from 2022-25 as a defensive line coach for Michigan and the Chargers.

Notes: Duke finished second nationally in tackles for loss per game in 2024 (8.9) and fourth in sacks per game (3.3). The Blue Devils’ production dipped in 2025 (1.9 per game), but defensive ends Vincent Anthony Jr. (13 tackles for loss, 7.5 sacks) and Wesley Williams (nine tackles for loss, two sacks) earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference honorable mention.

Bower told Duke’s student newspaper last season that he prides himself on balancing love and intensity in his coaching. He emphasized “strain” to his Blue Devils players and said their response to unpredictable events was a “key cog” in the position room.

Williams credited Bower with building a tight-knit culture among the team’s defensive ends.

“To me, ‘FAMILY’ stands for, ‘Forget about me, I love you.’ And that is a selfless love. It’s something that we talk about a lot, and I think that means the guys work for each other and they love to see each other succeed,” Bower said. “It’s just truly, truly selfless. And I think that’s what our special sauce is.”

Lou Esposito (Feb. 5)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Esposito as defensive line coach, replacing Johnson, who’s expected to join Harbaugh’s Giants staff.

Previous position: Esposito had served as Michigan’s defensive line coach since March 2024.

Connection: Although Esposito did not overlap at Michigan with Minter, he worked for the past two seasons under former Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale. Minter served alongside and then under Martindale from 2017-20 in Baltimore.

In 2023, Esposito also coached cornerback Bilhal Kone in his one year at Western Michigan. The Ravens drafted Kone in the sixth round last year.

Notes: Michigan finished 18th in the country in sacks per game (2.8) and fifth in yards per carry allowed (3.1) in 2024. The Wolverines fell out of the top 50 in sacks last season (2.2 per game) but remained in the top 20 in rushing defense (3.4 yards per carry).

In his first year at Michigan, Esposito worked with two first-round draft picks, defensive tackles Mason Graham and Kenneth Grant, and an eventual third-rounder, defensive end Josaiah Stewart. This year, defensive end Derrick Moore and defensive tackle Rayshaun Benny are expected to be Day 2 or Day 3 picks.

Esposito grew up in New Jersey and played at Memphis before moving on to a professional career in the Arena Football League’s developmental league. He was defensive coordinator at Western Michigan from 2017-23.

A well-regarded recruiter, Esposito could’ve stayed at Michigan under new coach Kyle Whittingham. In taking the job in Baltimore, he’s also passing on the opportunity to help coach his son, an offensive lineman in the class of 2027 who committed to the Wolverines last year.

Israel Woolfork (Feb. 4)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Woolfork as quarterbacks coach, replacing Tee Martin.

Previous position: Woolfork had served as the Arizona Cardinals’ quarterbacks coach since 2023.

Connection: There is no apparent connection between Minter and Woolfork.

Notes: Woolfork interviewed last month for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator job, which went to Zac Robinson. He was also reportedly blocked from pursuing lateral moves until recently.

Woolfork has experience working with a dual-threat quarterback in Kyler Murray, who reportedly had a close bond with the former Grand Valley State wide receiver.

“He’s really receptive,” Murray told ESPN in January 2024. “He’ll shoot you straight but also can hear you out and understand what I’m seeing and what I’m feeling. We just bounce back ideas. I think that’s something that you’ve got to have in this game.”

Woolfork started his coaching career at Miami (Ohio), serving as a graduate assistant, running backs coach and wide receivers coach, before moving on to the Cleveland Browns in 2021 as part of a coaching fellowship.

ESPN described him as an even-keeled, adaptable and stoic coach.

“I think that we tend as coaches to draw a line like, ‘This is the way I’m doing it. This is my process. This is how it should be done,’” Woolfork said. “Which I think is kind of barbaric.

“I don’t want to get up here and preach and stand on my pedestal and do my job. Like, ‘I’m here to help you at the end of the day. How can I serve you guys? What do you need for me to be the best player possible?’”

Miles Taylor (Feb. 4)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Taylor as assistant defensive backs coach.

Previous position: Taylor was hired last month as Nebraska’s safeties coach.

Connection: Taylor played safety at Iowa from 2014-17, overlapping with new Ravens offensive coordinator Declan Doyle, a student assistant on the team from 2016-18. Taylor also served as a Los Angeles Chargers coaching fellow last season, and he worked with Minter. In the summer of 2019, he was a Ravens defensive intern who worked with the defensive backs, a position group Minter helped coach.

Notes: Before his year with the Chargers, Taylor served as defensive backs coach at South Dakota for five seasons. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Iowa in 2018.

Eddie Faulkner (Feb. 3)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Faulkner as their running backs coach.

Previous position: Faulkner coached the rival Pittsburgh Steelers’ running backs.

Connection: While Faulkner has no apparent overlap with Minter, he coached with new offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford at N.C. State for three seasons.

Notes: For the last seven seasons, Faulkner coached for the Ravens’ rivals, working with players like Najee Harris, Jaylen Warren and Kenneth Gainwell. The Steelers have had a middling run game the last few years, but they also didn’t have a player like Derrick Henry and have struggled to find success on offense as a whole. Faulkner served as interim offensive coordinator in 2023 after Matt Canada was fired and was reportedly one of the most well-respected position coaches on the Steelers’ staff.

Joe Lombardi (Feb. 3)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Lombardi to be a senior offensive assistant.

Previous position: Lombardi was the Broncos’ offensive coordinator in 2024 and 2025, but was fired after the team lost in the AFC championship.

Connection: There is no apparent connection between Minter and Lombardi, but Lombardi was the New Orleans Saints quarterbacks coach when the Ravens’ new offensive coordinator, Declan Doyle, was an offensive assistant there.

Notes: While Lombardi was not the play caller in Denver, he assisted head coach Sean Payton from the booth. He helped build the scheme for an offense that reached the AFC championship in quarterback Bo Nix’s second season. The team lost the game with backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham in since Nix was out with an ankle injury. Lombardi has been an NFL coordinator for three different teams.

P.J. Volker (Feb. 2)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Volker as safeties coach.

Previous position: Volker had served as Navy’s defensive coordinator since December 2022.

Connection: Volker and Minter are close friends, having worked together on the defensive staffs at Indiana State and Georgia State.

Notes: Navy ranked 58th and 46th in defensive efficiency under Volker in its first two years, according to ESPN, before falling to 89th last season. The Midshipmen went a combined 21-5 over the past two seasons, including a 21-20 win over Oklahoma in the 2024 Armed Forces Bowl, the school’s first victory against a Southeastern Conference opponent since 2004.

Tyler Santucci (Feb. 2)

Position: Minter is retaining Santucci in his same role as the inside linebackers coach.

Connection: Santucci does not have an apparent direct connection to Minter, but he was on the Ravens staff last season.

Notes: The linebackers had a tough year as star and veteran Roquan Smith dealt with a hamstring injury. Rookie linebacker Teddye Buchanan was asked to step up by Week 2, and he quickly found his footing. Buchanan was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team. Trenton Simpson, a third-year player who had lost the starting job the season before, showed improvement and was able to contribute when Smith was out. Santucci also worked with Pro Bowl safety Kyle Hamilton, at times, as the Ravens shifted him to linebacker drills to complement his growing role. Last season was Santucci’s first coaching in the NFL.

Charlie Gelman (Feb. 2)

Position: Gelman is joining the staff as a game management coordinator and defensive analyst.

Previous position: Gelman was a football analyst and game manager for the Indianapolis Colts.

Connection: Gelman worked for the Ravens as an analyst when Minter was with the Ravens.

Notes: A former wrestler, Gelman went to Duke to study engineering and joined the wrestling team’s staff as an advanced statistics analyst. Out of college, he joined the Ravens staff before getting an opportunity to be a game manager for the Indianapolis Colts in 2023. Gelman will replace Daniel Stern, who is expected to join Todd Monken in Cleveland.

Anthony Weaver (Feb. 2)

Position: The Ravens are hiring Weaver as their defensive coordinator.

Previous position: Weaver had been the Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator the last two seasons.

Connection: While Weaver and Minter did not overlap on the Ravens coaching staff (they were one season apart), they both worked with Mike Macdonald and should be on the same page philosophically. Weaver also coached many of the players on the current team before he left in 2023. He overlapped with stars like safety Kyle Hamilton and linebacker Roquan Smith. He served as position coach for the interior defensive line and has an established relationship with Nnamdi Madubuike, Travis Jones and Broderick Washington.

Notes: Weaver hasn’t had much success in his two stints as a play caller in Houston and Miami, but he’s garnered plenty of head coaching interest. He interviewed for multiple head coach positions this year and is known for his ability to connect to players and colleagues. The last time Weaver was in Baltimore, he helped to coach Madubuike to a historic season. His 13 sacks were the most by an interior defensive lineman that year. In his new role in Baltimore, Weaver will not call plays, since Minter has made it clear that he will maintain control of the defense.

Declan Doyle (Jan. 30)

Position: The Ravens have hired Doyle as offensive coordinator.

Previous position: Doyle was the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears.

Connection: There is no obvious connection between Minter and Doyle, but Doyle would have overlapped with Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum at Iowa.

Notes: Doyle made headlines last year when he became the youngest offensive coordinator in the league at 28. Ben Johnson called plays for the Bears, and Doyle said his responsibilities were helping put together the offensive game plan during the week while Johnson dealt with head coaching duties. Johnson worked with quarterback Caleb Williams in Chicago, and they improved the Bears’ offensive efficiency from 27th in the league to ninth. He was also around quarterback Bo Nix in Denver, where he was a tight ends coach.

Randy Brown (Jan. 29)

Position: Brown is remaining with the team as an assistant.

Previous position: Brown was the Ravens’ senior special teams coach.

Connection: Brown had been in Baltimore for as long as Harbaugh, so he would have been on staff with Minter.

Notes: As the Ravens looked for their new kicker, Brown was the primary voice in the search. Harbaugh spoke of how Brown traveled the country like “Santa Claus” and was the one who said he liked Tyler Loop the best out of the kicking class. After they drafted Loop, Brown worked closely with him on his development. Brown also worked with punter Jordan Stout, who was named a Pro Bowler this season, and long snapper Nick Moore.

Mike Mickens (Jan. 25)

Position: The Ravens are reportedly hiring Mickens as defensive backs coach and defensive pass game coordinator.

Previous position: Mickens was the defensive backs coach at Notre Dame.

Connection: In 2012, Mickens was a defensive assistant on Minter’s Indiana State staff. He was also a player at Cincinnati while Minter coached there during 2007-08.

Notes: A cornerback at Cincinnati during 2005-08, Mickens transitioned into coaching in 2011. He got his first opportunity at his alma mater before Minter hired him at Indiana State. After the two parted ways, Mickens rose through the college ranks, joining Notre Dame’s staff in 2020. Mickens started as a cornerbacks coach until becoming the defensive backs coach in 2024, and he overlapped with Pro Bowl safety Kyle Hamilton, who was there during 2019-21.

As the defensive backs coach in 2024, Mickens helped Notre Dame finish with the top-ranked pass efficiency defense (104.4) in the FBS. The Irish were fourth in passing yards allowed (169.4), fourth in scoring defense (15.5) and fifth in interceptions (19). Mickens coached multiple All-Americans and had two players selected in the first three rounds of the draft last year. Although the 2025 secondary wasn’t as stout as the 2024 version, Mickens had three top-five defensive backs committed for 2026, according to 247Sports.com.