The Ravens have completed an interview with former Washington Commanders offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury for their head coach opening.
Here are five things to know about Kingsbury:
He has a decade of head coaching experience.
Despite only being 46 years old, Kingsbury has years of head coaching experience at the college and NFL levels.
Kingsbury was the Texas Tech head coach from 2013-2018, when he went 35-40 and made three bowl games. Following the 2018 season, Kingsbury made the jump to the NFL as the Arizona Cardinals' head coach.
Kingsbury went 28-37-1 in four years (2019-2022) with the Cardinals, with his best season being an 11-6 campaign in 2021. The Cardinals let go of Kingsbury following the 2022 season, and after traveling for three months, Kingsbury was sucked back into coaching.
"He was losing his mind and knew he had to go back to do something," his brother, Klint, told ESPN.
Kingsbury then joined Southern California's staff as a senior offensive analyst in 2023 before taking an offensive coordinator job with the Commanders. The two sides mutually parted ways last week after two seasons together.
He has a proven track record of elevating mobile quarterbacks.
Kingsbury's offense could be perfectly suited for Lamar Jackson.
Kingsbury was the mastermind behind Jayden Daniels' Rookie of the Year season in 2024. Under Kingsbury, Daniels completed 69% of his passes for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns, and nine interceptions, and ran for 891 yards and six scores.
Kingsbury also worked with Kyler Murray when he was in Arizona, Marcus Mariota in Washington, and Caleb Williams at Southern California.
In his one season as Texas A&M's offensive coordinator, Kingsbury helped Johnny Manziel become the first-ever freshman to win the Heisman Trophy.
He was instrumental in Patrick Mahomes' development.
Daniels and Murray aren't the only athletic quarterbacks that Kingsbury has worked extensively with.
During his tenure at Texas Tech, Kingsbury recruited and worked with Mahomes for three seasons. Now a three-time Super Bowl champion, Mahomes improved each year with Kingsbury and his "Air Raid" offense.
Over three seasons, Mahomes threw for 11,252 yards, 93 touchdowns, and 29 interceptions while also picking up 845 yards and 22 scores on the ground.
Mahomes has credited Kingsbury for his development as a dual-threat quarterback, saying his former coach "taught me a ton."
"I think he was early in the game of just saying, 'Hey, let's maximize your strengths,'" Mahomes said. "He would teach me here and there how to be more mechanical and get in the pocket and the fundamentals of the game, but he never restricted who I was."
He was a standout college football quarterback.
Kingsbury's arrival at Texas Tech as a coach came after he played for the Red Raiders for four years.
Kingsbury finished ninth in the Heisman race in his senior season, when he threw for more than 5,000 yards, 45 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions.
Kingsbury was selected by the New England Patriots in the sixth round of the 2003 Draft. The Texas native's professional career never materialized, as he bounced around to five different teams, playing in just one game with the Jets in 2005.
He has ties to other head coach candidates.
During his tenure in Arizona, Kingsbury hired Vance Joseph as his defensive coordinator. The Ravens completed an interview with Joseph, now the Denver Broncos' defensive coordinator, on Thursday.
Kingsbury also has ties with Broncos Quarterbacks Coach Davis Webb, who the Ravens interviewed Thursday. Kingsbury coached the 30-year-old Webb at Texas Tech.
