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DJ Mangas (born February 22, 1989) is an American football coach who is currently an offensive aide for the Buffalo Bills.
| Buffalo Bills | |
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| Position: | Offensive Quality Control Coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 22, 1989 Arlington, Virginia, U.S. |
| 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: | |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
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]
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]
UCF
In 2022, Mangas was hired as a defensive analyst at UCF.
Buffalo
On January 14, 2023, Mangas was hired as the offensive coordinator at Buffalo.[8][9]
Buffalo Bills
Immediately following the conclusion of the 2023 Buffalo Bulls football team's season, Mangas left the Bulls and was hired as an offensive aide by the Buffalo Bills.[10] Mangas joined the Bills in-season during the team's bye week, once again reuniting with Joe Brady, who had been named the team's interim offensive coordinator on November 14, 2023.[11]
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