Klint Kubiak named Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders

HENDERSON, Nev. – Klint Kubiak has been named Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders. Kubiak enters his 13th season in the NFL and 17th overall in the coaching ranks, joining the Silver and Black after serving as the offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks’ 2025 Championship campaign.

In 2025, Kubiak was instrumental in helping lead the Seahawks to a 14-3 record, an NFC West Division title, and a Super Bowl LX victory. In his first season in Seattle, he guided an offense that ranked third in the NFL in scoring (28.4 points per game), eighth in total offense (351.4 yards per game), eighth in passing (236.5 yards per game) and sixth in average yards per play (5.9 yards per play). The Seahawks’ offense set franchise records for most points scored in a single season (483) and largest point differential (+191), while also ranking first in the league in most 30-point halves (5), most games with 30+ points including playoffs (9), and most games with 35+ points including playoffs (7).

Under his tutelage, QB Sam Darnold was named to his second career Pro Bowl after completing 67.7% of his passes for 4,048 yards, 25 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. His 67.7 completion percentage was the seventh-best mark in the NFL and the highest rate in a single season of his career. WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba had 119 catches for a league-high 1,793 yards to go along with 10 touchdowns, earning first-team All-Pro honors and being named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year.

The Seahawks rushing attack also excelled under Kubiak, improving from the 28th-best rushing offense in the NFL in 2024 (95.7 rush ypg) to the 10th best run game in the league last season (123.3 rush ypg). RB Kenneth Walker III rushed for 1,027 yards and five touchdowns while RB Zach Charbonnet recorded 12 rushing touchdowns (tied 6th-most in the NFL) and career highs in carries (184) and yards (730).

In 2024, Kubiak served as the offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints where he utilized three starting quarterbacks due to injuries. Starter Derek Carr was limited to 10 games, with backups Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener starting the remaining seven games. WR Chris Olave recorded 32 receptions for 400 yards in only eight games. Kubiak relied on RB Alvin Kamara, who set a career high with 950 yards on 228 carries, the second most of his career, while adding six rushing touchdowns. Kamara also led the team in receptions (68) for 543 yards, second most on the team, with two touchdowns.

As the San Francisco 49ers offensive passing game specialist in 2023, Kubiak played a pivotal role in the passing game of the 49ers. San Francisco finished the regular season ranked second in the NFL in total offense (398.4 ypg), including fourth in net passing yards per game (257.9). They finished first in the league in red zone touchdown percentage (67.2), fourth in third down conversion percentage (47.5) and were tied for the sixth-fewest turnovers in the NFL. Pro Bowl QB Brock Purdy completed 308 of 444 (69.4%) passes for 4,280 yards with 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions for a league-best 113.0 passer rating, and an NFL-best 123.8 in the fourth quarter. Including Purdy, five offensive 49ers were selected to the Pro Bowl and four as Associated Press All-Pros (TE George Kittle, FB Kyle Juszczyk, RB Christian McCaffrey and T Trent Williams).

In 2022, Kubiak served as offensive passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the Denver Broncos, after coaching three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (2019-21), the first two seasons as quarterbacks coach and one year as offensive coordinator.

In 2021, the Vikings offense finished 12th in the NFL in total offense (362.8 ypg.) and 11th in net passing yards per game (249.3), while tying for the fewest interceptions (7) and total giveaways (13). WR Justin Jefferson finished with 108 receptions for 1,616 yards with 10 touchdowns, finishing ranked in the top 10 in all three major receiving categories, earning AP All-Pro honors. QB Kirk Cousins added the third season of his career with 4,000-or-more passing yards and 30-or-more touchdown passes, as he was named to his third Pro Bowl. Pro Bowl RB Dalvin Cook carried 249 times for 1,259 yards with six touchdowns and caught 34 passes for 224 yards.

Under Kubiak’s tutelage in 2020, Cousins passed for 4,265 yards with 35 touchdowns, a 67.6 completion percentage and 105.0 passer rating, while the Vikings ranked fourth in the NFL in total offense. Cousins became the first Vikings signal-caller to record a 100+ passer rating in consecutive seasons (105.0), his second highest of his career behind his 107.4 in 2019, which also came with Kubiak’s tutoring. Working with Kubiak in 2019, Cousins also posted 3,602 passing yards and 26 touchdowns with only six interceptions, as he was named to the Pro Bowl.

During his tenure on the Vikings offensive staff from 2019-21, Cousins started all 47 games, passing for at least 26 touchdowns and a 100.0 passer rating each season. Under Kubiak’s guidance over the three seasons, Cousins ranked fourth in the NFL in passer rating (105.0), fifth in touchdown passes (94), sixth in passing yards (12,089) and seventh in completion percentage (67.6).

Kubiak served as offensive assistant/quarterbacks coach in his first coaching stint with the Broncos from 2016-18. In 2018, he helped Denver QB Case Keenum throw for 18 touchdowns and a career-high 3,890 yards. Kubiak started his NFL coaching career with the Vikings as a quality control/assistant wide receivers coach from 2013-14.

In addition to his NFL experience, Kubiak coached four years at the collegiate level with Texas A&M and Kansas. He served as an offensive quality control coach (2010-11) and graduate assistant/inside wide receivers coach (2012) for Texas A&M, earning his master’s degree in human resource development. Kubiak coached wide receivers for the Jayhawks in 2015.

Kubiak was a four-year letterman at Colorado State. He played safety for the Rams and was named a team captain as a senior, while earning an invite to play in the East-West Shrine Game.

He is the oldest son of Gary Kubiak, who played quarterback for the Denver Broncos for nine seasons (1983-91), was a long-time NFL assistant coach, the Houston Texans head coach (2006-13), and Super Bowl 50- winning head coach for the Broncos (2015-16). He has two brothers, Klay, the San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator, and Klein, who serves as a national scout/special projects for the Dallas Cowboys.