Kliff Kingsbury
Kliff Timothy Kingsbury (born August 9, 1979) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech, finishing in the top three in several school passing records before being selected in the sixth round of the 2003 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. He later played for other teams before entering coaching in 2008.
Kingsbury in 2017 | |||
Washington Commanders | |||
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Position: | Offensive coordinator | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | August 9, 1979||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | New Braunfels (New Braunfels, Texas) | ||
College: | Texas Tech (1998–2002) | ||
NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 6 / Pick: 201 | ||
Career history | |||
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Career highlights and awards | |||
Career NFL statistics | |||
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Head coaching record | |||
Regular season: | 28–37–1 (.432) | ||
Postseason: | 0–1 (.000) | ||
Career: | NFL: 28–38–1 (.425) NCAA: 35–40 (.467) | ||
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Coaching stats at PFR |
Kingsbury was offensive coordinator of the 2011 Houston Cougars that led the NCAA in nearly all offensive statistics that season, averaging 50 points and nearly 600 yards per game. He was also the head coach of Texas Tech (2013–2018) and the NFL's Arizona Cardinals (2019–2022). Kingsbury has been cited for helping develop quarterbacks such as Case Keenum, Johnny Manziel, Baker Mayfield, Patrick Mahomes, Kyler Murray, and Caleb Williams.