The Browns completed a second-round interview with Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski for the team's head coach opening on Friday.
He first interviewed on Jan. 17 and is the third candidate the Browns conducted a second-round interview with, as Browns defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz completed a second interview on Jan. 19 and Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken completed his second interview on Jan. 20.
Udinski, 30, was hired as the Jaguars offensive coordinator in 2025. While head coach Liam Coen called plays for Jacksonville, Udinski helped lead the Jaguars' offense to success in his first season. They finished the regular season sixth in the league in points per game at 27.9 and 11th in total offense with 5,735 total yards while averaging 337.4 yards per game. QB Trevor Lawrence finished the regular season completing 341 of 560 passing attempts for 4,007 passing yards and 29 touchdowns, while also adding 82 carries for 359 rushing yards and nine touchdowns. The Jaguars finished the 2025 season with a 13-4 record and won the AFC South, ultimately falling to the Bills in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.
Udinski previously spent three seasons with the Vikings from 2022-24, first as an assistant to the head coach/special projects in 2022 to then the assistant quarterbacks coach/chief of special projects in 2023. He was promoted once again to assistant offensive coordinator and assistant quarterbacks coach in 2024.
Udinski entered the NFL as a coaching assistant with Carolina from 2020-21 after spending the 2019 season at Baylor as a graduate assistant.
