Ryan Grubb - Assistant Coach (Offensive Coordinator) - Staff Directory

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Ryan Grubb

Title:
Assistant Coach (Offensive Coordinator)
Phone:
205-963-5700

Personal Information

Hometown: Kingsley, Iowa
Education: Buena Vista, 1999; South Dakota State, 2006
Spouse: Stephanie
Children: Falynn
Birthday: August 12

Coaching Experience

2025-present: Alabama, OC
2024: Seattle Seahawks, OC
2022-23: Washington, AHC/OC/QB
2020-21: Fresno State, AHC/OC/QB
2019: Fresno State, AHC/OC/OL
2017-18: Fresno State, OL/RGC
2014-16: Eastern Michigan, OL
2010-13: Sioux Falls, OC/QB
2007-09: Sioux Falls, OL/RGC
2006: South Dakota State, WR
2005: South Dakota State, RB
2003-04: Kingsley-Pierson [Iowa] HS, OC

Ryan Grubb reunited with head coach Kalen DeBoer when he joined the Alabama coaching staff in February of 2025. Grubb was hired to serve as offensive coordinator for the Crimson Tide.

A veteran play-caller and one of the top minds in all of football, Grubb possesses a wealth of knowledge that has produced high-powered and innovative offenses at every stop. His resumé includes 10-plus combined years as an offensive coordinator, split across the collegiate and high school levels along with the National Football League.

Alabama - Offensive Coordinator (2025-Present)

Rejoined DeBoer's Alabama staff as the offensive coordinator for the 2025 season
Grubb's first order of business was identifying a starting quarterback, with Ty Simpson becoming the clear choice midway through fall camp
Simpson settled in quickly, earning permanent team captain status and showing the poise and precision of a multi-year starter
The Martin, Tenn., native finished the '25 campaign with 3,567 passing yards and 28 touchdowns to rank second in the Southeastern Conference and top-12 nationally in both categories
Simpson's yards and touchdowns also placed him in the top-10 of Alabama's all-time single-season records
The Tide's quarterbacks as a unit averaged 263.5 passing yards per game to rank fourth in the league and top-30 nationally
Alabama's signal-callers spread the wealth, connecting with 22 different players, including 10 with 11-plus catches on the season
A total of 11 different pass-catchers registered at least one touchdown reception with six of those tallying two-or-more scores
Ball control was key to the '25 team's success, as the Tide maintained possession for 31:32 to finish fourth in the SEC and top-30 nationally and improved on that number with a 33:20 mark in league games to finish second
The offense also committed just 13 turnovers across 15 games, good for top-25 nationally and the fourth-fewest giveaways in the conference, while throwing only two interceptions in conference games, the fewest by any of the league's 16 member teams

Seattle Seahawks - Offensive Coordinator (2024)

Spent the 2024-25 season as offensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks
Seattle ranked fifth in the NFL for passing yards in 2024-25 with 4,379, including 4,320 from Geno Smith
Smith, in his 11th season, set career-high marks for yards, completions (407) and completion percentage (70.4) while totaling 21 passing scores, good for the second-most of his career
The veteran signal-caller also set the single-season franchise records for passing yards, completions and completion percentage
Smith's favorite target, Jaxon Smith-Njigba, led Seattle and tied for ninth in the NFL with 100 receptions for 1,130 yards and six touchdowns
Smith-Njigba's 100 receptions matched Seattle's franchise single-season high mark

Washington - Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (2022-23)

Served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under DeBoer at Washington from 2022-23
In 2023, UW made it to the College Football Playoff National Championship, thanks in large part to its offensive production
Grubb helped Michael Penix Jr. earn the Maxwell Award with a record-setting season that saw the quarterback throw for 4,903 yards and 36 touchdowns while maintaining a 157.1 passer rating
Penix Jr.'s favorite target, Rome Odunze, caught a team-high 92 passes for 1,640 yards and 13 touchdowns as both players earned first team All-America honors and went on to be first-round picks in the 2024 NFL Draft
The 2022 campaign saw the Huskies lead the nation in both passing offense (369.8 ypg) and third-down conversions (57 percent) while also finishing second in total offense (515.8 ypg)
Grubb's group added top-25 finishes in sacks allowed (2nd), first downs (5th), scoring offense (7th) and rushing offense (25th)
Individually, Penix Jr. broke the then-Washington single-season record for passing yards with 4,641 in '22

Fresno State - Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (2020-21) | AHC/OC/Offensive Line (2019) | OL/Run Game Coordinator (2017-18)

Grubb spent five seasons in various roles at Fresno State from 2017-21
In the final two seasons, Grubb held the title of assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach under DeBoer
The 2021 season saw the Bulldogs go 9-3 overall, ranked atop the Mountain West Conference in total offense (464.8 ypg) while finishing second in scoring (33.4 ppg) and passing offense (330.1 ypg) during the regular season
Nationally, the '21 group was ninth in passing offense, 14th in total offense and 26th in scoring
In Grubb's first season with DeBoer in 2020, Fresno led the MWC in yards per game (479.3 ypg) and passing yards per game (356.3 ypg) while ranking second in scoring (32.8 ppg)
The Bulldogs generated over 400 yards of offense in all six games during the pandemic-shortened season, marking the first time since 2011 that FSU had a streak of six straight contests with 400-plus yards of offense
Grubb was the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator and offensive line coach in 2019 and the run game coordinator and offensive line coach from 2017-18
The '19 campaign marked a second consecutive season and the then-fourth time in a decade that the FSU offense averaged 30-plus points per game
Fresno averaged 360.0 yards of total offense, including 159.2 on the ground and 226.8 through the air in 2019
In 2018, Grubb's offensive line allowed just 12 sacks and ranked sixth in the FBS for sacks allowed per game at 0.86
The offensive line gave up 10 total sacks across 14 contests (0.71) to rank third in Division I under Grubb's direction in 2017
All five starters earned all-conference honors that season, including one first-teamer, two second-teamers and a pair of honorable mention accolades

Eastern Michigan - Offensive Line (2014-16)

Served as the offensive line coach at Eastern Michigan from 2014-16
In Grubb's final season at EMU, the line allowed the eighth-fewest sacks in the nation and the second-fewest tackles for loss, highlighted by a pair of All-Mid-American Conference linemen at season's end
That '16 campaign saw the Eagles shatter the record for total offense with 5,917 yards and also set program-high marks for points scored (385), passing yards (3,849) and touchdown passes (25)
Additionally, the offense accumulated the second-most touchdowns (47) and rushing scores (21) in a single season in 2016
In 2015, EMU finished with 4,560 yards, the fifth-most in Eastern single-season history, and tallied 39 touchdowns to tie for the fifth-most in a single season

Sioux Falls - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (2010-13) | Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator (2007-09)

Worked seven seasons at the University of Sioux Falls from 2007-13 - the first three as run game coordinator and offensive line coach followed by four years as offensive coordinator
Grubb was part of DeBoer's staff from 2007-09 and took over as offensive coordinator following his departure
During his time at USF, the Cougars finished with a combined 75-13 (.852) record
The Panthers secured two national titles and four Great Plains Athletic Conference championships during that time
Sioux Falls also produced 20-plus all-conference players, multiple All-America honorees and two NAIA Player of the Year winners
In addition to coaching duties, Grubb also served as the strength and conditioning coordinator for the USF football program and was named American Football Monthly's 2008 NAIA National Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year

Additional Coaching Experience

Spent the 2005-06 seasons at South Dakota State where he was the wide receivers coach in 2006 after serving as running backs coach the year prior
Before his start in collegiate coaching, Grubb was the offensive coordinator at Kinglsey-Pierson High School in Iowa from 2003-04
Produced six all-state selections across two seasons at KPHS and was named the 2004 Class 1A Assistant Coach of the Year

Player Career

Graduated from Buena Vista [Iowa] University in 1999 with a degree in business administration
Was a four-year starter on offense and served as a team captain for the Beavers
Completed his master's degree in sports pedagogy from South Dakota State in 2006