Mike Macdonald (American football coach)

Mike Macdonald (born June 26, 1987) is an American football coach and the current defensive coordinator for the Michigan Wolverines football program. He was previously an assistant coach for the Baltimore Ravens for seven seasons from 2014 to 2020.

Mike Macdonald
Current position
TitleDefensive coordinator
TeamMichigan
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1987-06-26) June 26, 1987[1]
Boston, Massachusetts
Alma materGeorgia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
2008–2009Cedar Shoals HS (LB)[1]
2010Georgia (GA)[1]
2011–2013Georgia (DQC)
2014Baltimore Ravens (Intern)
2015–2016Baltimore Ravens (DA)
2017Baltimore Ravens (DB)
2018–2020Baltimore Ravens (LB)
2021-presentMichigan (DC)

Early years

Macdonald was born in Boston in 1987.[1] He attended Centennial High School in Roswell, Georgia. He played baseball and football at Centennial but saw limited action as a senior due to injuries.[1][2]

He next attended the University of Georgia where he studied finance and graduated summa cum laude.[1] While still a student at Georgia, he also coached high school football at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens, Georgia.[3]

Coaching career

Georgia

In May 2010, he joined Mark Richt's coaching staff as a graduate assistant with the Georgia Bulldogs football program.[1][4] He also served as a safeties and defensive quality control coach at Georgia from 2011 to 2013.[5] In 2013, while coaching at Georgia, he received a master's degree in sports management.[1]

Baltimore Ravens

Macdonald served on John Harbaugh's coaching staff with the Baltimore Ravens for seven seasons from 2014 to 2020.[6] He was hired as an intern in 2014 and was promoted to defensive assistant in January 2015,[7] assistant defensive backs coach in January 2017,[8] and linebackers coach in January 2018.[9]

Michigan

In January 2021, Macdonald joined Jim Harbaugh's staff at the University of Michigan. He was hired as the defensive coordinator of the Michigan Wolverines football program.[5][10] Prior to the 2021 season, Macdonald had no experience as a play caller.[11]

References
  1. "Mike McDonald" (PDF). Baltimore Ravens. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. "Who is Michigan's Mike Macdonald? 'One of the smartest men in this world'". The Athletic. January 21, 2021.
  3. Angelique S. Chengelis (January 17, 2021). "Michigan hires Ravens linebackers coach Mike Macdonald as defensive coordinator". The Detroit News.
  4. "Michigan football hires Mike Macdonald as next defensive coordinator". Mlive.com. January 19, 2021.
  5. Orion Sang (January 17, 2021). "Michigan football hires Mike Macdonald as defensive coordinator". Detroit Free Press.
  6. Ryan Mink (January 17, 2021). "Mike Macdonald Officially Hired By Michigan as Defensive Coordinator". Baltimore Ravens.
  7. "Coaching staff altered". The Baltimore Sun. January 25, 2015. p. D5 – via Newspapers.com.("The Ravens also announced the promotion of Mike Macdonald, 27, into a defensive assistant role. Macdonald was a coachin assistant last season, working primarily with the secondary. Before joining the Ravens, he was a safeties and defensive quality-control coach at Georgia.")
  8. Jeff Zrebiec (January 27, 2015). "Harbaugh stays in house, makes promotions". The Baltimore Sun. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com. ("Mike Macdonald, a defensive assistant last season, was promoted to work with Hewitt as the assistant defensive backs coach.")
  9. "Ravens go with continuity, promote Martindale". The Baltimore Sun. January 10, 2018. p. D4 – via Newspapers.com.("Mike Macdonald, a 30-year-old who was a defensive assistant in 2015 and 2016 and defensive backs coach this past season, will be the new linebackers coach.")
  10. "Ravens linebackers coach Mike Macdonald named defensive coordinator at Michigan". The Baltimore Sun. January 17, 2021.
  11. Orion Sang (January 17, 2021). "How Michigan football hiring Mike Macdonald compares to Ohio State's recent gambles". Detroit Free Press.
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