What Oregon Ducks' Dan Lanning Said About New Coaching Hires, Promotions

The 2025-26 Oregon Ducks football staff looks a little different than last season.

Oregon Ducks coach Dan Lanning promoted multiple members of the Oregon football staff. Ducks tight ends coach Drew Mehringer will now be co-offensive coordinator. Current staffer Rashad Wadood will coach cornerbacks, staffer Kamran Araghi will coach the EDGE position and Koa Ka’ai is assistant quarterbacks coach.

Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, center, waits to take the field with his team for their game against Oregon State at Autzen Stadium Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. | Chris Pietsch/The Register Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK

Former Oregon assistant offensive line coach Cutter Leftwich is returning as the Ducks’ assistant offensive line coach and run game coordinator. Leftwich spent the 2024 season with North Texas as the Mean Green’s offensive line coach.

“We are excited about our coaching staff as we prepare for the spring and the 2025 season,” Lanning said, per the athletic department. “Our staff does a tremendous job of prioritizing the student-athlete experience and making sure we are putting our players in a position to succeed, both on and off the field. I look forward to seeing guys like Drew, Rashad, Kamran and Koa thrive in expanded roles, and we are thrilled to welcome Cutter back to our program to assist with our offensive line.”

Lanning's new wide receivers coach Ross Douglas is already off to a hot start. Douglas, who was previously with the Syracuse Orange as their wide receivers coach, is pursuing four-star wide receiver Messiah Hampton, who he had already built a relationship with in New York. The 6'1, 180-pound recruit in the Class of 2026 plays his high school ball at James Monroe in Rochester, New York.

It's an exciting time for Lanning's Ducks as the 2025 NFL Draft could be record-setting. There were eight Ducks drafted in the 2024 NFL Draft, which set a new program record. 2025 NFL mock drafts list 10-11 Ducks selected, which would break that record.

Oregon quarterback Dillon Gabriel, left, and coach Dan Lanning embrace after defeating Maryland at Autzen Stadium. | Chris Pietsch/The Register-Guard / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Oregon is led by projected first-round picks Josh Conerly Jr. and Derrick Harmon. However, Ducks receiver Tez Johnson, quarterback Dillon Gabriel, tight end Terrance Ferguson and linebacker Jeffrey Bassa are named as biggest NFL Draft risers after the Senior Bowl.

"Now our goal is to see how high every one of those guys can get drafted. Unbelievable humans that are also great football players, that some NFL team is going to be really lucky to have," Lanning toldDuck Insider.

Nov 18, 2023; Tempe, Arizona, USA; Oregon Ducks head coach Dan Lanning against the Arizona State Sun Devils at Mountain America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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Here is the full staff, per the athletic department.

2025 Oregon Football Coaching Staff

Dan Lanning – Head Coach

Will Stein – Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Tosh Lupoi – Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

Ra’Shaad Samples – Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs

Chris Hampton – Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs

Joe Lorig – Special Teams Coordinator/Nickels

Drew Mehringer – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends

Ross Douglas – Wide Receivers/Pass Game Coordinator

Brian Michalowski – Inside Linebackers

A’lique Terry – Offensive Line

Oct 28, 2023; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Oregon Ducks head football conditioning coach Wilson Love calls drills before a game against the Utah Utes at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Creveling-Imagn Images | Christopher Creveling-Imagn Images

Tony Tuioti – Defensive Line

Wilson Love – Head Football Strength & Conditioning Coach

Kyle Bolton – Director of Speed & Performance

Taylor Porter – Associate Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Mark Davis – Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Drew Jordan – Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Kamran Araghi – Edge

Rashad Wadood – Cornerbacks

Dante Bartee – Defensive Assistant

Connor Boyd – Defensive Assistant

Kyle Cogan – Defensive Assistant

Darrion Daniels – Assistant Defensive Line

Donte Ellington – Assistant Wide Receivers

Steven Haunga – Offensive Assistant

Koa Ka’ai – Assistant Quarterbacks

Cutter Leftwich – Assistant Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator

Jack Smith – Offensive Graduate Assistant

Zach Tinker – Special Teams Analyst

Ryan Walk – Offensive Graduate Assistant

Dallas Warmack – Offensive Analyst

Can Lanning's new staff build on his best season yet as a Duck? Oregon won the 2024 Big Ten Conference Championship in it's first season in the conference. The Ducks also achieved the first 13-0 start in program history, earning the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff and a berth in the Rose Bowl.