Raiders Officially Hiring Klint Kubiak As Next Head Coach

Kubiak was in contention for Arizona’s head coaching position, but ultimately opted to join Las Vegas.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter added that the Raiders are giving Kubiak a five-year deal.

The Raiders have the first-overall pick in the 2026 draft. It’s widely expected that they’ll take Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza, pairing Kubiak with an intriguing young quarterback.

Kubiak, 38, played four years of college football at Colorado State before entering the coaching ranks in 2010 at Texas A&M as a quality control coach. He joined the Vikings in 2013 as an assistant WR coach, spent a year at Kansas as its WR coach, and joined the Broncos in 2016 as an offensive assistant. 

Kubiak joined his father, Gary Kubiak, with the Vikings in 2019 as Minnesota’s QB coach and was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2021. He was not retained when the team fired HC Mike Zimmer and returned to the Broncos as their QB coach. 

From there, the 49ers hired Kubiak last offseason as their passing game coordinator. He joined the Saints as their offensive coordinator in February 2024 and was hired as the Seahawks’ offensive coordinator for the 2025 season. 

In 2025, the Seahawks’ offense ranked No. 8 in yards, No. 3 in points scored, No. 10 in rushing yards, and No. 8 in passing yards. 

We’ll have more on the Raiders as the news is available.