OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR GRANT UDINSKI
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AUGUST 2, 2026
(On what he has seen from WR/CB Travis Hunter) “The deep reception was awesome to
see. It’s great getting back out there with the guys. He has such an infectious energy that it
affects not just the receivers, probably the offensive line coaches and everybody out there.
He’s continuing to progress from a route technique fundamental standpoint, but also a
knowledge of the offense and just the system in general. So, it’s exciting to see, and that
development will hopefully continue.”
(On what Hunter adds) “There’s so much that he adds, and I think it starts with the energy
and his play style and what he brings to the huddle, which you don’t always see. On the
field, it’s probably a little bit more apparent that when he has the ball in his hands, he can
create something special. He can make guys miss. He has a great awareness of defenders
and space out there on the field, but he also has great ball skills. So those things kind of
pop off the tape, but the other elements of it with the details that he tries to execute; run
assignments, alignments, splits. That stuff doesn’t always show up on tape, but those are
impactful really for the entire offense.”
(On how a year of experience makes it easier for Hunter to fit into the offense) “Certainly, I
think not just for him. I think for everybody, we have a little bit clearer picture of who they
are and who we want to be and how we as coaches can help bring the best out of them. As
you get a bigger and bigger sample size, that becomes easier. That’s one of the challenges
of year one where you don’t necessarily know where guys fit within our system. And really,
on us as coaches, it’s more about adapting our system to them. So, the more reps we get
together and the more communication we have about how they see things, how they see
defenses, how they like to approach this route or how they like to maybe approach a
certain look, allows us to build things around them. And hopefully the quarterbacks, wide
receivers, offensive line, all feel more comfortable, which accelerates their growth and
play.”
(On if having continuity on offense allows him to experiment more) “That’s a great question.
It’s always a tough challenge, especially going into the offseason when you’re reevaluating
what we were good at and what we could be good at. And I think ultimately you try to strike
that balance of not throwing out the good just to bring in some new experimentation, but
we’re always going to try to continue to evolve. So, in some areas it might be something
small like technique. We may change one technique of the offensive line or footwork, but in
some areas, it might be a totally different scheme or a totally different way of running a
scheme we ran previously. So, we have our fair share of experimentation that we’ll work
through throughout training camp. It might not all be at once, but through the offseason we
have a plan that we work through all these different ideas and things that we want to work
towards but we ultimately want to balance that back and have that foundation to still rely
on regardless of where we go or where that evolution ends up.”
(On what he has seen from TE Nate Boerkircher and TE Tanner Koziol) “The exciting thing is
seeing how those guys embrace those challenges because they both really attack it head-
on. And it’s not easy to go out there and be a rookie and operate whether you’re in a
circumstance that’s set up for success or a circumstance that’s set up for a challenging
block or a challenging route or a challenging look. But regardless of what those guys have
had thrown at them, they’ve attacked it with full effort, full intensity. And whether it’s
success or failure, they’ve come back and grown from it and had the right attitude,
continue to try to learn from things and get better every single day so that’s what’s exciting
about seeing those guys in those challenging situations. It’s just the way they handle it, and
they love their teammates out there when they do it. They’re not blaming others. They’re
taking accountability, so to see those things from young guys is really exciting.”
(On the growth from Koziol) “That’s a great question. I try to stay out of the predictions and
say a guy’s going to be at this certain spot at this certain time because it’s a little bit outside
of our control and ultimately, it’s not going to do anything but get us in trouble. But I think
what we saw on tape from him was the ball skills and some of the toughness and the
growth. Another guy that got better year over year over year. And even for our short time
with him here in the spring, you see a guy from when he showed up in his first individual
drills in rookie minicamp to where he is now, there are improvements really in every facet of
his game. Now it might not be obviously apparent, but there are little things with how his
stance is, how he’s approaching blocks, his understanding of what we’re trying to attack in
the different run schemes, so his growth from a tight end who might’ve been used in certain
ways when he was at Ball State or even in high school that his experience is totally unique.
He’s really grown to try to understand the full offense and be able to fit that role as a
complete tight end, which is encouraging.”
(On the success and playmaking ability of WR Parker Washington) “I think that’s just about
right; it’s every 10 minutes. I don’t want to say it’s not eye-opening, but that’s who Parker is.
So, it’s almost as if the coaches and players who have been around him know that that’s
what Parker’s made of. So, it’s maybe not a surprise to us. I certainly don’t want to take it for
granted that we have a player of that capacity, but when he goes out there and the ball’s in
the air, I have the utmost confidence that he’s going to come down with it. So, it’s never a
surprise when he’s going up there and making those acrobatic catches. Unbelievable body
control, unbelievable ability to track the ball, strong hands, strong at the point of attack. So,
all those things are so consistently showing up that it, you smile, you appreciate it, you
don’t take it for granted, but it’s not a surprise.”
(On OL Anton Harrison) “Yeah, you said it, one of your favorite questions last year.
Unfortunately, I’m going to give you the same answer as last year. We’re going to continue
to mix and match guys and try to find the best five. We know that it’s very rare for the same
five offensive line to start at the same exact position for every single play for an entire
season, for whatever reason that may be. We’re really fortunate to have guys like Anton who
are flexible, who can play left and right. We’ve had other guys that practice playing left and
right. We’ve had guys play tackle and guard. That is one of those things that – we talk about
not taking Park [WR Parker Washington] for granted – I certainly don’t take that for granted,
the depth that we have at the O-line position. Not just Anton, but across the board. Their
flexibility and their willingness to go in there and change positions, because that’s not an
easy thing to do. You learn all those body patterns and those movement patterns at left
tackle or right tackle, you learn the calls and you learn the looks on what that looks like.
Then one day later, you’re going out there and you’re changing everything that you got to do.
And oh, by the way, you’re doing it against [DEs] Travon Walker and Josh Hines-Allen, so
that’s no easy task. It’s an absolute blessing for us as coaches to have guys like that.”
(On what he will be evaluating in the next phase with pads coming on) “That’s an interesting
question because you certainly ramp up the intensity and physicality a little bit when you
put the pads on, but it doesn’t necessarily change what we’re evaluating because we’re still
evaluating physicality and we’re still evaluating hand placement and striking and footwork
and all of those details, whether we have pads on or don’t have pads on. Everything we do,
whether it’s in a live rep in a team setting or it’s a walkthrough, we’re building habits on the
football field. So, we’re evaluating all the same criteria, the way it looks is just a little bit
different.”
(On if WR Jakobi Meyers will benefit more from this scheme in his second season here) “I
think so. It was really impressive to see him come in last year and pick up the system and
his role as quickly as he did. And I think a lot of people noticed the chemistry that he and
Trevor [QB Trevor Lawrence] had pretty instantaneously. So, it’s nice now to be able to work
on some of those finer details and get into some of the depth of the offense now that he
doesn’t have to just try to figure out where to line up because he’s showing up and having to
play a game four days later and then learn brand-new game plan and play a game six days
later. So, I think that benefits him, that benefits the quarterbacks, that benefits everybody
when they already know what they’re doing and now they can spend more time focusing on
how to do it.”
(On what makes RB LeQuint Allen Jr. good on third down and two-minute situations) “We
probably start with the toughness and physicality. I think that pops out on tape. His
willingness to handle the protection system mentally, and you combine that with his ability
to block linebackers. He would try to block a defensive end one-on-one all day if you let
him and that’s the type of guy he is, so we love having him out there. Then you add the route
ability, you probably saw a little bit more of that in college where we didn’t maybe get the
most out of it last year, but certainly something we’re going to continue to evolve and
develop with him. So, you have that combination of a back who can be playing at a high
level in protection and playing at a high level as a pass catcher, that’s a great option on third
down.”
(On what RB Chris Rodriguez Jr. brings) “He brings an element. I think Liam’s [Head Coach
Liam Coen] made the point of staying on schedule and kind of setting that tempo of our
offense with the run game specifically. I think the balance that he has in the run game and
the vision and the ability to have strong runs and take two-yard runs and make them into
five-yard runs, those may not seem like a big deal, but it’s such a big difference being able
to play on schedule and stay on schedule. You look at the success of our offense on
schedule versus off schedule, and really, it’s the same across the league, it is drastically
different. So, those abilities to find those creases, understand how defenses are going to
play out – flow over the top, flow underneath, different backers, different fronts and even
just really that run style with great balance and strength at the point of attack and at the
point of contact. It adds a lot for the offensive line, but it adds a lot for the play caller, for
Liam as well.”
(On what he has seen from rookie WRs CJ Williams and Josh Cameron) “Really, they’re very
similar to the guys we saw on tape. They’re tough, smart, competitive guys that work really
hard. They’re in here early. They’re in here late. They’re great to be around. The guys love
being around them. They play tough. They play hard. All the cliches, I hate to say it, but all
the cliches that you want as a coach and a player, they’ve brought that and more every
single day. So, you love to see that, and then you love to see the consistency on top of it.
So, when you see them make plays, just like I talked about Parker, it’s not a surprise. I don’t
want to take it for granted, but it’s not a surprise because you see the amount of work they
put in.”
WIDE RECEIVER JAKOBI MEYERS
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AUGUST 2, 2026
(On how much further ahead he feels going into this offseason and if he felt he immediately
knew the offense last season) “I definitely didn’t. I’m not going to lie. I told somebody the
other day, I was just copy and pasting. They gave me the answers. I put them down. And
that’s what it was. But now I understand why they call certain plays, what they’re looking for
with certain plays. And that helped me with my routes a lot because I can get to the right
spot at the right time. I think that’s ultimately what Trevor [QB Trevor Lawrence] needs out
of us.”
(On if he doesn’t have to think as much at this stage) “Not as much thinking. And playing
football and thinking is tough, you know what I mean?”
(On WR/CB Travis Hunter) “I just like watching him play. I’ve been watching him for a long
time. I feel like everybody’s been watching him. He’s like the country’s son, you know what I
mean? So, we’re all just kind of watching him grow up as a man. I just think he’s a really
good dude, honestly. He’s fun to be around. He’s always a jolt of energy, always laughing,
always smiling. So, it’s hard to be upset when he’s in the room and it’s hard to be upset
when he’s on the field. So, we’re winning when he’s good.”
(On how Hunter can help the rest of the receivers) “Wherever he wants to. He’s that type of
talent, so I think whatever the coaches ask him to do, whatever they design for him,
ultimately we’ll be okay because he’s that caliber player. He could play inside; he could
play outside. He can give you a break. He can go to defense. He probably could throw it too
if you need him to. So, who knows for real? But I’m sure whatever he puts his mind to, he’ll
find a way to get it done and help us a lot.”
(On if Hunter wows him even as a veteran player) “He’s just a spring. Like, the jumps. Even
his drops look good. I’m like, I don’t know how you manage to make your drops look good,
but I kind of want to take that from him. It’d be something. But no, he just dynamic, man.
He’s just fun to watch and I feel like the game’s going to be in good hands if we keep getting
players like that coming into the league and we take care of them. Not put too much
pressure on them and just help grow them the right way. I think the NFL will be in good
hands.
(On WR Brian Thomas Jr.’s growth) “I mean, honestly, man, I think he’s having a great camp
so far. And it’s just built off the spring. He had one of the better springs that I’ve seen of a
younger guy since I’ve been in the league, but if he’s just doing half of what he’s doing now, I
think he would be in a good spot. He’s having a great camp. I’m really just proud of him,
man. All the young guys, they come in, they’re real professional. They all come in and
they’re doing a great job.”
(On if it would be challenging to throw a deep ball to Thomas Jr. due to his speed) “I would
assume so. Even when he doesn’t look like he’s trying, he’s still moving. So, I’m assuming
it’s got to be tough. Or you’ve got to have a cannon on you. Something that can really get it
down the field at all times because he could roll effortlessly.”
(On where he feels he’s improved) “Like I was saying earlier the understanding. Like I said,
as long as I understand why you’re calling the play, I know the timing of where I need to get
there. And I think that’s huge for me. Playing quarterback, I always want to be in the right
spot at the right time because it doesn’t matter how good the route is. If I can’t get there at
the right time, I’m not getting the ball and I’m not helping the quarterback.”
(On coming into the season with stability after signing a contract extension last season) “I
mean, yeah, it is. But that’s all outside, honestly. I’m a little bit more secure on the inside,
so I’m just happy, like, the world is finally matching that. But it’s another day. I’ve just got to
show up and do my job regardless at the end of the day.”
(On having a balanced receiving core) “The balance? I would say that’s the best way to
describe us, honestly. I think we’ve got a very well-balanced room. And that’s top down,
like, rookies, undrafted guys. I think all the way through, we’ve got guys who are smart first
and foremost, who understand what they’re doing. And then second, can make a bunch of
plays. So, I think we’re in a good spot.”
(On the first padded practice tomorrow) “I’m going to just tell the guys, be aggressive first.
And then if you’ve got to pull it back, it’s easier to go backwards than to try to go out there,
feel it out, get hit in your mouth. And now you think you’re about to go hit somebody. It’s not
going to work like that. So, be aggressive first and let them pull you back.”
(On the maturity level of the group) “I mean, I kind of spoke on it a little bit, but the guys
really have been taking their jobs very serious. They’re real professional. I’m talking about
BTJ [WR Brian Thomas Jr.], Parker [WR Parker Washington] is always going to be who he is.
All the guys, man, they know exactly what they’re doing. They help me more than I feel like
I’m helping them right now. So, that’s just a testament to them. The young guys are doing
really great and I just think they’re ready. They’re ready to play ball. They’re ready to get out
there and show what they could do for real.”
(On WR CJ Williams) “What you just said: he’s made a play every day. I think the smart part
is really what stands out for him. Like, I don’t think he’s had a mistake. And if he has, he’s
definitely got less than I do. So, he’s doing a great job and I just expect him to continue to do
a great job. We’re going to get better technique wise and other than that, he’s going to be
fine. He’s going to be good in this league.”
(On if he beats himself up for mistakes at this time of year) “I would say I beat myself up,
but I don’t have a problem beating myself up. I like to be tough on myself. That’s kind of
what I feel like got me here. So I’m going to shake back, but in the moment I’m going to let
myself have it, too.”
(On if the chemistry between QB Trevor Lawrence and the receivers has continued into
camp) “I would say so, but that’s a communication thing, I think. I think he does a great job
of communicating, almost over communicating. We know exactly what he’s looking for. I
understand his timing now, so I would say so.”
