When we discuss former Texas Tech quarterbacks who might be NFL head coaches in the near future, the default candidate is Kliff Kingsbury who has already had a stint with the Arizona Cardinals as their head coach. But now, another former Red Raider is reportedly getting a look from at least one NFL franchise that is searching for a head coach.
According to FOX Sports NFL insider Jason Schultz, the New Orleans Saints have asked for permission to interview current Denver Broncos QB coach Davis Webb for their head coaching position.
Is former Texas Tech QB Davis Webb ready to be an NFL head coach?
It seems like a long shot for Webb to land a head coaching job in the NFL so quickly, though. After all, he's been an assistant in Denver for only two seasons and that is his only experience in the coaching profession as he was serving as a backup QB in the league until 2022.
Of course, Red Raider fans remember Webb as the predecessor to Patrick Mahomes in Lubbock. From 2013-15, he played for Kingsbury where he would appear in 23 games throwing for 5,557 yards and 46 touchdowns with 22 interceptions.
The #Saints have requested to interview #Broncos QBs coach Davis Webb for their HC opening, per source.
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) January 8, 2025
Webb has been a key component of Bo Nix’s immediate success in Denver. The 29-year-old spent seven seasons as an NFL QB with the Giants, Jets and Bills. pic.twitter.com/Gp2TOTxori
Webb is a footnote in the drama that took place between his former Texas Tech head coach Kliff Kingsbury and his former teammate, QB Baker Mayfield in 2013. That season, Webb and Mayfield traded opportunities to start with both being true freshmen at the time.
Webb started six games including the Holiday Bowl winning the starting job from Mayfield who would then transfer to Oklahoma. While no love was lost between Kingsbury and Mayfield, Webb handled his time in Lubbock and the years since with much more class than Mayfield did.
He was named the starting QB for the Red Raiders in 2014 and he made eight starts throwing for 2,593 yards and 24 touchdowns with 13 picks. However, an ankle sprain would cost him the last four games of that year allowing true freshman Patrick Mahomes to emerge as the future of Texas Tech football.
After serving as Mahomes' backup in 2015, Webb then transferred to Cal in 2016 where he would throw for 4,295 yards and 37 TDs with 12 picks. There he played for former Texas Tech assistant coach Sonny Dykes who is now the head coach at TCU.
In the 2017 NFL Draft, the New York Giants selected Webb in the third round. He served as a backup to QB Eli Manning for two seasons. He then moved on to be a backup QB for the Buffalo Bills from 2019-21 before spending one final season on the Giants' roster in 2022.
Webb then transitioned to coaching. He spent 2023-24 with the Denver Broncos as their quarterbacks coach.
This season, he has been praised for his work with Denver's rookie QB Bo Nix. Due in large part to Webb's guidance, Nix had a stellar first season in the NFL throwing for 3,775 yards and 29 TDs with 12 picks. What's more, Nix helped the Broncos reach the playoffs for the first time in eight years.
Because teams around the NFL are desperate to find the next star quarterback, Webb's time with Nix is opening coaching doors for him that typically would have taken several years to crack. It is similar to how Kingsbury earned his gig with Arizona despite no NFL coaching experience. The Cardinals hoped that Kingsbury could work wonders with their QBs the way he did with Mahomes at Texas Tech and that landed him a coveted NFL head coaching job.
Now, Webb could be set to follow a similar path. What's more, he might be on the cusp of landing a head coaching job with even less experience as a coach than Kingsbury had. But whether or not Webb gets the New Orleans job, it seems like just a matter of time until he's an NFL head coach.