Biography
Bo Hardegree is in his first season with the Titans and his 11th season coaching in the NFL. He was hired in 2024 after spending two campaigns (2022-23) with the Las Vegas Raiders. A Tennessee native and University of Tennessee product, Hardegree arrived at the Titans with 16 total years of coaching experience.
Hardegree joined the Raiders as quarterbacks coach in 2022 and was promoted to interim offensive coordinator for the final nine games of 2023. Under Hardegree's tutelage as an offensive coordinator, fourth-round rookie Aidan O'Connell passed for 1,905 yards and 11 touchdowns while posting the third-best passer rating (83.9) among all qualifying 2023 rookies.
In 2022, Hardegree guided Derek Carr to his fourth career Pro Bowl after the Raiders signal caller completed 305 of 502 passes for 3,522 yards and 24 touchdowns. Carr's 24 passing touchdowns ranked 12th-best in the NFL, while his 10 touchdown passes of 30-plus yards led the league. Hardegree also assisted quarterback Jarrett Stidham in his first two career NFL starts in Week 17 and 18, seeing him pass for 584 yards, four touchdowns and a 91.6 rating.
In 2021, Hardegree played a key role in the development of Patriots first-round pick Mac Jones, who led all rookie quarterbacks with 3,801 passing yards and 22 touchdowns. Jones' 10 wins were the most in a season by a Patriots rookie quarterback, and his 67.6 completion percentage was the second best by a rookie in league history.
Prior to joining the Patriots, Hardegree logged two years as an offensive assistant with the New York Jets. Under the guidance of Hardegree in 2019, quarterback Sam Darnold improved in multiple categories from his rookie season, recording career highs in completion percentage (61.9 percent), passing yards (3,024) and touchdowns (19), while recording the league's 10th best passer rating (84.3) and compiling a 6-2 record over the final eight games of the season.
Before joining the Jets, Hardegree spent three seasons as quarterbacks coach of the Miami Dolphins. During his tenure, Hardegree worked with several different quarterbacks, including Jay Cutler, Matt Moore, Brock Osweiler and Ryan Tannehill.
In his first season with the Dolphins in 2016, Hardegree guided Tannehill to then-career highs with a 93.5 quarterback rating, 7.7 yards per attempt and a 67.1 completion percentage. Under Hardegree's tutelage, both Tannehill and Moore led the NFL in red zone passer rating. Tannehill posted a 119.7 mark to lead the league, while Moore finished second at 118.8.
Prior to the Dolphins, Hardegree spent one season in Chicago as an offensive assistant in 2015. He helped the Bears' rushing attack improve from 27th in 2014 to 11th in the NFL in 2015 as the unit averaged 25.6 more rushing yards per game. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler finished the 2015 season with the highest passer rating (92.3) of his career, while his 64.4 completion percentage, 2.3 interception percentage and 7.6 passing yards per attempt were all second best of his career.
Hardegree entered the NFL as an offensive quality control coach with the Denver Broncos in 2014 while current Titans head coach Brian Callahan served as an offensive assistant that same season. The Broncos offense ranked second in the NFL in scoring, averaging 30.1 points per contest. Quarterback Peyton Manning completed 66.2 percent of his passes for 4,727 yards and 39 touchdowns.
Prior to Denver, Hardegree spent three years (2011-13) as an intern at Louisiana State, working with the defense in 2011 and the offense from 2012 to 2013. During his three seasons, LSU went 33-7 overall, winning the SEC in 2011 and advancing to the 2012 BCS National Championship game. In 2013, LSU ranked No. 23 in the FBS in scoring, averaging 35.8 points per game.
Hardegree began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Duke (2008-10), where he earned his master's degree.
At the University of Tennessee, Hardegree played quarterback and was a member of SEC Eastern Division championship teams in 2004 and 2007. The Volunteers won the 2005 Cotton Bowl and the 2008 Outback Bowl during his tenure. He also played tennis for the Volunteers and earned a degree in exercise science in 2007.
A native of Jackson, Tenn., Hardegree was an all-state quarterback and tennis standout at Jackson Central-Merry High School.
He and his wife, Lauren, have one daughter, Isabella Rose.
BO HARDEGREE'S COACHING TIMELINE
2024: Quarterbacks – Tennessee Titans
2023: Interim Offensive Coordinator – Las Vegas Raiders (9 Games)
2022-23: Quarterbacks – Las Vegas Raiders
2021: Quality Control/Quarterbacks – New England Patriots
2019-20: Offensive Assistant – New York Jets
2016-18: Quarterbacks – Miami Dolphins
2015: Offensive Assistant – Chicago Bears
2014: Offensive Quality Control – Denver Broncos
2012-13: Offensive Coaching Intern – Louisiana State University
2011: Defensive Coaching Intern – Louisiana State University
2008-10: Graduate Assistant – Duke University