The 100th edition of the East-West Shrine Bowl will take place on Thursday, Jan. 30 following four days of practice from Jan. 25-28.
The Shrine Bowl, a college football all-star game featuring numerous top prospects in the 2025 NFL Draft, will take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Over 100 players will battle it out on the practice field and take the stage on game day — but who will be the coaches leading the charge?
2025 East-West Shrine Bowl Coaching Staff
East Team
The East team will be led by current Atlanta Falcons special teams coordinator Marquice Williams as head coach. Williams previously was the head coach for the East team in the 2023 edition of the East-West Shrine Bowl. He’s held coaching positions in the NFL since 2015.
The offensive coordinator will be Parks Frazier, who held the role of offensive assistant for the Miami Dolphins in 2024. He’s coached in the NFL for seven seasons. Frazier gained experience calling plays for the Indianapolis Colts in 2022 during Jeff Saturday’s brief stint as head coach.
New England Patriots outside linebackers coach Drew Wilkins will serve as the defensive coordinator. He’s held the same position for two other NFL teams after working his way up through the Baltimore Ravens organization over 12 years, holding six different positions.
Lastly, Darren Bates will be the special teams coordinator after filling that position for the Carolina Panthers in 2024. Bates played nine seasons in the NFL with five different teams before transitioning into coaching in 2023. Here is the rest of the East coaching staff:
- Fredi Knighten: QBs coach
- Jamel Mutunga: RBs coach
- Junior Taylor: WRs coach
- Billy VandeMerkt: TEs coach
- Eddie Gordon: OL coach
- Robert Kugler: OL coach
- Kynjee Cotton: DL coach
- Sean Duggan: LBs coach
- Pat Reilly: LBs coach
- Addison Lynch: DBs coach
- Matt Giordano: DBs coach
- Korey Jones: Strength and conditioning
West Team
The head coach of the West team will be current New York Giants defensive coordinator Shane Bowen. He’s coached for the Houston Texans and Tennessee Titans before becoming the Giants DC ahead of the 2024 season.
Andrew Breiner will be the offensive coordinator, having served as the assistant quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars since 2022. Breiner began his coaching career in 2006 and has filled various roles in college football and the NFL since, including one year as Fordham University’s head coach.
The defensive coordinator position will be filled by John Egorugwu, who is currently the New York Giants inside linebackers coach. He’s held that position for three seasons following numerous stops in college football and the NFL since beginning his coaching career in 2010.
Las Vegas Raiders assistant special teams coordinator Kade Rannings will be the special teams coordinator. He’s spent time coaching college football, NFL, and XFL across 21 seasons. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Oregon State University. The rest of the West coaching staff includes:
- Payton McCollum: QBs coach
- Miguel Reveles: RBs coach
- Connor Senger: WRs coach
- Nemo Washington: TE’s coach
- Quinshon Odom: OL coach
- Roman Sapolu: OL coach
- Cameron Brown: DL coach
- Ronald Booker: LBs coach
- Josh Bynes: LBs coach
- Andrew Hayes-Stoker: DBs coach
- Dr. Omar Ahmad: Strength and conditioning
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