Hired Feb. 1, 2019, Jason Vrable begins his first season as the Packers’ offensive assistant and seventh season overall as an assistant coach in the NFL. In his current role in Green Bay, Vrable will work closely with offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett with a focus on the wide receivers and the passing game.
For the past two seasons, Vrable served as an offensive assistant for the New York Jets. In 2017, he helped coach veteran QB Josh McCown, who completed 67.3 percent of his passes (No. 4 in the NFL) for a passer rating of 94.5, finishing in the top four in franchise history in both categories. Last season, Vrable helped develop rookie QB Sam Darnold, who became the youngest QB in league history to post a 300-yard passing performance with his 334-yard effort in Week 2 vs. Miami.
Prior to his time with New York, Vrable spent four years with the Buffalo Bills, working as an offensive quality control coach from 2013-15 and then as an assistant quarterbacks coach in 2016. He also assumed the role of interim running backs coach following Anthony Lynn’s promotion to offensive coordinator in Week 3 of the 2016 season. For the final 15 weeks of the season, Vrable helped Bills running backs Mike Gillislee (5.71) and LeSean McCoy (5.67) rank No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, among all qualifying NFL runners in rushing average. The duo also accounted for 23 total TDs as part of a Buffalo offense that finished first in the league in rushing yards per game (164.4), the team’s best rushing average since 1976 (183.3 ypg). Vrable also helped QB Tyrod Taylor earn his second consecutive Pro Bowl selection in 2016 after completing a career-high 269 of 436 passes (61.7 percent) for 3,023 yards and 17 TDs.
Prior to his time in the NFL, Vrable coached in the college ranks for six years. From 2011-12, he worked at the University of Charleston as the school’s offensive coordinator/quarterbacks/running backs coach. Notably, he led a Golden Eagle offense that led the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in total offense (392.4 ypg) and rushing offense (246.1 ypg) in 2012.
From 2009-10, Vrable worked for Syracuse University as an offensive quality control/assistant to the wide receivers coach (2009) and graduate assistant/assistant to the quarterbacks coach (2010). Vrable helped mentor QB Ryan Nassib, who set the Syracuse single-season record with 202 completions in 2010 and led the Orange to an 8-5 record, including a victory over Kansas State in the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium.
In 2008, Vrable coached quarterbacks at Robert Morris University (Moon, Pa.). In the fall of 2007, he returned to his alma mater, Marietta (Ohio) College, to coach quarterbacks after beginning his coaching career as a strength intern at the University of South Florida in the summer of 2007.
Vrable played QB at Marietta from 2003-06, finishing his career as the most prolific passer in program history. He set all-time school records for pass attempts (902), completions (495), passing yards (6,102) and TD passes (41). Twice named the Pioneers’ team and offensive Most Valuable Player, he served as a team captain his final two seasons and earned all-region honors as a senior in 2006. Additionally, Vrable was named Marietta’s Clyde Lamb Award winner in 2007, recognizing him as the school’s male scholar-athlete of the year. He was inducted into the Marietta College Athletic Hall of Fame in February 2018.
A native of South Park, Pa., Vrable graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sports medicine in 2007 and completed a master’s degree in sports management from Robert Morris University in 2009.
Born Jan. 23, 1985, Vrable lives in Green Bay with his wife, Jill, son, Drake, and daughter, Brooklyn.
