EAGAN, Minn. — The Vikings have announced updates to Head Coach O'Connell's staff.

Minnesota is rounding out its coaching staff as the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine gets underway in Indianapolis. Below are the most recent updates:

Hired

Kyle Caskey | Offensive Quality Control

Chili Davis | Assistant Special Teams

Will Johnson | Defensive Assistant

Promoted

Chenzo Funari | Assistant Defensive Backs

Dalmin Gibson | Assistant Linebackers

Josh McCown | Offensive Passing Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks

Derron Montgomery | Assistant Wide Receivers

Chris O'Hara | Assistant Offensive Coordinator

Mike Siravo | Inside Linebacker / Senior Defensive Assistant

Jordan Traylor | Assistant Quarterbacks / Passing Game Specialist

Title/Position Group Change

Patrick Hill | Assistant Defensive Line

O'Connell spoke with Twin Cities media members who trekked to Indianapolis on Tuesday, going through the changes for 2026.

O'Hara previously served as Minnesota's assistant QBs coach and will now support O'Connell and Offensive Coordinator Wes Phillips in multiple facets.

"Chris O'Hara, a little bit of a shift, just more in alignment with what his roles and responsibilities are," O'Connell said. "And in a lot of ways, this is an idea position, but it's also a procedural position with scripts and wristbands and call sheets — things that help not only myself but Wes do our jobs."

In addition to tweaking O'Hara's role, the Vikings have added offensive passing game coordinator to McCown's title. Though the former longtime QB had opportunities elsewhere in the league this offseason, McCown opted to stay in Minnesota and continue developing what O'Connell described as "a journey toward either being a coordinator or, more than likely, a head coach."

"I think that's great for Josh," O'Connell said.

O'Connell called Caskey "kind of a superpower on the breakdown space" who will help the offensive staff operate more efficiently.

The Vikings added Davis while sliding Gibson to the defensive side of the ball.

"That (defensive) background has always been something that he wanted to get back to at some point. He's one of our better young coaches, and Flo' was kind of waiting, picking the spot to request his presence a little bit more and had to fight off [Special Teams Coordinator] Matt Daniels for him," O'Connell said of Gibson.

O'Connell noted a familiarity with Davis, who most recently served in the collegiate ranks.

"He was their special teams coordinator at Maryland but was part of our first diversity coaching summit and then also was part of the Bill Walsh Fellowship," O'Connell explained, "and he has kind of slowly spent more and more time around us and staff — a really high-capacity young coach I'm excited about."

Johnson will "close the loop" on the Vikings coaching staff, coming to Minnesota from UCF.

"Another guy that was at North Dakota State; I visited with that staff a few times and a relationship kind of formed there. Really bright, talented young coach," O'Connell said.

The Vikings had previously announced changes that included hiring Assistant Head Coach Frank Smith, hiring Gerald Alexander as Defensive Passing Game Coordinator / Defensive Backs Coach, promoting Ryan Cordell to lead the tight ends, promoting Keith Carter from assistant offensive to offensive line coach and other moves.

O'Connell noted Smith had interviewed initially for the offensive line coach position, but hiring him as the assistant head coach is "really exciting."

"Really, being Mike [McDaniel's] right-hand man in Miami really was intriguing because obviously Mike's a guy I respect a lot schematically, offensively," O'Connell said of Smith. "Frank's very smart, having spent four years [with McDaniel]. There's a lot of things we can do better, and Frank can be a major contributor to our offensive staff."

Alexander's hire comes on the heels of Daronte Jones' departure to serve as Washington's defensive coordinator. According to O'Connell, Flores identified Alexander "pretty early in the process" as a strong addition.

"That backend coach for Flo' is a top lieutenant for him, so I wanted to make sure we brought in a guy that had some familiarity … so G.A. was a big-time hire for us," O'Connell said. "Adding that layer of the pass game coordinator gave him alignment with what what responsibility that position really kind of is for Flo'."

Promoting Cordell comes as Brian Angelichio, who held the position of passing coordinator/tight ends coach from 2022-25, was hired as the Steelers new offensive coordinator.

O'Connell said the coordinator role "has been a long time coming" for Angelichio, who's had a significant impact on O'Connell's career.

"But that loss is absorbed with confidence in Ryan, just being in the room with Brian for four years. That's where he's been, really assisting those tight ends in addition to his game management job and his previous pass-game specialist role," O'Connell said. "Ryan, I think he's one of the best in the league in the game management space, but I also think he's as smart as any coach we have on our staff and has the ability to take a lot of what Ang' had infused into that room, the teaching and the fundamentals, the techniques, the beliefs, the culture of the room, and maintain that and continue. Because, inevitably, you want to get to a space where you feel like you can, as you do lose coaches, promote from within when those circumstances are warranted."

Minnesota's updating coaching staff is listed below:

2026 Minnesota Vikings Coaching Staff

Kevin O'Connell | Head Coach

Coordinators / Assistant Head Coach

Matt Daniels | Special Teams Coordinator

Brian Flores | Defensive Coordinator

Wes Phillips | Offensive Coordinator

Frank Smith | Assistant Head Coach

Assistants

Gerald Alexander | Defensive Passing Game Coordinator/Defensive Backs

Thad Bogardus | Outside Linebackers

Keith Carter | Offensive Line

Ryan Cordell | Tight Ends/Game Management Coordinator

Keenan McCardell | Wide Receivers

Josh McCown | Offensive Passing Game Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Curtis Modkins | Offensive Running Game Coordinator/Running Backs

Ryan Nielsen | Defensive Running Game Coordinator

Mike Siravo | Inside Linebackers/Senior Defensive Assistant

Kyle Caskey | Offensive Quality Control

Chili Davis | Assistant Special Teams Coordinator

Ben Ellefson | Offensive Assistant

Charlie Frye | Defensive Assistant

Chenzo Funari | Assistant Defensive Backs

Dalmin Gibson | Assistant Linebackers

Patrick Hill | Assistant Defensive Line

Will Johnson | Defensive Assistant

Derron Montgomery | Assistant Wide Receivers

Chris O'Hara | Assistant Offensive Coordinator

Henry Schneider IV | Assistant to the Head Coach

Jordan Traylor | Assistant Quarterbacks/Passing Game Specialist

Derek Warehime | Assistant Offensive Line

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