Mike Bajakian

Mike Bajakian
Cleveland Browns
Title	Quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born	August 4, 1974; River Vale, New Jersey, U.S.
Career information
Position	Quarterback
High school	Bergen Catholic (NJ)
College	Williams (1992–1995)
Career history
	Delbarton School (NJ) (1996–1997); Quarterbacks coach & passing game coordinator; Rutgers (1998–1999); Graduate assistant; Sacred Heart (2000); Quarterbacks coach; Michigan (2000–2001); Graduate assistant; Central Michigan (2002–2003); Quarterbacks coach; Chicago Bears (2004–2006); Offensive quality control coach; Central Michigan (2007–2009); Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Cincinnati (2010–2012); Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Tennessee (2013–2014); Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2015–2018); Quarterbacks coach; Boston College (2019); Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Northwestern (2020–2023); Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Utah (2024); Offensive analyst; Utah (2024); Interim offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; UMass (2025); Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Cleveland Browns (2026–present); Quarterbacks coach;
Awards and highlights
	First-team All-NESCAC (1995);

Mike Bajakian (born August 4, 1974) is an American football coach who is the quarterbacks coach for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) and as the offensive coordinator at Boston College, Tennessee,^[1] Cincinnati,^[2] Central Michigan, Northwestern, Utah, and UMass.

Coaching career

On February 1, 2026, the Cleveland Browns hired Bajakian to serve as the team's quarterbacks coach under new head coach Todd Monken.^[3]

Bajakian grew up in River Vale, New Jersey^[4] and graduated from Bergen Catholic High School with the class of 1992.^[5]

He is married to Michelene, and together they have five children: Mary, Anna, Emma, Samuel and Rose.^[6]

Bajakian is of Armenian descent.^[7]

^ "Jones Announces Coaching Staff". utsports.com. December 13, 2012.
^ "Cincinnati Football Coaches Profile". GoBearcats.com. University of Cincinnati Athletics.
^ "Reports: Browns hire Mike Bajakian as QBs coach". nbcsports.com. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
^ Brown, Patrick. "2013 College Blitz - Can they score?", Chattanooga Times Free Press, August 25, 2013. Accessed June 16, 2015. "Though he majored in history, Bajakian taught a variety of math classes, from algebra and geometry to trigonometry and pre-calculus, at the Delbarton School in Morristown, N.J., less than an hour east of New York City and 40 miles northwest of his hometown of River Vale, N.J."
^ Conrad, JJ. "Recruiting: Updates on Bergen Catholic Football, including QB Jarrett Guarantano" Archived June 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, Varsity Aces, January 23, 2015. Accessed June 16, 2015. "And with Tennessee, the current offensive coordinator, Mike Bajakian, is a Bergen Catholic graduate (’92) — scratch that, Bajakian was hired Thursday as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB coach — and the Vols’ head coach, Butch Jones, was a grad assistant at Rutgers when Guarantano’s father was at Rutgers."
^ "UT coaches profile".
^ Barber, Phil (February 3, 2016). "The Rooney Rule and the Trouble with Defining "Minorities"". VICE. Retrieved June 30, 2025.