Andy Bischoff brings over three decades of coaching experience from the NFL, CFL and high school football to the Chargers, where he enters his first season as run game coordinator/tight ends coach in 2024. He has a keen ability to develop players and is known for his physical style of run game.
Bischoff comes to Los Angeles after coaching tight ends for the New York Giants from 2022-23. He guided Darren Waller to rank second on the team last season with 52 receptions and 552 yards despite missing five games. In his first season in New York, Bischoff coached rookie Daniel Bellinger to 30 catches in 12 games played and adding a touchdown grab in the Giants' NFC Wild Card victory. Prior to his time in the Big Apple, Bischoff coached tight ends in 2021 for the Houston Texans. That season, he coached Brevin Jordan to catch three touchdowns, ranking second in the NFL among rookie tight ends.
Over a six-season span (2015-20), Bischoff was on the coaching staff for the Baltimore Ravens. His greatest contributions came from 2018-20 working closely with current Chargers Offensive Coordinator Greg Roman to develop a dominant tight end room that included working with Benjamin Watson, Maxx Williams, Nick Boyle, Darren Waller, Kyle Juszczyk, Hayden Hurst, Mark Andrews and Patrick Ricard. During his time in Charm City, the Ravens led all NFL offenses with an average of 141.7 yards per game and made three postseason appearances along with a pair of AFC North titles, while setting the all-time NFL rushing record in 2019. That same year, Boyle, Hurst and Andrews became the first trio of tight end teammates to each have 30 receptions in the same season. He was instrumental in the development of Andrews, who was selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2019 after hauling in 64 receptions for 852 yards (13.3 avg.) and 10 touchdowns. Andrews led all NFL tight ends from 2019-20 with 17 touchdown grabs.
Bischoff spent a pair of seasons in Chicago (2013-14) as tight ends coach/staff coordinator for the Bears. In 2014, he coached tight end Martellus Bennett to a Pro Bowl selection after he led all NFL tight ends with 90 catches and ranked third among tight ends 916 receiving yards. Bennett was the first Bears tight end named an all-star since Hall of Famer Mike Ditka in 1965.
Before his time in the NFL, Bischoff coached five seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes (2008-12), helping the team win back-to-back Grey Cups from 2009-10. He was the running backs coach/offensive quality control his first two seasons and then added special teams coordinator responsibilities in 2010 for his final three years in Montreal. Bischoff coached running back Brandon Whitaker to post a career-best 1,381 rushing yards along with 638 receiving yards on 72 receptions in 2011.
Bischoff played college football at the University of South Dakota, serving as a stalwart center for the Coyotes from 1989-92. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from South Dakota before later earning his master's degree in education administration in 1997 from Minnesota State University, Mankato. Bischoff added a post-master's certificate in administration from St. Mary's University in 2006.
After his playing career, Bischoff immediately entered the coaching ranks, getting his start at Cretin-Derham Hall High School in his native St. Paul, Minn., in 1993. He worked as a teacher and coached there for 15 seasons, serving as an offensive line coach, assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. Bischoff helped the Raiders win 168 games and just 11 losses during that time, including an MSHSL State Championship in 1999. He helped coach 18 offensive linemen and three tight ends that went on to earn Division I scholarships.
Bischoff and his wife, Brittany, have two daughters, Makena and Morgan, and a son, Jay.
