Didn't realize Wisconsin had a new OC heading into this season:
An accomplished coach at the college and professional levels, Bobby Engram brings a wealth of experience and a track record of high-level success to the Wisconsin football program, which he joins for the 2022 season as the Badgers’ offensive coordinator.
Engram joins the Badgers’ staff after spending eight seasons in the NFL becoming a highly-respected assistant coach with the Baltimore Ravens. His first five years in Baltimore saw him serve as wide receivers coach before he spent the last three seasons mentoring the Ravens’ tight ends. He helped develop a number of standout players during his time in the NFL, with Ravens TE Mark Andrews the latest example of his impact. Named first-team All-Pro, Andrews set franchise records with 107 receptions for 1,361 receiving yards in 2021 and earned his second Pro Bowl nod in three seasons.
Engram’s tight ends were key to the Ravens’ record-setting offensive success over his last three years on staff, including the 14-2 effort in 2019 that saw Baltimore lead the NFL in scoring (33.2 points) and rushing (206.0 yards per game) while ranking No. 2 in total yards (407.6 per game). Andrews had 64 catches for 852 yards and 10 touchdowns that year on his way to the Pro Bowl, leading a trio of tight ends that ranked among the Ravens’ top five reception leaders.
Prior to his time in Baltimore, Engram spent two seasons as wide receivers coach on Chryst’s staff at the University of Pittsburgh from 2012-13. Engram developed a star in his second season with the Panthers, with WR Tyler Boyd recording 85 receptions for 1,174 yards to break the school’s freshman records — previously held by Larry Fitzgerald — in both categories on his way to being named Freshman All-America.
As a college player, Engram developed into a prolific wide receiver at Penn State and still holds the Nittany Lions’ career records for receiving yards (3,026) and touchdown receptions (31). He was the inaugural winner of the Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s best wide receiver in 1994, when he caught 52 passes for 1,029 yards to earn first-team All-America honors and help the Nittany Lions to an undefeated season and Big Ten championship. Engram was named first-team All-Big Ten in each of his final three seasons at Penn State.
He went on to an accomplished 14-year career as a pro after being selected by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1996 NFL Draft. Engram played in 176 career games for Chicago, Seattle and Kansas City, totaling 650 receptions for 7,751 yards and 35 touchdowns. In 2005, he was the leading receiver for the Seahawks team that played in Super Bowl XL. In 2007, his 12th NFL season, Engram posted career highs in receptions (94), yards (1,147) and touchdowns (6) in leading the Seahawks to the NFC West title.
Engram's Coaching Career
2011: Offensive Assistant, San Francisco 49ers
2012-13: Wide Receivers, Pittsburgh
2014-18: Wide Receivers, Baltimore Ravens
2019-21: Tight Ends, Baltimore Ravens
2022-present: Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks, Wisconsin