David Shaw enters his second season with the Lions, and first as the team's pass game specialist, in 2026.
In his first year with the Lions, Shaw helped QB Jared Goff rank second in the NFL in passing yards (4,564) and passing touchdowns (34) while also finishing third in passer rating (105.5) and fifth in completion percentage (68.0%). Goff also finished the 2025 season tied for the most 300-yard passing games (six) and ranked second in touchdown-to-interception ratio (4.25) and passing first downs (223).
Under Shaw's guidance in 2025, WR Amon-Ra St. Brown was named Second-Team AP All-Pro after posting 117 receptions for 1,401 yards (12.0 avg.) and 11 touchdowns, with his touchdown receptions total ranking tied-for-second in the NFL and his receptions and receiving yards totals both ranking fifth in the League. WR Jameson Williams also produced single-season career highs in receptions (65) and receiving yards (1,117) while tying his career best with seven touchdown receptions in 2025.
Prior to joining the Lions, Shaw spent the 2024 season as a senior personnel executive with the Denver Broncos.
From 2011-22, Shaw served as the head coach at Stanford, becoming the only four-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year in conference history. The winningest coach in program history, the Cardinal won 96 games, captured three Pac-12 titles, appeared in eight bowl games and won two Rose Bowls under Shaw's leadership. He helped produce 24 Associated Press All-American players, three Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year Award winners and had 48 NFL Draft selections – including six first-round picks – under his watch.
Before being named Stanford's head coach, he served as the team's offensive coordinator/running backs coach in 2010 and as the team's offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach from 2007-09. Shaw's other NCAA experience includes serving as the passing game coordinator & wide receivers coach at San Diego in 2006 and serving as both the tight ends coach (1996) and outside linebackers coach (1995) at Western Washington.
Shaw's most recent NFL coaching tenure was with the Baltimore Ravens, serving as the team's wide receivers coach in 2005 and as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach from 2002-04. Prior to his stint in Baltimore, he served as the quarterbacks coach (2001) and offensive quality control coach (1998-2000) with the Oakland Raiders and as an offensive quality control coach (1997) with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Before entering the coaching ranks, Shaw was a wide receiver at Stanford from 1991-94, finishing with 57 catches for 664 yards (11.6 avg.) and five touchdowns in his college career.
Shaw is married to his wife, Kori, and they have three children – Kira, Carter and Gavin.
