Report: Vanderbilt expected to hire Ravens DB coach Jesse Minter for defensive coordinator

The offseason has begun for the Baltimore Ravens. And after so much success over the last two seasons, Baltimore is once again a hotbed of coaching talent, potentially seeing a mass exodus as coaches get hired elsewhere.

Vanderbilt is expected to add Ravens defensive backs coach Jesse Minter as their new defensive coordinator, according to Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports.

Though the season ended for Baltimore just a few days ago, the team has already lost one coach as Michigan hired now-former Ravens linebacker coach Mike Macdonald for their vacant defensive coordinator position. While neither defensive coordinator Don Martindale nor offensive coordinator Greg Roman have interviewed elsewhere this offseason, wide receivers coach David Culley was interviewed for the Houston Texans‘ open head coaching job.

With at least two defensive position coaches set to leave, Baltimore will have quite a lot of work to do this offseason to fill those positions. The Ravens have typically hired from within but with the potential for more coaches to leave in the coming weeks, Baltimore might need to extend their hiring searches outside of the Under Armour Performance Center.

Minter has been with the Ravens for four seasons with 2020 being his first season as the defensive backs coach. Minter has helped the likes of Marlon Humphrey, Jimmy Smith, Marcus Peters, Tavon Young, and Anthony Averett develop into one of the best secondaries in the NFL.

This is ultimately the price of success for football teams. The Ravens saw the same thing happen throughout the 2000s as coaches kept getting hired elsewhere after a successful season in Baltimore. Part of the Ravens’ continued success has been their ability to replace coaches as well as they’ve done with players. We’ll see if that trend can continue this offseason.