Drew Mehringer
Offensive Coordinator | The Scientist. From WR coach to OC. Continuity over chaos.
| Sources: GoDucks.com, 247Sports, SI Oregon, On3, Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Drew Mehringer was promoted to offensive coordinator in January 2026 after Will Stein left for the Kentucky head coaching job. Mehringer had been Oregon's wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator since 2022, joining Lanning's original staff from Texas. Dante Moore calls him 'our scientist.' Players describe him as deeply intelligent, technically demanding, but calm under pressure. The promotion keeps the system intact. Same playbook. Same terminology. Same relationships with the players. Different voice in the headset.
Background
Hometown
Mansfield, Texas. Played QB at Rice before a career-ending injury. Stayed on as student assistant for 3 years.
Education
B.A. Political Science (Rice, 2010). Master's in Sports Management (Ohio State, 2013).
Before Oregon
Texas WR coach (2017-2021). #2 national recruiter ranking per 247Sports (2019). Rivals Recruiter of the Year. Pulled 5-star commits like Bru McCoy and Jordan Whittington.
At Oregon
WR Coach / Passing Game Coordinator (2022-2025). Coached Tez Johnson, Evan Stewart, and the WR room that produced 30 TDs in 2025.
Family
Married to Morgan.
System continuity
Same scheme Stein ran. Same RPO concepts. Same terminology. Players did not have to learn a new language.
Why This Matters
Oregon's offense averaged 36.9 PPG in 2025 and 34.9 PPG in 2024. Stein called the plays, but Mehringer built the WR room and helped install the passing concepts. The promotion was not a surprise. Lanning values continuity and internal promotion over splashy hires. Mehringer knows the players, the system, and the culture. The question is not whether he can run the offense. It is whether he can call plays at the same level Stein did when the game is on the line.
The Person
Moore describes Mehringer as having 'an incredible balance in being firm but not making the guys tense.' In a WR unit meeting, Mehringer called out Evan Stewart directly: 'Hey, we all know what your goals are, we need to see those goals reflected in the way you work today.' Stewart responded. That is the tone: demanding, specific, but never personal. He cares about 'giving these guys the best service possible' without wasting their time. At Texas, he was the Big 12's top recruiter (2019) and Rivals' national Recruiter of the Year. He did not get that by being quiet. He got it by being real.
Lanning leads the team out. Mehringer is in the booth calling plays.
What to Watch This Spring
At the March 14 press conference, Mehringer talked about the offensive line competition, Evan Stewart's return from the patellar tendon injury ('ahead of schedule, Day 1 of spring practice'), and Gatlin Bair's return. Watch the first three drives of every spring scrimmage. His play-calling tendencies will emerge there. Does he lean on the run game to establish tempo? Does he push the ball downfield early to Moore? The identity of this offense depends on those early decisions.
The Key Relationship
Mehringer's relationship with Dante Moore is the most important dynamic on the 2026 team. Moore threw for 3,565 yards and 30 TDs under Stein's play-calling. Moore calls Mehringer 'super smart' and says he 'already looks more comfortable in a leadership role' this spring. Mehringer needs to maintain that trust while potentially evolving the scheme to better fit Moore's strengths in year three.
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