Klint Kubiak’s path from College Station to the NFL’s top chair has been a long one, and it reaches a new stop in 2026. The former Texas A&M assistant will make his head-coaching debut with the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, 16 years after his coaching career got started at Texas A&M.
His first game in charge comes against the Miami Dolphins, and that means a matchup with former Aggie standout De’Von Achane. Achane is coming off a Pro Bowl season that helped him land a new contract and take over as the centerpiece of Miami’s offense.
The Raiders will be missing tight end Brock Bowers, but veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins and running back Ashton Jeanty should be available. Unless there’s a last-minute trade, Maxx Crosby will be the one setting the tone on defense.
Kubiak’s rise also keeps the family name tied tightly to Aggieland. His father, Gary Kubiak, played quarterback at Texas A&M from 1980-82 and later came back as an assistant coach. That connection helped introduce Aggie fans to Klint, who eventually started his own coaching journey at his father’s alma mater.
Klint spent three seasons at Texas A&M. He worked under Mike Sherman in 2010 and 2011, then served as a graduate assistant and coached the inside receivers under Kevin Sumlin in 2012. He also picked up a master’s degree in human resource development from Texas A&M.
After leaving College Station, Kubiak moved to the NFL as an assistant with the Minnesota Vikings in 2013. He spent time with several teams, returned to Minnesota, and eventually became the Vikings’ offensive coordinator. Later stops in San Francisco and New Orleans led to his role as the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive coordinator.
Seattle’s offense thrived under Kubiak. The Seahawks went 14-3, finished third in the NFL in scoring at 28.4 points per game, and closed the season by winning Super Bowl LX. That run helped earn Kubiak his first shot at running an NFL franchise.
His Aggieland years were only the start, but they gave him his first coaching break and added another layer to a Texas A&M family story that already carried real weight. Now, 16 years later, the former Aggie assistant and graduate is stepping into the next phase of his career as an NFL head coach.
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