Bryan McClendon enters his first season as wide receivers coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2024.
McClendon joins Tampa Bay with 17 years of coaching experience, all at the collegiate level. He comes to the Buccaneers from his second stint at the University of Georgia, where he won a national championship in 2022 while serving as the team's pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach (2022-23).
During his most recent time with the Bulldogs, McClendon oversaw an offense that ranked second among Power Five schools in yards per game (498.9), third in points per game (40.6), fourth in yards per carry (5.4), sixth in passer rating (165.0), seventh in passing yards per game (300.4), and 10th in rushing yards per game (198.5).
Before his return to Georgia, McClendon was the pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach at the University of Oregon (2020-21), where he also served as the team's interim head coach during the 2021 season. Prior to joining Oregon, McClendon coached at the University of South Carolina (2016-19), working as the team's offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach.
McClendon started his coaching career at Georgia, where he held multiple titles, including graduate assistant (2007-08), running backs coach (2009-14), assistant head coach, wide receivers coach and pass game coordinator (2015) and interim head coach (2015).
McClendon played collegiately for the Bulldogs (2002-05), appearing in 46 games as a wide receiver and bringing in 56 receptions for 830 yards and six touchdowns. He and his wife, Amber, have one son, Bryan.
