Todd Monken leaves Georgia to become Ravens' new OC

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens hired Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken as their new offensive coordinator on Tuesday in the team's first major move to get its declining offense back on track.

Georgia will turn to a familiar face in a familiar role after Monken's departure, as the team will promote analyst Mike Bobo to offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN, confirming a report by The Athletic.

Monken, 57, helped guide Georgia to back-to-back national championships. His offense averaged 501.1 yards and 40.7 points per game last season.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh chose Monken after a process that included 21 interviews with 14 candidates over a four-week span.

«Todd's leadership and coaching acumen were evident from the beginning,» Harbaugh said in a statement. «He has a proven track record for designing and teaching offensive systems that allow players to succeed at the highest level. We're excited to get to work and begin building an offense that will help us compete for championships.»

Before spending the last three seasons coaching on the college level, Monken was the offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2016 to 2018) and Cleveland Browns (2019).

He also interviewed for the Buccaneers' offensive coordinator position this offseason.

Monken is the seventh offensive coordinator under coach John Harbaugh, who is entering his 16th season in Baltimore.

The hiring of Monken comes 26 days after Greg Roman stepped down as Baltimore's offensive coordinator. The Ravens' scoring had decreased in each of Roman's four seasons as Baltimore's playcaller, from an NFL-best 33.2 points per game in 2019 to 20.6 points per game in 2022 (19th in the league).

Monken's arrival comes at a time when the future