Bobby Slowik enters his second season as the team's offensive coordinator in 2024 after spending six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, most recently serving as the offensive passing game coordinator. Slowik got his start with the 49ers during the same season as Houston Texans Head Coach DeMeco Ryans, with both coaches serving as defensive quality control coaches.
In his first year as an offensive coordinator, Slowik helped the Texans passing attack finish second in the NFL in pass plays over 25 yards (41), sixth in passing first downs (215), seventh in passing yards per game (245.4), while also registering the fewest giveaways in the NFL (14). Slowik was instrumental in the development of QB C.J. Stroud, who pieced together one of the best rookie seasons in NFL history. Stroud completed 319-of-499 passes for 4,108 yards, 23 touchdowns, five interceptions and a passer rating of 100.8. Stroud's 4,557 passing yards, including the postseason finished as the second-most passing yards by a rookie in NFL history. Stroud finished the regular season as the leader in pass yards per game (273.9) and TD-INT ratio (4.60). He joined Tom Brady (2007) and Joe Montana (1989) as the only quarterbacks through the last 50 seasons to have led the NFL in pass yards per game and TD-INT ratio. Stroud was named the Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, becoming the first player in franchise history to garner the honor and the 11th rookie quarterback since 1967 to win the award. Among Stroud's numerous record-setting performances was his 470-yard, five-touchdown performance in Week 9 vs. Tampa Bay that set the NFL record for passing yards by a rookie quarterback and tied the NFL single-game mark for touchdown passes by a rookie. The performance earned him his first of two AFC Offensive Player of the Week honors, with his second Player of the Week nod coming in Week 18 at Indianapolis after clinching a playoff berth and the Texans' first division crown since 2019. Additionally, Stroud garnered NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month and AFC Player of the Month accolades for the month of November, becoming just the second rookie quarterback in league history to win AFC Offensive Player of the Month and just the fifth player ever to earn NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month in the same month. Stroud's stellar rookie season culminated with a Pro Bowl honor, becoming just the second offensive rookie in team history to be named to the contest.
On the other end of Stroud's historic rookie season was WR Nico Collins, who had the best year of his career recording 80 catches for 1,297 yards and eight touchdowns. Collins joined DeAndre Hopkins and Andre Johnson as the only receivers in franchise history to eclipse 1,200 single-season receiving yards. Collins also set the single-season franchise record for 20-plus yard receptions after posting 25 this season. Despite his season getting cut short due to injury, WR Tank Dell finished a promising rookie campaign with 47 receptions, 709 yards and seven touchdowns through 11 games played. Dell owns three of the five top performances by a first year wideout in club history, including a 149-yard performance in the Week 11 win vs. Arizona, which was the most receiving yards in a single game by a Texans rookie. Slowik also helped RB Devin Singletary finish the season with 1,091 scrimmage yards (898 rushing and 193 receiving) and four touchdowns, marking his third season with 1,000-plus scrimmage yards. From Week 10-18, Singletary rushed for 689 yards, the second-most in the NFL over that span. Singletary also earned an AFC Offensive Player of the Week award following his Week 10 performance where he recorded 30 rush attempts for 150 yards and a touchdown. Slowik was able to establish a very balanced offensive attack and it showed in Week 10 at Cincinnati when The Texans became the first team since the 1998 Colts to have a 350-yard passer, 150-yard rusher and 150-yard receiver in a game.
Under Slowik, the Texans started 10 different players at offensive line, including two rookie centers, throughout the season and did not surrender a sack for three consecutive games (Weeks 3-5), setting the new franchise record for most games without allowing a sack. LT Laremy Tunsil was named to his fourth career Pro Bowl and finished the 2023 season with the second-highest pass blocking grade among all offensive linemen (85.4).
In his six years with San Francisco, Slowik served as the passing game coordinator (2022), passing game specialist (2021), offensive assistant (2019-20) and defensive quality control coach (2017-18).
Despite starting three different quarterbacks in 2022 (Trey Lance, Jimmy Garoppolo, Brock Purdy), Slowik oversaw a passing attack that ranked 13th in yards per game (226.8), fourth in passing yards per play (7.53) and seventh in interception rate (1.76 percent). Following Garoppolo's injury in Week 13, Slowik helped with the production of seventh-round rookie Purdy, who finished the regular season starting five games, throwing for 1,374 yards, 13 touchdowns and a quarterback rating of 107.3.
The leading receiver for the 49ers in 2022 was WR Brandon Aiyuk, who Slowik coached to career highs in receptions (78), receiving yards (1,015) and touchdowns (8). TE George Kittle also tallied a career high in touchdown receptions (11), which helped him earn a Pro Bowl nod and Associated Press Second-Team All-Pro status. Additionally, the 49ers passing scheme was built on parity and had five players record over 400 yards receiving for the first time since 1992.
In 2021, Slowik helped WR Deebo Samuel earn AP First-Team All-Pro honors and his first Pro Bowl selection. In 16 games, Samuel tallied 77 receptions, 1,405 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns. Aiyuk also had a solid season, recording career highs in receptions (56), receiving yards (826) and touchdowns (5).
During the 2019-20 seasons, Slowik worked as an offensive assistant on the 49ers staff, focusing on the quarterback room. In 2019, San Francisco's offense ranked first in rushing touchdowns (23), second in points per game (29.9), second in rushing yards per game (144.1) and fourth in total offense (381.1 yards per game). That year, Slowik worked closely with QB Jimmy Garoppolo, guiding him to career highs in numerous passing categories including passing yards (3,978) and touchdowns (27).
Slowik was on Kyle Shanahan's original staff in San Francisco, working as a defensive quality control assistant in 2017-18. In 2017, the team was led by DL DeForest Buckner, who tallied 61 tackles and 3.0 sacks.
Prior to working for the 49ers, Slowik spent four seasons (2010-13) with the Washington Commanders. With Washington, Slowik worked closely with LB Ryan Kerrigan, who earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2012. Slowik assisted in Washington's defense in 2011 that allowed 339.8 yards per game, which ranked fifth in the NFC.
Slowik first entered the league as a video assistant with Washington in 2010 and was responsible for the breakdown of upcoming opponents. He also helped the department's operations in assisting the coaching and scouting staff.
Slowik is a native of Green Bay, Wis., and attended Michigan Tech where he studied biomedical engineering and played wide receiver, earning All-GLIAC honors in 2018. Coming from a family of NFL personnel, Slowik's brother, Steve, is an area scout with the 49ers, while his older brother, Ryan, is the defensive backs / pass game specialist coach for the Miami Dolphins. Additionally, his father, Bob, is a former defensive coordinator in the NFL. His mother, Carol, was a pioneer in the sport of women's track and field, claiming the National Collegiate and USTFF championship in the 100-meter hurdles in 1976, while holding the World Record in the 60-yard hurdles and owning the American record in both the 50-meter and 60-meter hurdles indoors. She was named All-American multiple times and competed as a member of the USA National Team.
Pro Bowl Players Coached (6): TE George Kittle (2021-22), FB Kyle Juszczyk (2021-22), RB Christian McCaffrey (2022), WR Deebo Samuel (2021), T Laremy Tunsil (2023), QB C.J. Stroud (2023)
