Former Charlotte special teams coordinator Greg Froelich is joining Jedd Fisch's Washington staff as an assistant special teams coach, sources told FootballScoop on Wednesday.
Froelich spent 2023-24 at Charlotte, and in 2024 his 49ers unit ranked sixth nationally in ESPN's special teams FPI metric. The Niners were the only team in FBS not to miss a field goal (16-of-16, including 3-of-3 from 50 yards or beyond) and also connected on all 30 extra point tries. Froelich also coached running backs for the 49ers.
Prior to Charlotte, Froelich was a special teams analyst at Illinois from 2021-22, where in 2021 he worked on a unit that finished No. 1 in SP+ nationally in special teams, boasting a punter and kicker that both earned All-Big Ten honors. That season, punter Blake Hayes was a Ray Guy Award semifinalist and kicker James McCourt tied a program record with four field goals of 50 yards or longer.
The 2017 Michigan graduate was a special teams and running backs analyst at his alma mater from 2017-20. Froelich played offensive line and fullback for the Wolverines.
Froelich will work alongside Chris Petrilli, hired earlier this month as special teams coordinator. Petrilli and Froelich both worked with new Huskies defensive coordinator Ryan Walters.
Washington ranked 128th in ESPN's special teams FPI in 2024, a campaign that saw the Huskies go 6-7 in Fisch's first season atop the program.
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