According to multiple reports, the Baltimore Ravens are targeting Michigan DC Mike Macdonald for their open defensive coordinator position. ESPN's college football senior writer Pete Thamel confirmed via sources that a deal is expected to come together by the end of the week. Thamel also reports that Macdonald isn't on the road recruiting this week for Michigan.
Can confirm via sources that the Ravens are targeting Michigan DC Mike Macdonald to the the next DC there. A deal is expected to come together by the end of the week. Macdonald isn't on the road recruiting this week for Michigan.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 26, 2022
Macdonald, 34, worked for Baltimore's coaching staff from 2014-20 under John Harbaugh, brother of Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh. He most recently served as the Ravens linebackers coach before going to Michigan as the defensive coordinator. Baltimore was a top 10 scoring defense in six of Macdonald's seven years, including ranking second in the league twice, in 2018 and in his final year of 2020.
Mike Macdonald reportedly will be the next Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator per @Balas_Wolverine
— Baltimore Beatdown (@BmoreBeatdown) January 26, 2022
"Barring a change of heart or an 11th-hour event, Michigan defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald will return to Baltimore to be the Ravens’ D.C." https://t.co/uCTGyqXrdC
After parting ways with former DC Don Brown, Michigan football hired Mike Macdonald in January 2021. Under Macdonald, Michigan's defense ranked fourth in the country in points allowed per game and 12th in yards allowed per game. The Wolverines' defense featuring standouts like Aidan Hutchinson and David Ajabo became one of the best units in the country.
