John Donovan

John Donovan (born September 11, 1974) is an American football coach who currently is the senior offensive analyst for the Florida Gators. He most recently the senior analyst for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He has been an assistant in the NFL and in four of the Power Five college football conferences (ACC, SEC, Big-10 and PAC-12). He was a defensive back at Johns Hopkins from 1993 to 1996. Coaching career Assistant coach Early years Donovan played three years for the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays football team. During his freshmen year, the defensive coordinator was Chip Kelly, and Donovan often served as the scout team quarterback. He later started as a defensive back. While at Johns Hopkins, Donovan worked as a summer intern for the Carolina Panthers. Shortly after, he moved on to take an assistant secondary coaching spot for the Villanova Wildcats football team in 1997. That season, the Wildcats posted a 12–1 record and were ranked number one in Division I-AA. He later moved on to finish earn his master's degree from Georgia Tech, while simultaneously serving as an assistant coach under head coach George O'Leary. He was temporarily promoted to coach the running backs in the 2000 Peach Bowl after Ralph Friedgen's departure to Maryland.