NFL Officiating Development Program
Training and mentoring non-NFL officials to officiate football at the highest level.
Training and mentoring non-NFL officials to officiate football at the highest level.
Before joining the program, officials must receive medical clearance, pass a background check, take a psychological assessment and complete an in-person interview with a panel of NFL Officiating Department staff.
Once accepted into the program, they study position-specific film with veteran NFL officials and current officiating coaches and trainers, as well as, review NFL mechanics and analyze the differences in rules between NFL and NCAA. ODP officials gain NFL experiences by:
At the end of the season, the officials in the ODP will be assessed as follows:
Some ODP officials have several successful years of experience as college referees (crew chiefs). In most cases, when these officials enter the league, they will work at a position other than referee to gain experience.
The NFL and CFL partner together on the Officiating Exchange Program, giving CFL officials the chance to gain NFL experience through select preseason opportunities to help their continued development.
Last Name | First Name | Position | Conference |
Anderson | Derek | LOS | BIG 12 |
Ballester | Baron | LOS | AAC |
Banks | Bryan | DF | BIG TEN |
Barrett | Cravonne | LOS | PAC 12 |
Boger | Trawick | DF | SEC |
Booker II | George | DF | SEC |
Carter | James | R/DF | SEC |
Causey | Max | LOS/DF | PAC 12 |
Chaka | Maia | LOS | PAC 12 |
Clougherty | Conor | DF | ACC |
Cruse | Brandon | R/U | BIG 12 |
Daniel | Raymond | DF | BIG TEN |
DeLeon | Gabriel | DF | BIG 12 |
DeLorenzo | Robin | LOS | BIG TEN |
Dornan | Matt | LOS | PAC 12 |
Feaster | Ed | U | BIG TEN |
Fucik | Glen | DF | SEC |
Gautreaux | Daniel | DF | SEC |
Givens | Quentin | LOS | BIG 12 |
Griffith | Michael | DF | AAC |
Hankins | Martin | DF | SEC |
Heydt | Duane | R/U | ACC |
Hill | Walter | U | SEC |
Hooper | Jacques | DF | ACC |
Johnston | Joe | DF | PAC 12 |
Keller | Dale | LOS | PAC 12 |
Kemp | Jacob | DF | BIG TEN |
Larrew | Justin | DF | SEC |
Ledet | Jason | DF | BIG 12 |
Loeffler | Matthew | R/U | SEC |
Lorance | Jeremy (Chad) | LOS | SEC |
Maconaghy | Jeff | R/U | ACC |
Morton | Mike | U | ACC |
Nelson | Justin | DF | PAC 12 |
Nelson | Lashell | DF | BIG TEN |
Perry | Brian | LOS | ACC |
Ramsey III | Alonzo | DF | ACC |
Ray | Stephen | LOS | AAC |
Richeson | Robert | U | BIG 12 |
Sakowski | Brian | LOS | ACC |
Salaam | Tutashinda | DF | BIG 12 |
Savoie | Gerald | R/U | AAC |
Steratore | Frank | DF | BIG TEN |
Thielen | Steve | DF | BIG TEN |
Thomas | William | U | AAC |
Van Pham | Lo | DF | BIG 12 |
Villar | Francisco | U | PAC 12 |
Woods | Marcus | R/U | ACC |