Alex Van Pelt was hired as the Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks coach on Jan. 31, 2026.

Van Pelt spent the 2025 season as a senior offensive assistant for the Los Angeles Rams following five seasons as the offensive coordinator for the New England Patriots (2024) and Cleveland Browns (2020-23). In New England, he guided rookie quarterback Drake Maye to Pro Bowl honors, the first New England quarterback to earn the accolade since 2021. Throughout Van Pelt's time in Cleveland, working with Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski, he led the offense to two of the top-five single-season point totals in franchise history, totaling 408 points in 2020 and 396 in 2023, the second- and fifth-most in team history, respectively.

Prior to Cleveland, Van Pelt spent two seasons (2018-19) as the quarterbacks coach for the Cincinnati Bengals. He served in multiple roles over six seasons (2012-17) with the Green Bay Packers, working with the team's quarterbacks in his final four seasons (2014-17). Van Pelt guided quarterback Aaron Rodgers to MVP honors in 2014, along with first-team All Pro and Pro Bowl honors. Rodgers was selected to the Pro Bowl for three consecutive seasons (2014-16) under Van Pelt's guidance. Van Pelt served as the team's running backs coach from 2012-13, leading Eddie Lacy to being named AP Offensive Rookie of the Year and earning second-team All Pro honors in 2013.

Van Pelt spent time as the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2010-11) following five seasons (2005-09) with the Buffalo Bills. He began his NFL coaching career as a volunteer offensive quality control coach for Buffalo in 2005, followed by two seasons (2006-07) as offensive quality control coach. He was promoted to quarterbacks coach in 2008 before being promoted to offensive coordinator in 2009.

Van Pelt played 10 seasons as a quarterback in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs (1993) and the Buffalo Bills (1994-2003). A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., he was a four-year starter at the University of Pittsburgh.