Valero joins the New Orleans Saints after spending the 2024 season with the Philadelphia Eagles as an offensive assistant. A coaching veteran with 14 years of experience working in the NFL, Valero previously enjoyed stints with the Dallas Cowboys (2014-22) and Detroit Lions (2010-13).
Valero comes to the Saints after working for Saints Head Coach Kellen Moore as a member of the Super Bowl LIX Champion Eagles offensive staff. Ranked eighth overall in net yards per game (367.2) and seventh in points per game (27.2), Philadelphia rushed for a single-season club record 3,048 yards (sixth-best in NFL history) and finished second in the league in rushing yards per game (179.3). The 2024 Eagles were only the second team in NFL history to rush for 3,000-plus yards and at least 25 (29) touchdowns. The Eagles passing attack also flourished, with a club-record 103.4 passer rating.
From 2020-22, Valero served as the Cowboys' quality control/analytics coach while assisting the team's wide receivers. In 2022, Valero helped Dallas rank fourth in the NFL in scoring (27.5 ppg) while mentoring CeeDee Lamb to top-six finishes among wide receivers with career highs at the time in receptions (107), receiving yards (1,359), and touchdowns (nine). During the 2021 campaign, Valero assisted in the offensive game-planning that helped produce the No. 1-ranked total offense (407.0 ypg) and scoring offense (31.2 ppg) in the league. Lamb also recorded his first 1,000-yard season (1,102) en route to Pro Bowl honors. In 2020, the Cowboys wide receiver corps finished third in the NFC in receiving yards (4,511) and first in receptions (413) despite undergoing four quarterback changes. Lamb set a Cowboys record for receptions by a rookie (74) while notching 934 yards, which stood as the second-most in team rookie history. Amari Cooper finished with a career-high 92 catches for 1,114 yards and five touchdowns.
Valero spent the 2019 season working as Dallas' assistant tight ends coach after assisting the wideouts during his first five years (2014-18) with the team. With the midseason acquisition of Cooper in 2018, Dallas excelled during the second half of the year by ranking third across the NFL in receptions (228) as well as fifth in receiving yards (2,468). In 2017, Valero supported a unit that featured Dez Bryant, who led the club in catches (69), receiving yards (838) and receiving touchdowns (six). In 2016, Dallas' receivers were led by Bryant, who earned his third Pro Bowls selection after leading the offense with eight touchdown receptions. In 2015, Terrence Williams stepped up in Bryant's absence due to injury and paced the team with a career-high 840 yards on 52 catches (16.2 avg.). Valero worked with a young group of receivers in 2014, which included Bryant, who caught 88 passes for 1,320 yards (eighth in the NFL) and a league-leading 16 touchdowns to garner Pro Bowl recognition.
Prior to joining the Cowboys, Valero spent four years on the Detroit Lions offensive staff, holding the titles of assistant wide receivers coach (2013) and offensive quality control coach (2010-12). During his time with Detroit, Valero worked with Pro Football Hall of Fame wideout Calvin Johnson. From 2010-13, Johnson was voted to his first four Pro Bowls and received three consecutive first-team AP All-Pro selections (2011-13). In 2012, Johnson established the NFL single-season record with 1,964 receiving yards.
Before starting his NFL coaching career in Detroit, Valero spent two seasons as a student assistant at Florida State (2008-09), where he earned a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.
Valero and his wife, Ali, have a daughter, Ava.
COACHING CAREER: Florida State, 2008-09; Detroit Lions, 2010-13; Dallas Cowboys, 2014-22; Philadelphia Eagles, 2024; New Orleans Saints, 2025-.
