West Virginia University Athletics

Jens Danielsen is the run game specialist and centers coach on the WVU Football Coaching staff. He returned to WVU in February 2023 as an offensive analyst before transitioning to his current position.

In his role at WVU, Danielsen organizes, implements and maintains all aspects of game analysis for the offensive coaching staff with an emphasis on the running game, the offensive line and will work with the centers.

He analyzes game film and formulates game plans to assist the offensive coaching staff with game preparation.

Danielsen came to WVU after serving as an offensive quality control coach at Mississippi State. The year prior to that, Danielsen served as an offensive graduate assistant coach at WVU (January 2021 – February 2022). He assisted with in-game communication of the opponents’ fronts, stunts and blitz formations. He monitored offensive line play and reps during practice and games and served as the assistant offensive line coach in teaching schemes and techniques, recruiting and daily administrative duties.

Prior to WVU, Danielsen was an offensive graduate assistant coach at Baylor, working with the offensive line. He worked with an All-Big 12 Conference Guard and an All-Big 12 Conference First Team center.

He served as the co-offensive coordinator, offensive line coach, recruiting coordinator and strength and conditioning coordinator at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas (March 2017 – May 2019).

Navarro ranked No. 4 and No. 5 nationally in total offense and No. 4 and No. 8 in yards per game. He coached two NJCAA All-Americans with a third one being named NJCAA Grid Iron All-America.

Prior to that, he was the varsity offensive line coach and freshman team offensive coordinator at Valley Center High School in Valley, Center, Kansas from March 2016 – Feb. 2017.

Danielsen earned his bachelor’s degree in clinical kinesiology from Louisiana Tech in 2015 and his master’s degree in sport management from West Virginia in 2021.

He was a three-year starter at offensive tackle for the Bulldogs and earned All-Conference USA Second Team and All-Louisiana Second Team honors. He was named the Offensive Lineman of the Year at Louisiana Tech in 2015 and was a two-time Victor Club (season grade out award) and three-time All-Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll member. He also was a starter in his first year at Coffeyville Community College in 2011.

He and his wife, Hannah, have a son, Ram.