Early career After graduating from Pitt in 2010 with a degree in history, Janocko was hired to be a graduate assistant on
Greg Schiano's staff at
Rutgers. He joined Schiano when he was named head coach of the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers in
2012, as an offensive assistant. He spent the 2014 season as a quarterbacks coach at
Mercyhurst in
Erie, Pennsylvania.
Minnesota Vikings In 2015, Janocko was hired by the
Minnesota Vikings as an offensive quality control coach under head coach
Mike Zimmer, working in that role before shifting to an assistant offensive line coach under
Tony Sparano in 2017. Janocko was named a co-offensive line coach along
Clancy Barone for the 2018 season, after the sudden death of Sparano. He was shifted back to the assistant offensive line coach in 2019 following the hire of
Rick Dennison. On January 27, 2020, Janocko was promoted to wide receivers coach. On February 9, 2021, Janocko was promoted to quarterbacks coach, replacing
Klint Kubiak, who was promoted to
offensive coordinator.
Chicago Bears On February 3, 2022, Janocko was hired by the
Chicago Bears as their new quarterbacks coach. On January 10, 2024, Janocko was fired by the Bears along with offensive coordinator
Luke Getsy and wide receivers coach
Tyke Tolbert.
New Orleans Saints On February 21, 2024, the
New Orleans Saints announced that Janocko had been hired as their new quarterbacks coach.
Seattle Seahawks On February 3, 2025, Janocko was hired by the
Seattle Seahawks as their quarterbacks coach, following offensive coordinator
Klint Kubiak. He was part of the coaching staff that won
Super Bowl LX over the
New England Patriots 29–13.
Las Vegas Raiders On February 15, 2026, Janocko was hired by the
Las Vegas Raiders as their offensive coordinator under head coach
Klint Kubiak. ==Personal life==