Tim Kelly was named offensive coordinator of the Houston Texans in February 2019 and added the role of the quarterbacks coach in March 2020. He is in his seventh overall campaign with the team after spending two seasons as tight ends coach (2017-18) and three years as an offensive quality control coach (2014-16). He also assisted Mike Devlin with the offensive line in 2016.

In Kelly's first season as offensive coordinator in 2019, the Texans put together a 10-6 regular season and captured the AFC South title on the back of a 4-2 division record and signature wins against Kansas City, New England, Tennessee and in London against Jacksonville. Houston went on to defeat the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card Round and earn its fourth appearance in the AFC Divisional Round in franchise history (2011, 2012, 2016 and 2019). The Texans' division crown made them one of three teams to win their division four-or-more times since 2015 (Kansas City and New England) and its 21 wins since 2018 are the second-most in a two-year span in franchise history (22 wins from 2011-12).

Houston executed three trades before the season to acquire pivotal offensive pieces to its division title run: T Laremy Tunsil and WR Kenny Stills from Miami, RB Duke Johnson from Cleveland and RB Carlos Hyde from Kansas City. Tunsil was named to his first career Pro Bowl after bolstering the left tackle position and signed a contract extension with the Texans in April 2020, while Hyde put together the first 1,000-yard season of his six-year career.

On offense, the Texans were led by three Pro Bowlers: Tunsil, WR DeAndre Hopkins and QB Deshaun Watson. Houston finished the season with a 3,500-yard passer (Watson), a 1,000-yard rusher (RB Carlos Hyde) and a 1,000-yard receiver (Hopkins) for just the fourth time in franchise history and first since 2012. With Kelly on staff, Watson has become a two-time Pro Bowler and the only player in NFL history to record consecutive seasons (2018-19) with at least 25 passing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns.

The Texans tied the team record for most overall touchdowns scored (46) in a single season in team history (2009 and 2012) and set franchise records for highest redzone touchdown percentage (64.2) and fewest three-and-outs (24). Houston also tallied 27 receptions of 30-or-more yards in 2019, which tied for third in the NFL, and TE Darren Fells broke the franchise record for most touchdown receptions by a tight end with a career-high seven.

In 2018, the Texans captured an AFC South title with an 11-5 record, which marked the second-most wins in a season in franchise history and the first season with double-digit wins since 2012. Houston became the first team to start 0-3 and win a division title since 1992 and won a franchise-record nine consecutive games in Weeks 4-13.

Under Kelly in 2018, the Texans tight end group played a key role in the offense despite their youth. Rookie TE Jordan Thomas posted 20 receptions for 215 yards (10.8 avg.) and four touchdowns in 16 games (10 starts). Thomas tied Andre Johnson (four) for the second-most touchdown receptions by a rookie in a season in franchise history and tied a franchise record for the most touchdown receptions in a game by a rookie when he caught two against Miami in Week 8. He was the only rookie tight end in the NFL in 2018 to record multiple touchdown receptions in a game.

Houston also got production from rookie TE Jordan Akins in 2018 as he compiled 17 receptions for 225 yards (13.2 avg.) in 16 games (six starts) while the veteran in the group, TE Ryan Griffin, posted 24 receptions for 305 yards (12.7 avg.) in 14 games (11 starts). In Week 14 vs. Indianapolis, the Texans accumulated the third-most receiving yards (151) by a tight end group in a single game in franchise history. The performance marked the most receiving yards by Houston tight ends in a game since 2011.

In Kelly's first season overseeing tight ends in 2017, mainstays C.J. Fiedorowicz (five games played) and Griffin (seven games played) were limited to the fewest games of their respective careers after landing on the Reserve/Injured list. In their stead, second-year TE Stephen Anderson led the group with career highs of 25 receptions for 342 receiving yards and a touchdown in 15 games played. The Texans tied for the fewest dropped passes in a single season in franchise history with only 14.

The Texans scored 30-or-more points six times in 2017, which tied the franchise record for the most games with 30-or-more points in a season (2012). Houston also threw for the third-most passing touchdowns in a single season in franchise history (28) and the most 25-plus yard completions in a single season in franchise history (38). In Week 4 vs. Tennessee, the Texans scored the most points in a game in franchise history with 57, recorded a team-record seven touchdowns and won by the largest margin of victory in Texans history with a 43-point win.

Kelly helped the Texans win back-to-back AFC South division championships in 2015-16 and post three straight winning seasons – both firsts in franchise history. In Kelly's first three years with the team, the Texans ranked third in the AFC and sixth in the NFL in rushing.

In 2016, the offensive line paved the way for RB Lamar Miller to become just the fourth player in team history to eclipse 1,000 yards on the ground despite starting six different combinations along the offensive line and playing just one full game with both starting tackles. After finishing 9-7, the Texans won their Wild Card matchup with the Oakland Raiders and advanced to the Divisional Round for the third time in franchise history.

In 2015, Houston claimed its first AFC South division championship since 2012 and became the first NFL team since 1950 to earn a trip to the postseason with four different starting quarterbacks winning at least one regular season game.

The 2014 Texans ranked fifth in the NFL in rushing yards per game (135.1) and eighth in average time of possession (30:53). QB Ryan Fitzpatrick started 12 games and posted single-season career highs in passer rating (95.3) and completion percentage (63.1).

Kelly came to Houston from Penn State, where he served as a graduate assistant under Head Coach Bill O'Brien, having held the same position at Ball State in 2011.

Before he went to Ball State, Kelly was the defensive coordinator, defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Minnesota State-Moorhead for the 2010 season.

Kelly spent the 2008-09 seasons at Illinois-Wesleyan, where he was the defensive line coach for the 2009 CCIW Championship team that ranked ninth among all defenses at the NCAA Division-III level. He also coached two first-team all-conference selections.

Kelly played defensive tackle at Eastern Illinois, starting all 48 games in his collegiate career and serving as the team's captain in 2007. He was named to the Capital One Academic All-District V Team in 2006 and 2007.

A native of Chicago Heights, Ill., Kelly starred at Marian Catholic High School, where he is a member of the East Suburban Catholic Conference Hall of Fame. He received his bachelor's degree in sports administration from Eastern Illinois in 2008 and his master's degree in sport management from Illinois State in 2010.