Alton Johnson Adams Jr. (born October 20, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the co-offensive coordinator for the Oregon Ducks. He previously served as wide receivers coach for the Washington Huskies.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Co-offensive coordinator |
| Team | Oregon |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | October 20, 1979 Fremont, California, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1999–2000 | Oregon State |
| 2001–2002 | Montana State |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2004–2006 | Montana State (WR) |
| 2007 | Prosser HS (WA) (WR) |
| 2008 | Chattanooga (assistant) |
| 2009–2013 | Eastern Washington (WR) |
| 2014–2016 | Boise State (WR) |
| 2017–2018 | Western Kentucky (OC/WR) |
| 2019–2021 | Washington (WR) |
| 2021 | Washington (OC/WR) |
| 2022–present | Oregon (co-OC/WR) |
Early life and education
editJunior Adams was born on October 20, 1979, in Fremont, California. After finishing high school as an All-American, Adams first played college football at Oregon State University, but he later transferred and finished his career at Montana State University.[2] Adams graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
Coaching career
editAfter graduating from Montana State, Adams became the wide receivers coach for the university from 2004 to 2006.[3] After two years as a coach for Prosser High School, where he won a state championship in his sole year there, and Chattanooga, Adams became the wide receivers coach for Eastern Washington.[4] Following a dominant four-year stint, highlighted by star Cooper Kupp, Adams left Eastern Washington to become a coach at Boise State.[5] After being elevated to passing game coordinator at Boise State,[6] Adams became the offensive coordinator for Western Kentucky.[7] Adams left Western Kentucky in 2019 to a lower position, wide receivers coach, at Washington.[8] Adams would later become offensive coordinator, however, becoming the co-offensive coordinator for Oregon in 2022.[9]
References
edit- ^ "REPORT: Oregon set to hire Junior Adams as WR coach". DuckTerritory.
- ^ "ALL-TIME BOBCATS: Junior Adams". Montana State University Athletics.
- ^ "Former MSU Bobcat Junior Adams hired as Oregon's co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach". MTSPX. January 5, 2022.
- ^ "How Husky wide receivers coach Junior Adams found a second home in Prosser, Washington". The Seattle Times. March 27, 2020.
- ^ "Before he became Washington's new receivers coach, Junior Adams helped Eastern Washington's Cooper Kupp launch NFL career | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- ^ "Junior Adams - Football Coach". Boise State University Athletics.
- ^ "Junior Adams - Football Coach". Western Kentucky University Athletics.
- ^ "Washington Huskies". Washington Huskies.
- ^ Krueger, Nate. "Junior Adams Announced As Co-Offensive Coordinator And Wide Receivers Coach". University of Oregon Athletics.