Holmon Wiggins
Holmon Wiggins is an American football coach who is the Assistant Head Coach of Offense and Wide Receivers coach for the Alabama Crimson Tide football.[1]
Early life
Wiggins played high school football at San Pedro High School and was the city's Class 4A Player of the Year.[2]
Playing Career
Wiggins was a four-year letterwinner and three-year starting running back at the New Mexico Lobos football and holds the school records for single-season punt returns (46) and punt return yards (392).
Coaching Career
Wiggins began his career as a student assistant at New Mexico from 2003 to 2004 before becoming a graduate assistant in 2005.[3]
Illinois State
In 2006, he joined Illinois State Redbirds football as the running backs coach.[2]
Tulsa
In 2011, he joined Tulsa Golden Hurricane football as the running backs coach.[4]
Memphis
In 2012, he reunited with Justin Fuente at Memphis Tigers football as their wide receivers coach.[5]
Virginia Tech
In 2016, Wiggins followed Justin Fuente to Virginia Tech Hokies football as their wide receivers coach.[2]
Alabama
In 2019, Wiggins became the Alabama Crimson Tide football.
In 2020, DeVonta Smith won the Heisman Trophy whilst under Wiggins. He was the first wide receiver to win the award since Desmond Howard in 1991, and only the fourth overall.[6]
In 2021, he was promoted to assistant head coach of offense in addition to wide receivers coach.[7]
References
- ↑ "Holmon Wiggins - Football Coach Athletics". University of Alabama Athletics. University of Alabama. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "WIGGINS COMPLETES FOOTBALL STAFF". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "Holmon Wiggins - Football Coach". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "Tulsa's Blankenship Completes Football Coaching Staff". Conference USA. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "Holmon Wiggins - Wide Receivers - Football Coach". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ↑ "Wide receivers and the Heisman Trophy: DeVonta Smith joins exclusive fraternity with win". www.sportingnews.com. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ↑ Smith, Stephen (May 29, 2021). "Holmon Wiggins earns a promotion in his third season at Alabama". Touchdown Alabama Magazine. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
External links
This article "Holmon Wiggins" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical. Articles taken from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be accessed on Wikipedia's Draft Namespace.