| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Co-offensive coordinator |
| Team | Oregon |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | (1979-10-20) October 20, 1979 (age 45) 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) |
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.
Early life and education
Junior 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. Adams graduated with a bachelor's degree in sociology.
Coaching career
After graduating from Montana State, Adams became the wide receivers coach for the university from 2004 to 2006. 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. Following a dominant four-year stint, highlighted by star Cooper Kupp, Adams left Eastern Washington to become a coach at Boise State. After being elevated to passing game coordinator at Boise State, Adams became the offensive coordinator for Western Kentucky. Adams left Western Kentucky in 2019 to a lower position, wide receivers coach, at Washington. Adams would later become offensive coordinator, however, becoming the co-offensive coordinator for Oregon in 2022.
References
- "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.
External links
| Current offensive coordinators of the Big Ten Conference | |
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| 2010 Eastern Washington Eagles football—NCAA Division I FCS national champions | |
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Boise State Broncos football coaches
- Chattanooga Mocs football coaches
- Eastern Washington Eagles football coaches
- Montana State Bobcats football players
- Oregon Ducks football coaches
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- Washington Huskies football coaches
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football coaches
- High school football coaches in Washington (state)
- Sportspeople from Fremont, California
- Coaches of American football from California
- Players of American football from Alameda County, California