Holmon Wiggins

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Holmon Wiggins
Current position
TitleCo-offensive Coordinator, wide receivers coach
Team Texas A&M
Conference SEC
Biographical details
Born (1980-06-02) June 2, 1980 (age 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater University of New Mexico
Playing career
1998–2001 New Mexico
Position(s) Running back
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2003–2004 New Mexico (SA)
2005New Mexico (GA)
2006–2010 Illinois State (RB)
2011 Tulsa (RB)
2012–2015 Memphis (WR)
2016–2018 Virginia Tech (WR)
2019–2020 Alabama (WR)
2021–2023Alabama (AHC/WR)
2024–present Texas A&M (co-OC/WR)

Holmon Wiggins (born June 2, 1980) is an American football coach who is currently the co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach for the Texas A&M Aggies. [1]

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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 University of New Mexico and holds the school records for single-season punt returns (46) and punt return yards (392).

Coaching career

New Mexico

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 as the running backs coach. [2] He remained there until after the 2010 season.

Tulsa

In 2011, he joined Tulsa and spent a single year as the team's running backs coach. [4]

Memphis

In 2012, he reunited with Justin Fuente at Memphis as their wide receivers coach. [5]

Virginia Tech

In 2016, Wiggins followed Justin Fuente to Virginia Tech as their wide receivers coach. [2] While coaching the Hokies’ wide receivers for three years, he helped Cam Phillips establish himself as Virginia Tech’s career leader in receptions and receiving yards. [6]

Alabama

In 2019, Wiggins became the Alabama wide receivers coach under Nick Saban. [7]

In 2020 in addition to winning the national championship, 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. [8]

In 2021, he was promoted to assistant head coach of offense in addition to wide receivers coach. [9]

Texas A&M

In January of 2024, it was announced that Wiggins would be hired as the co-Offensive Coordinator and Wide Receiver's Coach at Texas A&M. [10]

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References

  1. "Holmon Wiggins - Football Coach Athletics". University of Alabama Athletics. University of Alabama. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "WIGGINS COMPLETES FOOTBALL STAFF". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  3. "Holmon Wiggins - Football Coach". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  4. "Tulsa's Blankenship Completes Football Coaching Staff". Conference USA. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  5. "Holmon Wiggins - Wide Receivers - Football Coach". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  6. "Reports: Virginia Tech WRs Coach Holmon Wiggins Under Consideration…". The Tech Lunch Pail. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  7. Niziolek, Mike (January 25, 2019). "Virginia Tech assistant coach Holmon Wiggins headed to Alabama". Roanoke Times. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  8. Bender, Bill (January 6, 2021). "Wide receivers and the Heisman Trophy: DeVonta Smith joins exclusive fraternity with win". Sporting News. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  9. Smith, Stephen (May 29, 2021). "Holmon Wiggins earns a promotion in his third season at Alabama". Touchdown Alabama Magazine. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  10. Behrens, Robert (January 2, 2024). "Texas A&M hires WR Coach Holmon Wiggins away from Alabama". Good Bull Hunting. Retrieved October 8, 2024.

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