Emmett Jones is an

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coach who is the wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator at the

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. He was previously the wide receivers coach for the

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and Texas Tech football. Jones was named wide receivers coach on December 6, 2021, joining

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in his first season as head coach. Jones left Texas Tech football and joined the

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on January 10, 202

Coaching career

High school

Jones began his coaching career at his alma mater,

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in 2001 where he stayed until 2004. In 2005 he became a part of the staff at Dallas's Lincoln High School. In 2006 Jones went to work at Dallas's Skyline High School, where he stayed for seven seasons. He began his tenure there as the team's wide receivers coach before being promoted to

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. He then had his first head coaching opportunity at

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. He spent three seasons as the team’s head coach. Under his tutelage the Golden Bears had the record of 30–8, advancing deep in the Class 4A and 5A playoffs in each of his three seasons.

Texas Tech (first stint)

Jones joined the college coaching ranks at Texas Tech in

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as the Director of Player Development.

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promoted him to wide receivers coach in

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a position he held until

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Kansas

From

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Jones was the wide receivers coach at Kansas before getting promoted to passing game coordinator for the

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and

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season. After

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resigned, Jones served as Kansas's interim head coach throughout its 2021 spring practices up until

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was hired.

Texas Tech (second stint)

In December 2021 Jones was hired at Texas Tech as the team’s passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach.

Personal life

He and his wife, Marlo, are the parents of a daughter, Emily, and a son, Emmett III.

References

External links

Kansas profile

Texas Tech profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Emmett Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American football wide receivers Kansas Jayhawks football coaches Oklahoma Sooners football coaches Texas Tech Red Raiders football coaches Texas Tech Red Raiders football players High school football coaches in Texas African-American coaches of American football African-American players of American football 21st-century African-American people