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 Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Located in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay Area, Fremont has a population of 230,504 as of 2020, making it the fourth List of cities and towns in the San Fra ...

. After finishing high school as an All-American, Adams first played

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at Oregon State University, but he later transferred and finished his career at

Montana State University Montana State University (MSU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's largest university. MSU offers baccalaureate degrees in 60 fields, master's degrees in 6 ...

. 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 Chattanooga ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States. Located along the Tennessee River bordering Georgia, it also extends into Marion County on its western end. With a population of 181,099 in 2020, ...

, 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 Boise State University (BSU) is a public research university in Boise, Idaho. Founded in 1932 by the Episcopal Church, it became an independent junior college in 1934 and has been awarding baccalaureate and master's degrees It became a publ ...

. 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

External links

Oregon profile

Washington profile

Western Kentucky profile

Boise State profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Adams, Junior 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) People from Fremont, California Coaches of American football from California Players of American football from California