Kevin Jamaal Koger (born December 12, 1989) is an

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coach and former

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who is currently the tight ends coach for the

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of the

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(NFL). He was a 2011 All-

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honorable mention. In 2012, Koger began working as a coach in

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. Just before signing day in February 2015, Koger joined

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’s staff at the

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as a

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High school career

Koger played

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in Toledo. He holds the school record with 1,190 career receiving yards on 75 receptions. He finished his career with 16

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s. He recorded 151

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, 28 tackles for loss, 16 sacks, two forced

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s, three fumble recoveries, two

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s, and one interception return for a touchdown during his career. In his senior year, Koger made 31 receptions for 361 yards, scored five touchdowns, and contributed 48 tackles and seven sacks.

Honors and rankings

*PrepStar Magazine All-American. *Four-star prospect, the nation's fourth-best tight end and the No. 10 player in the state of Ohio according to Rivals.com. *Four-star prospect and the sixth-best tight end nationally according to Scout.com. *Rated No. 5 on the Detroit Free Press Best of the Midwest rankings. *107th-best defensive end nationally by ESPN.com. *Gained All-Ohio first team accolades at defensive end as a senior. *Earned all-city honors as a tight end and defensive end as a junior.

College career

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Koger accepted a scholarship to play at the

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, where he enrolled in the division of kinesiology. He caught his first pass on September 27, 2008 against

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, which went for 26 yards and a touchdown. He took over starting tight end job in fifth week of the season against

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. As a junior in 2010, Koger was watchlisted on the

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list for

s. As a senior in 2011, Koger caught 21 passes for 235 yards and four touchdowns. He had his best game of the year against

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, totaling four catches for 40 yards and a touchdown. Following the

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, he earned All-Big Ten Conference honorable mention recognition. On March 22, Koger endured a torn

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while doing

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. He had surgery on March 27. The injury requires a five- to eight-month rehabilitation period. Koger went undrafted in the April

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Coaching career

Koger coached at Saline High School in Saline, Michigan, before joining the University of Michigan staff as a graduate assistant. In early February 2015, Koger was brought on at the University of Tennessee to serve as a graduate assistant on Butch Jones's staff.UT coaching profile
/ref> On February 15, 2019, Koger was hired as an offensive quality control coach for the

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. On February 11, 2021, Koger was hired as the tight ends coach of the

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External links

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