Kevin Sherrer (born March 19, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He most recently was the linebackers coach for the New York Giants.Spenser Davis,
Report: Jeremy Pruitt to Hire Georgia Assistant Kevin Sherrer as Defensive Coordinator
" ''SEC Country'', December 8, 2017. He also previously served as the defensive coordinator at the

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(2018–2019), the outside linebackers coach at

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(2014–2017),Kevin Sherrer
profile at GeorgiaDogs.com. Accessed December 11, 2017. the defensive coordinator at

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(2013), the Director of Player Development at

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(2010–2012), and as a high school assistant coach at Hoover High School,

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, and

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. He played college football at Alabama.Kevin Sherrer
profile at USAJaguars.com. Accessed December 11, 2017.

Playing career

A native of

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, Sherrer played

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and

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at Cleveland High School in nearby

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. He was named All-State in 1990. Sherrer played tight end at

from 1993 to 1995, lettering in the latter year. He graduated with a degree in physical education in 1996, and earned his master's degree in higher education administration from Alabama in 2000.

Coaching career

Tuscaloosa County High School

Sherrer began coaching as an assistant at Tuscaloosa County High School in 1996, and helped the team win the state championship during his second year on the staff in 1997.

Alabama

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, he returned to the University of Alabama, serving as a

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on the staff of head coach

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. During his tenure as a GA with the Tide, he assisted with defense, scout teams, and recruiting.

Spain Park High School

From 2001 to 2004, Sherrer served as defensive backs coach at

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. During his four years with Spain Park, the team steadily improved, finishing with a 9-4 record and reaching the state quarterfinals in 2004.

Hoover High School

In 2005, Sherrer joined the staff at Hoover High School, reuniting with college teammate (and future collegiate coaching colleague)

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. He initially served as an assistant with Hoover before taking over as defensive coordinator in 2007 following Pruitt's departure.

Return to Alabama

Sherrer served as Director of Player Development at Alabama under

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from 2010 to

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. During this time he won two national championships with the Crimson Tide.

South Alabama

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, he was hired as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at

. During his lone season with the Jaguars, the team finished second in the Sun Belt Conference in total defense (384 yards per game) and scoring defense (25 points per game).

Georgia

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, Sherrer joined

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's staff at

, and remained on staff as the outside linebackers coach after Richt was replaced by

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following the 2015 season. Players Sherrer coached at Georgia included

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, Leonard Floyd, and

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Tennessee

In December 2017, Sherrer was hired as the defensive coordinator at

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, where his long-time colleague Pruitt had been named head coach. In Sherrer’s second season on Jeremy Pruitt’s staff. Sherrer served as the team’s special teams coordinator in addition to being the teams inside linebackers coach after spending his first season as co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach.

New York Giants

On January 25, 2020, it was announced that Sherrer would become the inside linebackers coach for the New York Giants. Sherrer assumed outside linebackers coach duties with the team after

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left to become the head coach for

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on December 19, 2020. It was announced prior to the 2021 season that he would continue to coach the entire linebacking core. He was let go after the 2021 season.

Family

Sherrer and his wife, Carrie, have twin sons, Kaleb and Kyle. While coaching at Georgia in 2015 his sister Rasha was found murdered.

References

External links

South Alabama Jaguars bioNew York Giants bio
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