Kenny Edenfield (born December 8, 1965) is an assistant

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coach and former football player. He was most recently an assistant coach at the

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Playing career

Edenfield played collegiately at

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and is an alumnus of the university.

Coaching career

High School career

Edenfield coached at

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from 1990 to 1992 and

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from 1995 to 1996.

College career

Edenfield was

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and wide receivers coach at Nicholls State in 1993 before being promoted to

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in 1994. From 1997 to 1998, Edenfield was an assistant coach Southwest Mississippi Junior College and later head coach from 1999 to 2000. In 2001, he accepted a position as the

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coach and

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at the

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. He later served as the

at the

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from 2002 to 2007. From 2008 to 2009, Edenfield was inside wide receivers coach at

. In 2010, Edenfield was promoted to

while still coaching inside wide receivers through 2014. From 2015 to 2017, he was co-offensive coordinator and inside wide receivers coach. In 2018, Edenfield moved to the

as offensive coordinator.

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External links

Troy profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edenfield, Ken 1965 births Living people American football wide receivers Nicholls Colonels football coaches North Alabama Lions football coaches South Alabama Jaguars football coaches Troy Trojans football coaches Troy Trojans football players Tulsa Golden Hurricane football coaches High school football coaches in Florida High school football coaches in Louisiana Junior college football coaches in the United States People from Clinton, Louisiana