Kevin Sherrer

Kevin Sherrer (born March 19, 1973) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the Inside linebackers coach for the New York Giants.[1] He previously served as the defensive coordinator at the University of Tennessee (2018–2019), the outside linebackers coach at Georgia (2014–2017),[2] the defensive coordinator at South Alabama (2013), the Director of Player Development at Alabama (2010–2012), and as a high school assistant coach at Hoover High School, Spain Park High School, and Tuscaloosa County. He played college football at Alabama.[3]

Kevin Sherrer
Current position
TitleInside Linebackers Coach
TeamNew York Giants
Biographical details
Born (1973-03-19) March 19, 1973
Oneonta, Alabama
Alma materUniversity of Alabama
Playing career
1993–1995Alabama
Position(s)Tight end
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1997Tuscaloosa County HS (Asst.)
1998–2000Alabama (GA)
2001–2004Spain Park HS (DB)
2005–2006Hoover HS (Asst.)
2007–2009Hoover HS (DC)
2010–2012Alabama (DPD)
2013South Alabama (DC/DB)
2014–2017Georgia (OLB)
2018Tennessee (DC)
2019Tennessee (STC/ILB)
2020–presentNew York Giants (ILB)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

Playing career

A native of Oneonta, Alabama, Sherrer played tight end and linebacker at Cleveland High School in nearby Cleveland.[4] He was named All-State in 1990.[5] Sherrer played tight end at Alabama from 1993 to 1995, lettering in the latter year.[3] He graduated with a degree in physical education in 1996, and earned his master's degree in higher education administration from Alabama in 2000.[3]

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.[2]

Alabama

In 1998, he returned to the University of Alabama, serving as a graduate assistant on the staff of head coach Mike DuBose. During his tenure as a GA with the Tide, he assisted with defense, scout teams, and recruiting.[2]

Spain Park High School

From 2001 to 2004, Sherrer served as defensive backs coach at Spain Park High School in Hoover, Alabama. During his four years with Spain Park, the team steadily improved, finishing with a 9-4 record and reaching the state quarterfinals in 2004.[3]

Hoover High School

In 2005, Sherrer joined the staff at Hoover High School, reuniting with college teammate (and future collegiate coaching colleague) Jeremy Pruitt. He initially served as an assistant with Hoover before taking over as defensive coordinator in 2007 following Pruitt's departure.[3]

Return to Alabama

Sherrer served as Director of Player Development at Alabama under Nick Saban from 2010 to 2012. During this time he won two national championships with the Crimson Tide.

South Alabama

In 2013, he was hired as the defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach at South Alabama. 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).[2]

Georgia

In 2014, Sherrer joined Mark Richt's staff at Georgia, [6]and remained on staff as the outside linebackers coach after Richt was replaced by Kirby Smart following the 2015 season. Players Sherrer coached at Georgia included Tae Crowder,[7] Leonard Floyd, and Jordan Jenkins.[2]

Tennessee

In December 2017, Sherrer was hired as the defensive coordinator at Tennessee, where his long-time colleague Pruitt had been named head coach.[1] 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.[8]

New York Giants

On January 25, 2020 it was announced that Sherrer would become the inside linebackers coach for the New York Giants.[9][10][11]He would be coaching under Joe Judge who he has coached with previously at Alabama.


Family

Sherrer and his wife, Carrie, have twin sons, Kaleb and Kyle.[3]

While coaching at Georgia in 2015 his sister Rasha was found murdered.[12][13]

References
  1. Spenser Davis, "Report: Jeremy Pruitt to Hire Georgia Assistant Kevin Sherrer as Defensive Coordinator," SEC Country, December 8, 2017.
  2. Kevin Sherrer, profile at GeorgiaDogs.com. Accessed December 11, 2017.
  3. Kevin Sherrer, profile at USAJaguars.com. Accessed December 11, 2017.
  4. Chip Towers, "Q&A: Kevin Sherrer on J.J. Green and Leaving Sweet Home Alabama," Atlanta Journal Constitution, April 3, 2014.
  5. Cleveland All Star Players and Awards, Alabama High School Football Historical Society. Accessed December 11, 2017.
  6. "Alabama DC Jeremy Pruitt and Georgia's Kevin Sherrer square off on biggest stage before reuniting on Rocky Top". Saturday Down South. January 5, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  7. "Giants draft pick Tae Crowder excited to reunite with Kevin Sherrer". Giants Wire. May 6, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  8. "Kevin Sherrer - Football Coach". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  9. "Report: Giants Adding Tennessee ILB Coach Kevin Sherrer to Joe Judge's Staff". SI.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  10. Gershon, Aaron (January 26, 2020). "New York Giants Set To Hire Another Coach With Joe Judge Ties [REPORT]". Elite Sports NY. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  11. "Report: Giants adding University of Tennessee assistant Kevin Sherrer". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  12. "Alabama man convicted in couple's 2015 slayings". AP NEWS. August 23, 2017. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  13. "Sister of UGA assistant coach Sherrer found murdered". DawgNation. September 16, 2015. Retrieved May 7, 2020.

South Alabama bio

Giants bio

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