Junior Adams
{{Short description|American football coach (born 1979)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Junior Adams
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| current_title = Wide Receivers coach
| current_team = Dallas Cowboys
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|20}}
| birth_place = Fremont, California, U.S.
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| player_years1 = 1999–2000
| player_team1 = Oregon State
| player_years2 = 2001–2002
| player_team2 = Montana State
| player_positions = Wide receiver
| coach_years1 = 2004–2006
| coach_team1 = Montana State (WR)
| coach_years2 = 2007
| coach_team2 = Prosser HS (WA) (WR)
| coach_years3 = 2008
| coach_team3 = Chattanooga (assistant)
| coach_years4 = 2009–2013
| coach_team4 = Eastern Washington (WR)
| coach_years5 = 2014–2016
| coach_team5 = Boise State (WR)
| coach_years6 = 2017–2018
| coach_team6 = Western Kentucky (OC/WR)
| coach_years7 = 2019–2021
| coach_team7 = Washington (WR)
| coach_years8 = 2021
| coach_team8 = Washington (OC/WR)
| coach_years9 = 2022–2024
| coach_team9 = Oregon (co-OC/WR)
| coach_years10 = {{nfly|2025}}–present
| coach_team10 = Dallas Cowboys (WR)
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Alton Johnson Adams Jr. (born October 20, 1979) is an American football coach and former player who is currently the wide receivers coach for the Dallas Cowboys. He previously served as wide receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator for the Oregon Ducks.{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/college/oregon/Article/REPORT-Oregon-set-to-hire-Junior-Adams-as-WR-coach-179553234/|title=REPORT: Oregon set to hire Junior Adams as WR coach|website=DuckTerritory}}
Early life and education
Junior Adams was born on October 20, 1979, in Fremont, California. After finishing high school as an All-American, Adams first played college football at Oregon State University, but he later transferred and finished his career at Montana State University.{{Cite web|url=https://msubobcats.com/news/2019/5/23/football-all-time-bobcats-junior-adams|title=ALL-TIME BOBCATS: Junior Adams|website=Montana State University Athletics}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.montanasports.com/college-sports/ncaa/former-msu-bobcat-junior-adams-hired-as-oregons-co-offensive-coordinator-wide-receivers-coach|title=Former MSU Bobcat Junior Adams hired as Oregon's co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach|date=January 5, 2022|website=MTSPX}} After two years as a coach for Prosser High School, where he won a state championship in his sole year there, and Chattanooga, Adams became the wide receivers coach for Eastern Washington.{{Cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/uw-husky-football/how-husky-wide-receivers-coach-junior-adams-found-a-second-home-in-prosser-washington/|title=How Husky wide receivers coach Junior Adams found a second home in Prosser, Washington|date=March 27, 2020|website=The Seattle Times}} Following a dominant four-year stint, highlighted by star Cooper Kupp, Adams left Eastern Washington to become a coach at Boise State.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/may/09/before-he-became-washingtons-new-receivers-coach-j/|title=Before he became Washington’s new receivers coach, Junior Adams helped Eastern Washington’s Cooper Kupp launch NFL career | The Spokesman-Review|website=www.spokesman.com}} After being elevated to passing game coordinator at Boise State,{{Cite web|url=https://broncosports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/junior-adams/71|title=Junior Adams - Football Coach|website=Boise State University Athletics}} Adams became the offensive coordinator for Western Kentucky.{{Cite web|url=https://wkusports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/junior-adams/247|title=Junior Adams - Football Coach|website=Western Kentucky University Athletics}} Adams left Western Kentucky in 2019 to a lower position, wide receivers coach, at Washington.{{Cite web|url=https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/junior-adams/5644|title=Washington Huskies|website=Washington Huskies}} Adams would later become offensive coordinator, however, becoming the co-offensive coordinator for Oregon in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://goducks.com/news/2022/1/3/football-junior-adams-announced-as-co-offensive-coordinator-and-wide-receivers-coach.aspx|title=Junior Adams Announced As Co-Offensive Coordinator And Wide Receivers Coach|first=Nate|last=Krueger|website=University of Oregon Athletics}}
On February 10, 2025, the Dallas Cowboys hired Adams to serve as their wide receivers coach.{{Cite web|title=Dallas Cowboys Hire Oregon Ducks Wide Receivers Coach Junior Adams|url=https://www.si.com/college/oregon/football/dallas-cowboys-hire-junior-adams-oregon-ducks-brian-schottenheimer-jerry-jones-dan-lanning-wide-receivers-coach|access-date=February 17, 2025|website=si.com|language=en}}
References
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External links
- [https://goducks.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/junior-adams/5008 Oregon profile]
- [https://gohuskies.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/junior-adams/5644 Washington profile]
- [https://wkusports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/junior-adams/247 Western Kentucky profile]
- [https://broncosports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/junior-adams/71 Boise State profile]
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Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Boise State Broncos football coaches
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Category:Sportspeople from Fremont, California
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