Meet the Staff: Dameyune Craig
Jan 08, 2018 | Football
A record-setting quarterback in his playing days and currently a dynamic offensive coach, Dameyune Craig will oversee the wide receiver corps at Texas A&M, first-year Aggie head coach Jimbo Fisher announced.
Craig, who was the lone 3,000-yard passer in Auburn University history until 2018, comes to Texas A&M from Florida State University where he served as an offensive analyst on Fisher's 2017 staff. The veteran assistant coach previously served Power 5 conference stints at LSU, Auburn and Florida State since 2010.
He comes to Texas A&M with a history of developing both wide receivers and quarterbacks at the collegiate level, while also proving himself as an outstanding recruiter. In the football recruiter rankings compiled by 247sports, Craig was ranked No. 4 nationally in 2016 and No. 9 in 2014. He was the Recruiter of the Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2012 by Scout.com.
In his one season at LSU, Craig had a pair of wide receivers with 400-plus receiving yards while averaging more than 14.0 yards per catch as the Tigers culminated their 2016 season with a victory over Louisville in the Citrus Bowl.
He coached three seasons at his alma mater from 2013-15 and was a part of Auburn's 2013 team that won the Southeastern Conference title and advanced to the BCS National Championship. Auburn's 2013 team had the second biggest turnaround in college football history by improving by eight wins from the previous season. Wide receiver Sammie Coates was key to the Tigers' run by ranking third nationally with a 21.5 per catch average (42 catches for 902 yards). Coates finished his three-year career at Auburn ranked in the top 10 in school history in catches and receiving yards, and ranked No. 2 in AU history with a 21.4 career yards per catch average.
In three seasons on Fisher's staff at Florida State from 2010-12, Craig helped the Seminoles to a 31-10 record, including a 12-2 mark in 2012. FSU won the 2012 ACC championship and defeated Northern Illinois in the Discover Orange Bowl. The Seminoles were 10-4 in Craig's first year on the staff in 2010 and then followed that with a 9-4 mark in 2011.
Charged with coordinating FSU's recruiting efforts, Craig's time in that role helped produce the nation's No. 1 and No. 2 recruiting classes in 2011-12 and recruited 2013 Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston to the Seminoles.
In addition to his recruiting duties, Craig served as quarterbacks coach, where he helped develop E.J. Manuel and Christian Ponder, both of which ended up being NFL first round draft picks. Ponder was a first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2011, while Manuel was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Craig went to Florida State after a two-year run at South Alabama, where he directed the wide receivers. Craig was instrumental in implementing a run-based, spread offense that put up prolific numbers during the school's seven-game inaugural season in 2009. The Jaguars (7-0) averaged 45.9 points and 439 yards of total offense in 2009.
The Prichard, Ala., native began his collegiate coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at LSU in 2004 and worked as a special teams assistant with the Miami Dolphins in 2005. Craig returned to the college ranks in 2006 and helped Tuskegee to a two-year record of 22-2.
As the Golden Tigers' quarterbacks coach he helped the program win a pair of SIAC titles and defeat Virginia Union in the Pioneer Bowl X to cap a 12-0 season in 2007 by winning the Black College National Championship. Craig began his coaching career at his high school alma mater, Blount, near Mobile, Ala., where he was an assistant coach in 2003.
Craig played quarterback at Auburn from 1994-97, where he still holds numerous Auburn passing records, including attempts (403) and passing yards (3,227) in a season. Craig, who led Auburn to an 18-7 mark in 25 career starts, was an exceptional student-athlete on and off the field, earning Academic All-SEC honors as a senior in 1997.
He was named offensive most valuable player in the 1996 Independence Bowl and then again the following year in the Peach Bowl. He capped his collegiate career by earning MVP honors at the Senior Bowl when he led the South to a 31-8 win over the North.
A 2002 graduate of Auburn University, Craig signed as a free agent quarterback with the NFL's Carolina Panthers and appeared in six games over a four-year stretch. Craig gained his greatest acclaim on the field as a pro with the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe, where he passed for a single-game league record 611 yards against Frankfurt and matched another league mark with five touchdown passes in a game. He finished his professional playing career in 2002 with Indiana of the Arena Football League.
Craig and his wife, Neke, have two sons, Devin Chanse and Drake Christian.
Birthdate: April 19, 1974
Hometown: Prichard, Ala.
Wife: Neke
Children: Devin Chanse, Drake Christian
Education
High School: Blount (Ala.)
College: Auburn University, 2002
Playing Experience
1994-97 Auburn (quarterback)
1998-01 Carolina Panthers (quarterback)
1999 Scottish Claymores (NFL Europe)
2002 Indiana Firebirds (Arena Football League)
Coaching Experience
2003 Blount (Ala.) High School (assistant coach)
2004 LSU (graduate assistant)
2005 Miami Dolphins (special teams assistant)
2006-07 Tuskegee University (quarterbacks)
2008-09 South Alabama (wide receivers)
2010-12 Florida State (quarterbacks/recruiting coordinator)
2013-15 Auburn (co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers)
2016 LSU (wide receivers)
2017 Florida State (offensive analyst)
Postseason Experience
As a Player
1995 Outback (Auburn)
1996 Independence (Auburn)
1997 Peach (Auburn)
As a Coach
2010 Chick-fil-A (Florida State)
2011 Champs Sports (Florida State)
2012 Orange (Florida State)
2013 BCS National Championship (Auburn)
2014 Outback (Auburn)
2015 Birmingham (Auburn)
2016 Citrus (LSU)
Craig, who was the lone 3,000-yard passer in Auburn University history until 2018, comes to Texas A&M from Florida State University where he served as an offensive analyst on Fisher's 2017 staff. The veteran assistant coach previously served Power 5 conference stints at LSU, Auburn and Florida State since 2010.
He comes to Texas A&M with a history of developing both wide receivers and quarterbacks at the collegiate level, while also proving himself as an outstanding recruiter. In the football recruiter rankings compiled by 247sports, Craig was ranked No. 4 nationally in 2016 and No. 9 in 2014. He was the Recruiter of the Year in the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2012 by Scout.com.
In his one season at LSU, Craig had a pair of wide receivers with 400-plus receiving yards while averaging more than 14.0 yards per catch as the Tigers culminated their 2016 season with a victory over Louisville in the Citrus Bowl.
He coached three seasons at his alma mater from 2013-15 and was a part of Auburn's 2013 team that won the Southeastern Conference title and advanced to the BCS National Championship. Auburn's 2013 team had the second biggest turnaround in college football history by improving by eight wins from the previous season. Wide receiver Sammie Coates was key to the Tigers' run by ranking third nationally with a 21.5 per catch average (42 catches for 902 yards). Coates finished his three-year career at Auburn ranked in the top 10 in school history in catches and receiving yards, and ranked No. 2 in AU history with a 21.4 career yards per catch average.
In three seasons on Fisher's staff at Florida State from 2010-12, Craig helped the Seminoles to a 31-10 record, including a 12-2 mark in 2012. FSU won the 2012 ACC championship and defeated Northern Illinois in the Discover Orange Bowl. The Seminoles were 10-4 in Craig's first year on the staff in 2010 and then followed that with a 9-4 mark in 2011.
Charged with coordinating FSU's recruiting efforts, Craig's time in that role helped produce the nation's No. 1 and No. 2 recruiting classes in 2011-12 and recruited 2013 Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston to the Seminoles.
In addition to his recruiting duties, Craig served as quarterbacks coach, where he helped develop E.J. Manuel and Christian Ponder, both of which ended up being NFL first round draft picks. Ponder was a first-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2011, while Manuel was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft.
Craig went to Florida State after a two-year run at South Alabama, where he directed the wide receivers. Craig was instrumental in implementing a run-based, spread offense that put up prolific numbers during the school's seven-game inaugural season in 2009. The Jaguars (7-0) averaged 45.9 points and 439 yards of total offense in 2009.
The Prichard, Ala., native began his collegiate coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant at LSU in 2004 and worked as a special teams assistant with the Miami Dolphins in 2005. Craig returned to the college ranks in 2006 and helped Tuskegee to a two-year record of 22-2.
As the Golden Tigers' quarterbacks coach he helped the program win a pair of SIAC titles and defeat Virginia Union in the Pioneer Bowl X to cap a 12-0 season in 2007 by winning the Black College National Championship. Craig began his coaching career at his high school alma mater, Blount, near Mobile, Ala., where he was an assistant coach in 2003.
Craig played quarterback at Auburn from 1994-97, where he still holds numerous Auburn passing records, including attempts (403) and passing yards (3,227) in a season. Craig, who led Auburn to an 18-7 mark in 25 career starts, was an exceptional student-athlete on and off the field, earning Academic All-SEC honors as a senior in 1997.
He was named offensive most valuable player in the 1996 Independence Bowl and then again the following year in the Peach Bowl. He capped his collegiate career by earning MVP honors at the Senior Bowl when he led the South to a 31-8 win over the North.
A 2002 graduate of Auburn University, Craig signed as a free agent quarterback with the NFL's Carolina Panthers and appeared in six games over a four-year stretch. Craig gained his greatest acclaim on the field as a pro with the Scottish Claymores in NFL Europe, where he passed for a single-game league record 611 yards against Frankfurt and matched another league mark with five touchdown passes in a game. He finished his professional playing career in 2002 with Indiana of the Arena Football League.
Craig and his wife, Neke, have two sons, Devin Chanse and Drake Christian.
The Craig File
PersonalBirthdate: April 19, 1974
Hometown: Prichard, Ala.
Wife: Neke
Children: Devin Chanse, Drake Christian
Education
High School: Blount (Ala.)
College: Auburn University, 2002
Playing Experience
1994-97 Auburn (quarterback)
1998-01 Carolina Panthers (quarterback)
1999 Scottish Claymores (NFL Europe)
2002 Indiana Firebirds (Arena Football League)
Coaching Experience
2003 Blount (Ala.) High School (assistant coach)
2004 LSU (graduate assistant)
2005 Miami Dolphins (special teams assistant)
2006-07 Tuskegee University (quarterbacks)
2008-09 South Alabama (wide receivers)
2010-12 Florida State (quarterbacks/recruiting coordinator)
2013-15 Auburn (co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers)
2016 LSU (wide receivers)
2017 Florida State (offensive analyst)
Postseason Experience
As a Player
1995 Outback (Auburn)
1996 Independence (Auburn)
1997 Peach (Auburn)
As a Coach
2010 Chick-fil-A (Florida State)
2011 Champs Sports (Florida State)
2012 Orange (Florida State)
2013 BCS National Championship (Auburn)
2014 Outback (Auburn)
2015 Birmingham (Auburn)
2016 Citrus (LSU)
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