COLEY UP CLOSE

PERSONAL

Birthdate: April 14, 1973
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Wife: Kenia
Children: Madison and Brady
Education: Florida State BS, 1997, LSU Master's, 2004

COACHING ExPERIENCE

1997-99: Miami (Fla.) Senior H.S. (QB)
2000-02: Miami (Fla.) Norland H.S. (Assistant HC/OC)
2003-04: LSU (GA)
2005-06: Miami Dolphins (Offensive Asst.)
2007: FIU (OC/QB)
2008-09: Florida State (TE/Recruiting Coord.)
2010-12: Florida State (OC/TE)
2013-15: Miami (Fla.) (OC/QB)
2016-17: Georgia (WR)
2018-19: Georgia (co-OC/QB)
2019: Georgia (co-OC/QB)
2020-: Texas A&M (TE)

POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE

2003: SEC Champions (LSU)
2003: Sugar, National Champions (LSU)
2004: Capital One (LSU)
2008: Citrus (Florida State)
2009: Gator (Florida State)
2010: Peach (Florida State)
2011: Citrus (Florida State)
2012: Orange (Florida State)
2013: Russell Athletic (Miami)
2014: Independence (Miami)
2015: Sun (Miami)
2016: Liberty (Georgia)
2017: SEC Champions (Georgia)
2017: Rose, National Championship Game (Georgia)
2018: SEC Championship (Georgia)
2018: Sugar (Georgia)
2019: SEC Championship (Georgia)
2019: Sugar (Georgia)
2020: Orange (Texas A&M)

Regarded as one of the elite recruiters in college football, SEC coaching veteran James Coley arrived in Aggieland in January 2020 as the tight ends coach and was named Texas A&M's co-offensive coordinator in January 2022 by head coach Jimbo Fisher. Coley joined the A&M staff after reaching three SEC Championships and the College Football Playoff at Georgia.

In 2022, Coley coached wide receivers at Texas A&M helping the group compile 220 receptions for 2,633 yards and 18 touchdowns despite losing the top returning receiver from 2021 in Ainias Smith. In the season opener against Sam Houston, the receivers caught three touchdown passes and had a high game of 387 yards on 23 receptions. Against Ole Miss, the group would record four touchdown passes and had 338 yards on 28 catches. Coley also helped develop Freshman All-American receiver Evan Stewart. Stewart led the squad with 53 receptions and 649 yards to go along with two touchdown catches. Stewart caught eight balls against both Alabama and Florida. Moose Muhammad III posted career highs with 38 catches for 610 yards and four touchdowns.

In 2020, Coley helped the Aggies post an impressive 9-1 record, including an 8-1 regular season mark against an all-SEC slate. A&M concluded the season with a lopsided victory over nationally-ranked North Carolina in the program's first New Year's 6 Bowl game.

Coley was part of a 2017 staff that led Georgia to a record-tying 13 victories, including its first SEC Championship since 2005. That season the Bulldogs also made their first appearance in the College Football Playoff, as well as first appearance and victory over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl CFP semifinal and first appearance in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. Georgia's offense finished first in the SEC and ninth nationally in rushing offense (258.4 ypg), third in the SEC in scoring (35.4 ppg), fifth in total offense (435.3 ypg) and fourth nationally in red zone offense (0.964).

The Bulldogs followed up in 2018 with another SEC Eastern Division Championship, 11-win season and appearance in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Georgia finished first in the SEC in total rushing offense, rushing offense per game and second in the SEC in total offense, touchdowns scored, and scoring offense. In 2019 the Bulldogs reached the SEC Championship for the third consecutive season before capturing the Sugar Bowl title over No. 7 Baylor.

Coley's two seasons of coaching Bulldog receivers produced a pair of NFL draft picks: Isaiah McKenzie (Denver) and Javon Wims (Chicago). In 2018 he coached sophomore quarterback Jake Fromm who posted the second-best completion percentage in school history at 67.3, which was 12th nationally, and second-best passing efficiency for a QB at 171.21, which ranked fifth nationally.

Coley served as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Miami from 2013-15. Prior to joining the Hurricane staff, he worked with Fisher as offensive coordinator and tight ends coach (2010-12) and tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator (2008-09) at Florida State.
At FSU, Coley worked with Fisher to mentor three first round draft picks in quarterbacks Christian Ponder, EJ Manuel, and Jameis Winston. The Seminole offenses were high-powered, averaging 31.4 points per game in 2010, 30.6 in 2011, and 39.3 in 2012.

While at Miami, the Hurricane offense led the nation in "explosive plays" all three years and they produced two 1,000 yard rushers in Duke Johnson (1,652 yards in 2014) and Joe Yearly (1,002 in 2015). Coley coached quarterback Brad Kaaya who earned Freshman All-America honors and broke the single season record for passing yards and touchdowns at Miami (3,198 yards, 26 TDs) in 2014. Wide receiver Allen Hurns, currently with the Miami Dolphins, broke the single season receiving record with 1,162 yards in 2013.

In 2014, his Miami offense averaged 430.3 yards per game and seven of Coley's offensive players earned All-ACC honors with running back Johnson and Shane McDermott receiving first team recognition. In addition, tight end Clive Walford earned AP All-America honors.

A native of Miami, he served as an offensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins in 2005-06. His coaching resume also included a stop at 2003 national champion LSU where he served as a graduate assistant coach on a Tiger staff that included Fisher.