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Kevin Sherman is in his sixth season as the Hokies’ wide receivers coach and is loaded with a slew of veteran receivers who have been playing since they were freshmen three years ago.
Born: 11/2/1968, Radford, Va.
Hometown: Radford, Va.
Wife: former Jennifer Williams
Children: James, Nioka
Education
High School: Radford High School (1987)
Junior College: Lees-McRae JC (1988)
College: Ferrum College (1992)
Playing Experience
Lees-McRae JC (1987)
Ferrum College (1988-90)
Coaching Experience
| 1991 | Ferrum College (student assistant) |
| 1992-93 | Methodist College (wide receivers) |
| 1993-97 | Virginia Military Institute (recruiting coordinator) |
| 1997-00 | Ohio University (wide receivers) |
| 2000-05 | Wake Forest University (wide receivers) |
| 2004 | Denver Broncos (NFL minority internship) |
| 2006- | Virginia Tech (wide receivers) |
Bowl/Playoff Experience
| Player | |
| 1988 | Division III Playoffs (Ferrum, semifinals) |
| 1989 | Division III Playoffs (Ferrum, semifinals) |
| 1990 | Division III Playoffs (Ferrum) |
| Coach | |
| 2002 | Seattle (Wake Forest vs. Oregon) |
| 2006 | Chick-fil-A (Virginia Tech vs. Georgia) |
| 2007 | Orange (Virginia Tech vs. Kansas) |
| 2008 | Orange (Virginia Tech vs. Cincinnati) |
| 2009 | Chick-fil-A (Virginia Tech vs. Tennessee) |
| 2010 | Orange (Virginia Tech vs. Stanford) |
| 2010 | Orange (Virginia Tech vs. Stanford) |
| 2011 | Sugar (Virginia Tech vs. Michigan) |
The transition wasn’t easy as this group had to replace a veteran group of four seniors who each had over 1,000 yards receiving for their career. The young group has continued to improve under Sherman, and last year the junior trio of Danny Coale, Jarrett Boykin and Dyrell Roberts combined to catch 113 passes for 1,882 yards and 11 touchdowns.
This year, despite losing Roberts to a season-ending injury early on, the group didn’t miss a beat as both Coale and Boykin are threatening school single-season records for catches and receiving yards.
Under Sherman’s tutelage, Boykin and Coale will leave Blacksburg No. 1 and 2, respectively, in both career catches and receving yards at Tech and Boykin is in the top three on the school’s all-time touchdown receptions list.
Sherman, who spent five seasons serving in the same capacity at Wake Forest University before coming to Tech, is a native of nearby Radford and a graduate of Radford High School and Ferrum (Va.) College.
Three of his receivers from the 2007 team were drafted and both Eddie Royal (Denver) and Josh Morgan (San Francisco) are now starring in the NFL. In 2006, five receivers contributed regularly, and three had at least 400 yards receiving.
That senior quartet of Royal, Morgan, Justin Harper and Josh Hyman combined for 2,026 yards receiving and 15 touchdowns in 2007.
During his time with the Demon Deacons, Sherman worked closely with All-ACC performers John Stone and Fabian Davis, both of whom went on to successful professional football careers with Oakland and Tampa Bay, respectively.
Sherman also oversaw the development of Jason Anderson. Anderson set a school record for most receiving yards by a freshman and eventually left in 2004 as Wake’s career leader in yards per reception.
Sherman became an assistant coach at WFU after working four years as an assistant coach at Ohio University. Sherman was one of eight Ohio assistant coaches who accompanied head coach Jim Grobe to Winston-Salem in December 2000.
At Ohio, Sherman was responsible for the split end and Z-back positions, which saw increasing action in the Bobcats’ Pro-I offense. Sherman helped guide the career of Z-back Raynald Ray, who compiled 925 receiving yards during his career.
As a group, the 1999 receiving corps grabbed more receptions (72) than any group since 1994, while the 2000 unit totaled the highest number of receiving yards (1,046) in seven years.
Prior to his stint at Ohio University, Sherman coached at Virginia Military Institute (VMI). In his four seasons with the Keydets, he coached in several capacities under three different head coaches. Beginning as the running backs coach, he later became the quarterbacks and receivers coach and coordinator for the passing game.
While at VMI, he coached All-America running back Thomas Haskins, who led the Southern Conference in rushing for three consecutive years, and quarterback Al Lester, who threw for nearly 4,000 yards in his career.
A 1992 graduate of Ferrum, Sherman served as captain of the Panther football team and was chosen as the team’s Most Valuable Player as a senior in 1990. During the 1991 season, he served as a student assistant football coach before becoming an assistant football coach at Methodist (NC) College in 1992.
Sherman is married to the former Jennifer Williams. The couple has two children, a son, James, and a daughter, Nioka.
