Former Alabama wide receiver reportedly hired as position coach at FCS program
By Andrew Olson
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Former Alabama wide receiver Derek Kief is reportedly taking a step up the coaching ladder. According to On3’s Matt Zenitz, Kief will be the new wide receivers coach FCS program Towson.
Kief lands an on-field coaching position just over 3 years since his playing career ended, and after 2 years on Mike Locksley’s Maryland staff as a graduate assistant. Locksley was on staff at Alabama for 3 of Kief’s 5 seasons in Tuscaloosa (2016-18).
A former 4-star recruit from Cincinnati, Ohio, Kief signed with Alabama as part of the program’s 2014 recruiting class and played from 2015-to-2018. Primarily a special teams contributor, Kief played in 51 games for UA, recording 11 catches for 101 yards and 2 touchdowns in his career.
After playing at Alabama, Kief landed a tryout with the Buffalo Bills in 2019, when former Crimson Tide offensive coordinator Brian Daboll was on the NFL team’s staff.
Derek Kief, a former Alabama wide receiver who has been a graduate assistant at Maryland, is being hired as the wide receivers coach at Towson, a source tells @on3sportshttps://t.co/k5bN5NhJoE
— Matt Zenitz (@mzenitz) March 29, 2022
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
