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Former NFL Super Bowl Champion wide receiver Aaron Moorehead joined Kevin Sumlin’s Texas A&M football staff as wide receivers coach in January of 2015.
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Moorehead, who played five seasons for the Indianapolis Colts, came to Texas A&M after serving a two-year stint as Frank Beamer’s wide receiver coach at Virginia Tech and working on David Shaw’s offensive staff at Stanford for two years and under Jim Harbaugh with the Cardinal for one year. During those five seasons, Moorehead has helped coach five teams to bowl games, including the Rose, Fiesta and Orange Bowls.
The 2016 edition of the wide receiver corps was highlighted by the exploits of Christian Kirk and Josh Reynolds, who combined for 144 catches, nearly 2,000 yards and over 20 touchdowns. Kirk earned first-team All-SEC honors with a career-high 83 catches for 928 yards, while Reynolds produced 1,039 yards on 61 catches (17.0 avg.)
In his first season with the Aggies in 2015, Moorehead mentored a receiving corps that featured three receivers with at least 40 catches and 500 yards, led by SEC Freshman of the Year Christian Kirk with 80 catches and 1,009 yards. Junior Josh Reynolds contributed 907 yards on 51 catches for a SEC-best 17.8 per catch average.
Under Moorehead’s guidance at Virginia Tech, the Hokies had three wide receivers with 40 or more catches in the same season twice, which had never been done by the Hokies prior to his arrival.
At Stanford, Moorehead worked with the wide receivers, helping coach a team to three-straight BCS games, including wins in the Orange and Rose Bowls. Under his tutelage, the duo of Doug Baldwin and Ryan Whalen combined for 99 catches for 1,296 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2010. Additionally, Chris Owusu was picked up by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2012 following his senior season at Stanford and Griff Whalen transitioned from a successful collegiate career at Stanford under Moorehead to an NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts.
Prior to his time at Stanford University, he spent the 2009 season as a graduate assistant coach at the University of New Mexico, where he worked with the wide receivers.
Following his playing career at Illinois, Moorehead spent five seasons (2003-07) in the NFL with the Indianapolis Colts, including an appearance in Super Bowl XLI when the Colts beat the Chicago Bears. In five seasons with the Colts, Moorehead appeared in 36 games, including one start, catching 31 passes for 330 yards and one touchdown. Moorehead’s father, Emery, played 12 seasons (1977-88) in the NFL with the New York Giants, Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears and was part of the Bears Super Bowl-winning team following the 1985 season. The Mooreheads are the only father-son combination to play in, and win a Super Bowl.
A four-year letterwinner at Illinois from 1999-2002, Moorehead caught 85 passes for 1,293 yards and nine touchdowns. He helped lead the Illini to the 2001 Big Ten Championship and a berth in the 2002 Sugar Bowl. He earned his bachelor’s degree in sports management in 2003.
A native of Deerfield, Ill., Moorehead and his wife, Rosalyn, have two children, Avari and Mason. Moorehead attended Deerfield High School where he participated in football, baseball and track, finishing fourth in the state 110-meter high hurdles as a senior.
(08-2017)
