Jaron Fairman (born December 12, 1984) is an

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coach and former wide receiver who is the

special teams coordinator In American football, the specific role that a player takes on the field is referred to as their "position". Under the modern rules of American football, both teams are allowed 11 players on the field at one time and have "unlimited free substitu ...

and wide receivers coach for the

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of the

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(USFL). He has previously coordinated special teams at

Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University (Florida Atlantic or FAU) is a public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, and satellite campuses in Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter, and Fort Pierce. FAU belongs to the 1 ...

Nicholls State University Nicholls State University is a public university in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Founded in 1948, Nicholls is part of the University of Louisiana System. Originally named Francis T. Nicholls Junior College, the university is named for Francis T. Nicho ...

and

Western Colorado University Western Colorado University (Western) is a public university in Gunnison, Colorado. It enrolls approximately 2,600 undergraduate and 400 graduate students, with 25 percent coming from out of state. Western offers more than 100 undergraduate areas ...

Playing career

Fairman played wide receiver and was a key

special teams In American football, the specific role that a player takes on the field is referred to as their "position". Under the modern rules of American football, both teams are allowed 11 players on the field at one time and have "unlimited free substitu ...

contributor from 2003 to 2006 at

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. He was a four-year letter winner, and was a team captain as a senior. Prior to Fresno State, Fairman was an all-state wide receiver and

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at South Hills High School in

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Coaching career

Nicholls State

Following Fairman's playing career, He joined the staff at Nicholls State as the special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach. In 2009, his second season on staff, Fairman was promoted to passing game coordinator. In 2010, Fairman was again promoted, this time to Offensive coordinator.

2011–2015

In 2011, Fairman joined the staff at Western State College, now known as

, as the special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach. For the 2012 season, Fairman coached the Wide Receivers and Coordinated the special teams at Crespi High School in

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. From 2013 to 2015, Fairman was a graduate assistant at USC, where he assisted with the special teams and offensive units.

Florida Atlantic

Fairman joined the

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staff in 2017 as a player development assistant, and was promoted to special teams coordinator the following season. He was the first assistant in program history to focus solely on special teams. In 2019, Fairman's kick off team led

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in kick return defense, and kicker Vladimir Rivas led the conference in total points scored. Fairman was relieved of his duties following the 2020 season.

Ole Miss

In March 2022, Fairman reunited with Kiffin when he joined his Ole Miss staff as an analyst.

Michigan Panthers

On March 15, 2023, Fairman was announced as the

and wide receivers coach for the

of the

(USFL).

Personal life

Fairman earned a bachelor's degree in health science and public health from Fresno State in 2007 and a master's degree in communication from USC in 2015.

References

External links

Ole Miss profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fairman, Jaron 1984 births Living people American football wide receivers Nicholls Colonels football coaches Florida Atlantic Owls football coaches Ole Miss Rebels football coaches USC Trojans football coaches Western Colorado Mountaineers football coaches University of Southern California alumni Sportspeople from West Covina, California Players of American football from Los Angeles County, California Coaches of American football from California Michigan Panthers (2022) coaches