Alvin Reynolds (born June 24, 1959) is a former college and

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(NFL) defensive backs coach.

Playing career

Reynolds attended

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, where he played on the football team for four years. Over his career he appeared in 33 games recording five interceptions for 39 yards.

Coaching career

College career

After graduation, Reynolds began his coaching career in 1982. He was on the staff for the 1984 Indiana State football team, a team that was inducted into the Indiana State University Athletics Hall-of-Fame in 2012.

National Football League

In 1993, Reynolds joined the

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coaching staff where he was an assistant defensive backs and quality control coach for three seasons. In 1996, he became the first defensive backs coach in

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history. He served in that position for three seasons. In 1999, he joined the

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as a defensive quality control and was also a defensive assistant for four seasons. After leaving the Panthers, he joined the coaching staff of the

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where he served for five seasons as defensive backs coach from 2003 to 2007. He then joined the

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in 2008, coaching the defensive backs until he was fired after the 2011 season. In 2013, Reynolds guested with the

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Return to college

In 2018, Reynolds return to the college ranks as a defensive backs coach for

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. In 2020, he was promoted to Defensive coordinator. In 2022, he was promoted again, this time to head coach, his first head coaching role.

High school

In 2024, Reynolds was hired as the defensive coordinator at Everett High School in

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Head coaching record

References

External links

ARHE profile

Bentley Falcons profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reynolds, Alvin 1959 births Living people American football defensive backs West Jefferson High School (Louisiana) alumni Indiana State Sycamores football players Indiana State Sycamores football coaches Denver Broncos coaches Baltimore Ravens coaches Bentley Falcons football coaches Carolina Panthers coaches Jacksonville Jaguars coaches Atlanta Falcons coaches Sportspeople from Pineville, Louisiana High school football coaches in Massachusetts Coaches of American football from Louisiana Players of American football from Louisiana