Kendrick Wade
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Tight ends coach |
| Team | Memphis |
| Conference | AAC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Cleveland, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2001–2002 | Coahoma |
| 2003–2005 | Mississippi Valley State |
| Position(s) | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2010–2013 | Fairview Middle (TN) |
| 2017–2018 | Mississippi Valley State (WR) |
| 2019 | Briar Cliff (WR) |
| 2020–2021 | Fort Valley State (WR/PGC) |
| 2022 | Delta State (WR/PGC) |
| 2023–2024 | Mississippi Valley State |
| 2025–present | Memphis (TE) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2014–2017 | Maxine Smith STEAM Academy |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 2–21 |
Kendrick J. Wade is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is currently the tight ends coach for the Memphis Tigers, a position he has held since 2025.[1] He was previously the head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University from 2023 to 2024.[2][3] He played college football at Coahoma Community College from 2001 to 2002 and Mississippi Valley State from 2003 to 2005. He played professionally for four seasons, from 2006 to 2009.
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (2023–2024) | |||||||||
| 2023 | Mississippi Valley State | 1–10 | 1–7 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 2024 | Mississippi Valley State | 1–11 | 1–7 | 6th (East) | |||||
| Mississippi Valley State: | 2–21 | 2–14 | |||||||
| Total: | 2–21 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Gaither, Steven J. (January 21, 2025). "Memphis football hires former HBCU head coach". HBCU Gameday. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
- ^ "MVSU Alum Kendrick Wade Named 18th Football Head Coach". MVSU Sports. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
- ^ "MVSU alum Kendrick Wade says, "The Time is Now" as the school's 18th Head Football Coach". MVSU.edu. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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[edit]Categories:
- Living people
- American football wide receivers
- Briar Cliff Chargers football coaches
- Coaches of American football from Mississippi
- Coahoma Tigers football players
- Memphis Tigers football coaches
- Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football players
- Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football coaches
- Delta State Statesmen football coaches
- Fort Valley State Wildcats football coaches
- People from Cleveland, Mississippi
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- African-American coaches of American football
- 21st-century African-American sportsmen