Alvin Reynolds Explained

Alvin Reynolds
Position:Defensive back
Birth Date:June 24, 1959
Birth Place:Pineville, Louisiana, U.S.
High School:West Jefferson
(Harvey, Louisiana)
College:Indiana State
Pastcoaching:
  • Indiana State (1982)
    Graduate assistant
  • Indiana State (1982–1989)
    Secondary coach
  • Indiana State (1990–1992)
    Assistant head coach & secondary coach
  • Denver Broncos (–)
    Assistant defensive backs coach & quality control coach
  • Baltimore Ravens (–)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Carolina Panthers (–)
    Defensive quality control coach & defensive assistant
  • Jacksonville Jaguars (–)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Atlanta Falcons (–)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Bentley (2018–2019)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Bentley (2020–2021)
    Defensive coordinator & defensive backs coach
  • Bentley (2022)
    Head coach
Highlights:
  • Dr. Earl L. Avery MLK Leadership Award (2020)

Alvin Reynolds (born June 24, 1959)[1] is a former college and National Football League (NFL) defensive backs coach.

Playing career

Reynolds attended Indiana State, where he played on the football team for four years. Over his career he appeared in 33 games recording five interceptions for 39 yards.[2]

Coaching career

College career

After graduation, Reynolds began his coaching career in 1982.[3] 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.[4]

National Football League

In 1993, Reynolds joined the Denver Broncos 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 Ravens history. He served in that position for three seasons. In 1999, he joined the Carolina Panthers 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 Jacksonville Jaguars where he served for five seasons as defensive backs coach from 2003 to 2007.[5] He then joined the Atlanta Falcons in 2008, coaching the defensive backs until he was fired after the 2011 season.[6]

In 2013, Reynolds guested with the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Return to college

In 2018, Reynolds return to the college ranks as a defensive backs coach for Bentley University. In 2020, he was promoted to Defensive coordinator. In 2022, he was promoted again, this time to head coach, his first head coaching role.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-04-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160425121759/http://www.profootballarchives.com/reyn00300coach.html . 2016-04-25 .
  2. Web site: Alvin Reynolds College Stats College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. Web site: Riders Name Guest Coaches for Training Camp . Riderville.com . 31 May 2013 . April 17, 2016.
  4. Web site: Indiana State University Athletics Hall Of Fame Members - GoSycamores.com?Official Web Site of Indiana State Athletics - Indiana State University Athletics.
  5. Web site: Reference at mediaguide.jaguars.com.
  6. Web site: Falcons make another staff change . ESPN.com . . January 23, 2012 . April 17, 2016.
  7. Web site: Bentley Promotes Reynolds to Head Football Coach . BentleyFalcons.com . May 13, 2022 . February 23, 2024.