James Coley

James Coley (born April 14, 1973, in Miami, Florida) is the current wide receivers coach at the University of Georgia and the former Offensive Coordinator and QB coach at the University of Miami. Coley, a Miami native who played quarterback at Miami Senior High School and worked in the NFL as an offensive assistant and quality control coach with the Miami Dolphins, has coached some of the top talent in college football at the high school, college and pro levels. His coaching resume includes stops at 2003 National Champion Louisiana State University and 2002 Florida 6A State Champion Miami Norland Senior High School, in addition to his experiences with the Miami Dolphins. Coley was labelled and considered the ACC top recruiter by ESPN recruiting. Coley is considered to be an ace recruiter in the talent-rich South Florida area. He was also named the top recruiter in the conference

Coaching career

High School

Coley spent 6 years as a high school coach in Miami before moving to the college ranks. He was a QB coach at Miami Senior High School for 3 seasons where he worked with future Miami Hurricanes football stars Andre Johnson and Roscoe Parrish. He then moved on to Miami Norland Senior High School where he was the Assistant Head Coach and the offensive coordinator. At Miami Norland he coached future college stars Dwayne Bowe (LSU), Kareem Brown (UM), Alexander Bostic III (FIU), and Antwan Barnes (FIU). Coley won the 2002 class 6A state title in his last year at Miami Norland.