Draft:Bryan Carrington
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Bryan Carrington is an American football coach who is currently the Cornerbacks Coach for Arizona State. A native of Houston, Texas, Carrington is recognized as one of the top recruiters nationally. Carrington has signed 12 5-Star recruits since 2016. Carrington joined Arizona State after serving as the Director of Recruiting | Offensive Analyst for TCU. Before TCU, Carrington served as a Quality Control Analyst and Assistant RB Coach at USC in 2021. He previously served as the Director of Recruiting at Texas from 2017 - 2021.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Cornerbacks Coach |
| Team | Arizona State |
| Conference | Big-12 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Houston, Texas |
| Alma mater | Houston |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 2015-2016 | Houston - Student Assistant |
| 2017 | Texas - Assistant Director of Player Personnel |
| 2018-2021 | Texas - Director of Recruiting |
| 2021 | USC - Quality Control Analyst - Asst. RB Coach |
| 2021 | Los Angeles Rams - Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship |
| 2022 | TCU Director of Recruiting - Offensive Analyst |
| 2023 | Arizona State - Cornerbacks Coach |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 AAC (2015) 1 Big 12 (2024) | |
Early life
Carrington a native of Houston, Texas. Carrington grew up in Acres Homes, a neighborhood located in northwest Houston.[1] Carrington attended High School at St. Pius X (TX). Upon graduation he attended The University of Houston where he majored in Sports Administration & minored in Psychology. [2]
Coaching career
Carrington started his career at Houston as an unpaid student intern under former Houston coach Tom Herman.[3]
Houston
At Houston, Carrington served as a student intern in the recruiting department. In his first season, the Cougars would go on to sign the highest rated class in Group of 5 history – finishing 30th in ESPN rankings. [4] The class that featured Ed Oliver – the first 5 star prospect in the ESPN300 era to sign to a school outside a Power 5 conference.[5] He also was instrumental in flipping ESPN300 recruit D’Eriq King from TCU. King went on to star for the Cougars and then for Miami.[6] Houston set a Group of 5 record for most ESPN300 prospects signed with 3(Ed Oliver, D’Eriq King and Courtney Lark).[7]. The class also featured Marquez Stevenson who chose Houston over Miami, Notre Dame, Mississippi State & Nebraska. Stevenson went on the be drafted in the 6th round to the Buffalo Bills , 203rd Overall in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Texas
In November 2016, Carrington was hired at Texas as the Assistant Director of Player Personnel.[8] In March of 2018, Carrington was promoted to Director of Recruiting after playing a critical role in recruiting the Longhorns' 2018 class.[9] While at Texas, Carrington was twice recognized by 247Sports in its College Football's Rising Stars 30 Under 30.[10] [11] In 2018 and 2019 as the Longhorns' Director of Recruiting, Carrington helped produce back-to-back top 3 recruiting classes in the nation.[12] In 2018, Carrington assisted Texas in signing 11 of the top-15 ranked players in the state. The 2018 class included 19 members in the ESPN 300, tying for second-most in a season by any program.[13] That Texas class was also the first on record by ESPN to sign six defensive backs ranked in the Top 150.[14]. Carrington also became a polarizing social media figure in his time at Texas and often sent waves of excitement through the Longhorns fan base with his infamous 🤫 emoji. [1] Carrington was instrumental in bringing-in NFL caliber talent to Austin such as: Caden Sterns, Joseph Ossai, Sam Cosmi, DeMarvion Overshown, Bijan Robinson, Jake Smith, Bru McCoy, Cameron Rising and Casey Thompson. [15]
USC
In February 2021, Carrington was hired at USC as a Quality Control Analyst and Assistant RB Coach.[16]. Carrington worked under former FBS head coach Mike Jinks. He helped mentor Keaontay Ingram into being the Trojans' leading rusher with 911 yards while earning All-Pac 12 honors.[17] Pro Football Focus ranked Ingram fourth nationally in run grade at 91.4 and 16th in the country in offensive grade at 87.1. Ingram was drafted in the 6th round to the Arizona Cardinals, 201st overall in the 2022 NFL Draft.[18]
Los Angeles Rams
While in Los Angeles with USC, Carrington was a 2021 participant in the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Los Angeles Rams. Carrington worked with the running backs under longtime mentor Thomas Brown (American football coach).[19]
TCU
In November 2021, Carrington was hired at TCU as the Director of Recruiting and Offensive Analyst.[20] In his lone season as an offensive analyst and recruiting coordinator, TCU qualified for the College Football Playoff. In his role as recruiting coordinator, the Horned Frogs currently have the nation's No. 18 recruiting class for 2023 according to 247Sports and third-best in the Big 12 behind only soon-to-be-SEC Oklahoma and Texas - The highest signing class in TCU history. [21]
Arizona State
In December 2022, Carrington was hired by Arizona State as cornerbacks coach under Kenny Dillingham. [22] Although his title focuses on cornerbacks, he works with the entire defensive back unit and shines on the recruiting trail for the Sun Devils. His hiring was praised for his recruiting prowess and ties to Texas talent. Since joining, Carrington has been instrumental in the Sun Devils' defensive turnaround, developing players like Keith Abney II into one of the Big 12's top defensive backs, as well as Xavion Alford (whom he recruited at Texas), Javan Robinson, and Montana Warren. Under Carrington's guidance, Arizona State's secondary has contributed to the team's success, including knocking off four AP Top-25 opponents in 2024. He credits mentors like former coach Dewayne Walker for his development and aims to emulate influential high school coaches from his youth.