Nick Edwards begins his second season on Head Coach Jake Dickert’s staff after being named the Cougars’ wide receivers coach on Jan. 24, 2023. Edwards is no stranger to the Pacific Northwest or the Pac-12, having graduated from Eastern Washington University and also spending three seasons on the staff at California.
In his first season in Pullman, Edwards mentored a group of receivers that featured six different players with double-digit receptions, including three with 60-plus. Senior Lincoln Victor went from 26 receptions for 245 yards and zero touchdowns as a junior to a team-leading 89 catches, fourth in the Pac-12, for 860 yards and five touchdowns en route to All-Pac-12 honors. His 8.1 catches per game were tops in the Pac-12 and third nationally while also setting WSU single-game and Autzen Stadium record with 16 catches at No. 9 Oregon. First-year Cougar receivers Kyle Williams and Josh Kelly combined for 122 catches, 1,766 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Edwards arrived in Pullman having spent the 2022 season as an offensive assistant with the Atlanta Falcons, working alongside the offensive coordinator with game plan duties.
Edwards joined Atlanta’s staff after spending two seasons (2020-21) as the offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Cal Poly University in San Luis Obispo, Calif. In 2020, Edwards participated in the NFL’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Minnesota Vikings.
Prior to his time at Cal Poly, Edwards spent three seasons (2017-19) as the wide receivers and running backs coach at Cal. Edwards spent his first two campaigns at Cal working with the team’s wide receivers, including the duo of Vic Wharton III and Kanawai Noa, before coaching running backs in 2019.
Edwards also spent three seasons (2014-16) at his alma mater, Eastern Washington University, as the wide receivers coach where he coached future NFL wide receivers Cooper Kupp and Kendrick Bourne. In 2015, Kupp was named the FCS ADA National Offensive Player of the Year, STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Year and was first-team All-Big Sky for a second consecutive season. In 2016, both Kupp and Bourne earned all-conference honors, while Kupp earned FCS ADA National Offensive Player of the Year for a second consecutive year.
As a student-athlete, Edwards played four seasons (2009-12) at Eastern Washington University, where he helped the Eagles win the 2010 FCS national title as a sophomore when he started all 15 games and had 57 catches for 614 yards with seven touchdown grabs. As a junior in 2011, Edwards was selected to nine FCS All-America teams – seven first-team selections – after catching a school-record 95 passes for 1,250 yards and 19 touchdowns to lead the FCS. After graduating in 2012, he was signed by the Minnesota Vikings following the 2013 NFL Draft. Edwards was on offseason NFL rosters with Arizona and Seattle and turned down an opportunity to play for Edmonton in the Canadian Football League before moving into coaching full-time in 2014.
A graduate of Foss High School in Tacoma, Wash., Edwards and his wife, Macca, have two sons, Kashmir and Kyrie.
