Kendrick Shaver - Football Coach

Kendrick Shaver

Title:
Safeties Coach
Email:
kendrick-shaver@utulsa.edu
Phone:
918.631.2393

SECOND YEAR

Kendrick Shaver is in his second season as safeties coach at The University of Tulsa. Shaver was appointed to his position in March 2021.

In 2021, the safety position recorded 137 tackles, six of Tulsa’s 11 interceptions and 11 pass break-ups. Tulsa’s appearance in the 2021 Myrtle Beach Bowl was the ninth bowl game that Shaver has been a part of a coaching staff making a postseason appearance.

A native Oklahoman, Shaver has coached safeties, cornerbacks and outside linebackers in his career and has also served a stint as co-defensive coordinator since beginning his collegiate coaching career in 2004. Shaver spent two seasons (2018-19) at Washington State, where he served as the Cougar’s safeties and NICKEL coach.

He was a part of two bowl games at Washington State, including the 2018 Alamo Bowl and 2019 Cheez-It Bowl. In 2018, Shaver’s group of safeties and Nickels combined for six interceptions and 10 tackles-for-loss while helping the Cougars finish fourth in the Pac-12 in total defense, fourth in pass defense and tied for second in takeaways.

Prior to WSU, Shaver coached seven seasons (2011-17) at Utah State, including the final two as the co-defensive coordinator. Shaver spent six seasons coaching in the secondary before working with outside linebackers in 2017. He was part of a Utah State program that played in a school-record six-straight bowl games, to go along with a 2012 Western Athletic Conference championship.

In his final two seasons, the Aggie defense ranked among the top-20 nationally in fewest passing yards allowed, finishing the 2017 season ranked 19th for allowing 182.5 passing yards per game. The Aggies also forced 29 turnovers that season to rank sixth nationally.

Throughout his seven years on the Aggies’ defensive staff, Utah State was at or the near the top of the Mountain West Conference and among the top third of the national defensive leaders in several categories. In 2013 and 2014, the USU defense ranked seventh and 12th, respectively, in scoring defense. He also mentored future NFL draft selections Will Davis (2013) and Nevin Lawson (2014).

Shaver was named FootballScoop.com’s Co-Defensive Backs National Coach of the Year in 2012. He also served an NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship with the Oakland Raiders in 2014.

Before his appointment at Utah State, Shaver spent four years (2007-10) as the secondary coach at Northern Colorado. He also served as the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (2006), and defensive and special teams graduate assistant at Eastern Kentucky (2004-05).

Shaver began his coaching career at Hillcrest (Mo.) High School, where he coached defensive backs and wide receivers in 2002.

A native of Eufaula, Okla., Shaver played two seasons (1998-99) at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Junior College before transferring to Missouri State, where he was a free safety and cornerback in 2000 and 2001. Shaver spent the 2003 season playing for the Sioux Falls Storm of the NIFL before coaching full-time.

Shaver graduated from Missouri State with a bachelor’s degree in business in 2002. He earned his master’s degree in physical education in 2005 from Eastern Kentucky.


Alma Mater: Missouri State ‘02
Hometown: Eufaula, Okla.
Playing Experience: Played two seasons at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M and finished his career at Missouri State

Bowl Games as a Coach
Year       Bowl Game
2011      Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Utah State)
2012      Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Utah State)
2013      Poinsettia Bowl (Utah State)
2014      New Mexico Bowl (Utah State)
2015      Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Utah State)
2017      Arizona Bowl (Utah State)
2018      Alamo Bowl (Washington State)
2019      Cheez-It Bowl (Washington State)
2021     Myrtle Beach Bowl (Tulsa)