Jaron Fairman
Jaron Fairman (born December 12, 1984) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently a lead analyst at Ole Miss. He has previously coordinated special teams at Florida Atlantic University, Nicholls State University and Western Colorado University.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Analyst |
| Team | Ole Miss Rebels |
| Conference | SEC |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | December 12, 1984 West Covina, California |
| Alma mater | |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2006 | Fresno State |
| Position(s) | Wide Receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2008 | Nicholls State (ST/WR) |
| 2009 | Nicholls State (ST/PGC/WR) |
| 2010 | Nicholls State (OC/ST/WR) |
| 2011 | Western State (ST/WR) |
| 2012 | Crespi HS (CA) (ST/WR) |
| 2013–2015 | USC (GA) |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic (Asst. Dir. Of Player Development) |
| 2018–2019 | Florida Atlantic (ST) |
| 2020 | Florida Atlantic (ST/TE) |
| 2022-present | Ole Miss (Analyst) |
Coaching career
Nicholls State
Following Fairman's playing career, He joined the staff at Nicholls State as the Special teams coordinator and Wide Receivers coach. In 2009, his second season on staff, Fairman was promoted to passing game coordinator. In 2010, Fairman was again promoted, this time to Offensive coordinator.[1]
2011-2015
In 2011, Fairman joined the staff at Western State College, now known as Western Colorado University, as the Special Teams Coordinator and Wide Receivers coach.[1] For the 2012 season, Fairman coached the Wide Receivers and Coordinated the special teams at Crespi High School in Encino, California.[1] From 2013 to 2015, Fairman was a graduate assistant at USC, where he assisted with the special teams and offensive units.[2]
Florida Atlantic
Fairman joined the FAU staff in 2017 as a player development assistant, and was promoted to Special Teams Coordinator the following season. He was the first assistant in program history to focus solely on special teams. In 2019, Fairman's kick off team led the C-USA in kick return defense, and kicker Vladimir Rivas led the conference in total points scored.[2] Fairman was relieved of his duties following the 2020 season.[3]
Ole Miss
In March of 2022, Fairman reunited with Kiffin when he joined his Ole Miss staff as an analyst.[4]
Coaching tree
NCAA or NFL head coaches under whom Fairman has worked:
- Jay Thomas: Nicholls State (2008–2009)
- Charlie Stubbs: Nicholls State (2010)
- Jas Bains: Western State (2011)
- Lane Kiffin: USC (2013), Florida Atlantic (2017–-2019), Ole Miss (2022-present)
- Ed Orgeron: USC (Interim) (2013)
- Steve Sarkisian: USC (2014–2015)
- Clay Helton: USC (Interim) (2015)
- Willie Taggart: Florida Atlantic (2020)
Playing career
Fairman played wide receiver and was a key special teams contributor from 2003 to 2006 at Fresno State. He was a four-year letter winner, and was a team captain as a senior. Prior to Fresno State, Fairman was an all-state wide receiver and defensive back at South Hills High School in West Covina, California.[2]
Personal life
Fairman earned his bachelor's degree in Health Science and Public Health from Fresno State in 2007, and his master's degree in Communication from USC in 2015.[2]
References
- "Jaron Fairmon". usctrojans.com. USC SID. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- "Jaron Fairmon". fausports.com. Florida Atlantic University SID. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- Pereira, Richard. "FAU Football: Co-offensive coordinator Clint Trickett and special teams coordinator Jaron Fairman relieved of their duties". upressonline.com. University Press. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
- Samuels, Doug (23 March 2022). "The Scoop - Wednesday March 23, 2022". footballscoop.com. Football Scoop. Retrieved 23 March 2022.