Kevin Abrams joined the Sycamore coaching staff in 2017 as the Special Teams Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator.
The Indiana State Special Teams unit ranked second in the MVFC and 30th nationally in punt return average in 2018. Place Kicker Jerry Nunez finished the season ranked fourth in the conference and 32nd national in scoring and was named Second Team All-MVFC for the second time in his career. Freshman punt returner Dakota Caton was tabbed a First Team Freshman All-American returner by HERO Sports in 2018.
The 2019 recruiting class features four transfers including three Junior College and one FBS player joining the program. Of the 18 players in the 2019 class, nine hail from Indiana or Illinois, and 16 are from the Midwest. With local recruiting efforts being emphasized, the Sycamore roster now features 44 players from the state of Indiana and 62 total players between Illinois and Indiana.
In his first year with the program, Abrams coached Thomas Bouldin to Honorable Mention All-MVFC honors at punter. Bouldin had 72 punts on the season for 3,050 total yards and averaged 42.4 yards per punt. Bouldin had 16 punts of 50 or more yards and pinned opponents inside the 20-yard line, 23 times. As a senior, Bouldin also booted an ISU and MVFC record 90-yard punt against Southern Illinois.
Prior to his time at Indiana State, Abrams was a two-year graduate assistant at Vanderbilt University from 2015-16 with the offense and special teams, earning his master’s in higher education administration in the process. He also spent the 2014 season as a GA at Buffalo, working with the offense and defense.
Abrams completed his bachelor’s in finance at University of Illinois, where he was a student assistant with the football program for his entire undergraduate career from 2009-12. There, he worked primarily with the Special Teams and worked alongside current ISU head coach Curt Mallory.
A native of St. Louis, Mo., Abrams earned varsity letters in football and track at John Burroughs School.
