Will Plemons

Biography

Will Plemons Assistant Head Coach / Defensive Line Coach • Fifth Year • Cal Lutheran '97 Recruiting Area: San Joaquin Valley Will Plemons, who served three stints as an assistant coach at Fresno State, one under Jeff Tedford and the other two for Pat Hill, was hired on March 1, 2020 and coaches the defensive line. He was elevated to Assistant Head Coach in February 2023. Plemons also has coached the defensive line at Sacramento State for three seasons and at Idaho State for one year. A defensive line coach under Tedford in 2019, Plemons served two stints under Hill, as a graduate assistant from 2004-05 and as an assistant coach from 2008-11. Plemons was a defensive line coach at Sacramento State from 2016-18 and was one of two assistants retained by Troy Taylor for the 2019 season until the opportunity to return to Fresno State arose. During his tenure with the Hornets, Plemons coached a pair of first team all-Big Sky honorees, which included Ben Sorensen, a third team All-American named by the Associated Press who currently is playing in the Canadian Football League. With Sorenson leading the way, 2017 was a highlight season as Hornet defensive linemen combined for 32 of the team's Div. I-era record 43 sacks under Plemons' watch. Plemons also coached at Sacramento State in 2007, guiding a unit which included first team all-Big Sky selections Mike Brannon and Dallas Mauga. Brannon was also an honorable mention All-American after recording 18.0 tackles-for-loss and 9.0 sacks.