Kevin Garver

Biography

Head Coach Trent Dilfer named Kevin Garver as UAB’s Pass Game Coordinator and Wide Receivers Coach on Jan. 28, 2025. Garver, who won Super Bowl LV as the Tampa Bay wide receivers coach in 2021, was on UAB’s staff in 2024 as a senior offensive analyst working alongside the receivers and now takes over full-time duties leading that unit. A Birmingham native, Garver served as the Buccaneers wide receivers coach from 2019-2022, and helped Tampa Bay defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV. While coaching Tampa Bay, Garver helped Mike Evans achieve four-consecutive 1,000 yard receiving seasons as Evans compiled 288 catches for 4,322 yards and 41 touchdowns during that span. Prior to Tampa Bay, Garver was on staff with the Arizona Cardinals from 2013-2018. He started as offensive quality control in 2013 and progressed to the wide receivers coach for the 2018 season, working alongside future NFL Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald. Garver began his coaching career at the University of Alabama as a student assistant from 2007-09, then served as a graduate assistant in 2010-11. He was an offensive analyst for the Crimson Tide in 2012, and overall he was a part of three national championship winning teams at Alabama. In 2024 with the Blazers, Garver’s unit accounted for 64.4 percent of UAB’s completed passes (183 of 284 passes) and 19 of the 24 receiving touchdowns. Garver is a graduate of Oak Mountain High School and earned a business marketing degree in 2009 and a master’s degr