Johnny Aylward

Biography

Aylward enters his second year as Miami's special teams coordinator. All-MAC Award Winners Dom Dzioban (2025) First Team This past season, Miami led the MAC with a 26.4 yard kick return average, which included a 100-yard return by Keith Reynolds, a program best. Placekicker Dom Dzioban earned first-team All-MAC accolades as well. Aylward spent the 2024 season as a wide receivers coach for Merrimack College. While with the Warriors, he developed the wide receiver position, but also was responsible for opponent defensive coverage reports and breakdowns. He was also a key contributor to third down game plans. Prior to Merrimack he was an Offensive Line Graduate Assistant for the RedHawks for the 2023 season, helping Miami to a MAC Championship. Other than working alongside assistant coach James Patten, he was responsible for run-game and playbook visual drawings and broke down opponent front-seven film. Aylward has also spent time at Notre Dame as a graduate assistant in 2022 and a Tight Ends Offensive Analyst from 2019-21.