Kevin Adleman is in his second season on the staff of his alma mater. He joined the Wofford coaching staff in January of 2013 as inside linebackers coach. Adleman spent the 2012 season as defensive coordinator at Brevard College. He recruits in upstate South Carolina, western Charlotte metro, and western North Carolina.
In his first season at Wofford, he worked with the squad’s top two tacklers in Mike McCrimon (90 tackles) and Kevin Thomas (80 tackles). McCrimon was named Second Team All-Southern Conference by the coaches.
Adleman joined the Brevard College staff in 2011 as inside linebackers coach. He was promoted to defensive coordinator for the 2012 season. He coached Michael Gruber, who was a First Team All-SAC linebacker after setting a Brevard College single-season record with 117 tackles.
As a player at Wofford, he sat out the 2005 season after transferring from Presbyterian College where he played for two seasons. In 2006, Adleman started all eleven games at inside linebacker and was fourth on the team with 66 total tackles. He was the team leader with three interceptions, including one returned 76 yards for a touchdown.
During the 2007 season, he started all 13 games at inside linebacker and was second on the team with 67 tackles. Adleman also had two interceptions, 3.5 tackles for loss and a fumble recovery as the Terriers won the Southern Conference Championship. The team won 23-22 at Montana in the first round of the FCS Playoffs.
After graduation from Wofford in December of 2007 with a degree in accounting, he worked for the South Carolina Department of Commerce as a project manager. He was named to the Southern Conference Fall All-Academic Team twice and also was a member of the Southern Conference Academic Honor Roll. In 2007 he was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team and was a FCS ADA Academic All-Star.
A native of Mauldin, S.C., he graduated from Mauldin High School where he was a two-year starter at tight end. He and his wife, Ashley, currently reside in Greer. Their son, Mack Benjamin, was born on June 3, 2013.
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