Former Kentucky tight end C.J. Conrad has been added to the coaching staff at Eastern Kentucky University.
Conrad, who spent the last three seasons at UK as a graduate assistant and quality control coach, will be the Colonels’ new tight ends coach.
Here are more details from EKU Athletics:
RICHMOND, Ky. – EKU football head coach Walt Wells announced the hiring of former Kentucky tight end C.J. Conrad as the Colonels’ new tight ends coach on Thursday.
“I am excited to welcome C.J. and his wife, Katie, into our EKU football program,” said Wells. “I had the great fortune to watch C.J. play during my time at Kentucky. He is a highly motivated, intelligent young coach who has played the position and had great success. I am very excited about what he brings to our tight ends room.
Conrad joins the Colonels after spending the last three season in Lexington as a graduate assistant and quality control coach for the Wildcats. Conrad played for the Wildcats from 2015-18 and signed with the New York Giants practice squad following his UK career in 2019.
“I am so excited for this opportunity at EKU,” Conrad said. “I’ve learned so much during my time at Kentucky. The knowledge I’ve gained from Coach Stoops, Coach Morrow, and Coach Cohen is invaluable and I’m eager to get to work.”
As a Wildcat, Conrad played in 48 career games with 42 starts, totaling 80 catches for 1,015 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. He became the 28th player in school history to reach 1,000 yards receiving and his 12 scores are the second-most TD receptions by a tight end in program history. He was an All-SEC selection as a junior and ended his career at No. 28 on the school’s career receiving yards list.
A native of LaGrange, Ohio, Conrad was named the winner of the 2018 Pop Warner National College Football Award, which recognizes a college graduating senior who has made a difference on the field, in the classroom and in his community, and serves as a role model to Pop Warner’s young student-athletes. He was also a member of the 2018 SEC Community Service Team and was a nominee for the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team and the Wuerffel Trophy.
The four-time member of the SEC Fall Academic Honor Roll graduated in December of 2018 with a degree in communications. He earned his master’s degree in sport leadership from UK in December of 2022.
