Will Patterson - Football Coach - Mercer University Athletics

Will Patterson

Title:
Tight Ends
Email:
patterson_wm@mercer.edu
Phone:
(478) 301-4618

Will Patterson enters his sixth season as tight ends coach at Mercer University. Patterson has served on Mercer's staff since the Bears' return to the gridiron in 2013.

Coaching Experience:

Mercer University – Tight Ends Coach (2013-Present)
- 2017
  - Saw Sam Walker emerge as Mercer's top tight end target during junior campaign
  - Walker ranked third on team in receptions (27) & touchdowns (2) & fourth in receiving yards (262)
  - Walker caught 10 passes for 66 yards at FBS-level opponents Auburn & Alabama
  - Helped guide Chris Ellington to first full season of action (five receptions, 65 yards, one touchdown)
- 2016
  - Further mentored a unit led by senior Robert Brown & sophomore Sam Walker
  - Brown & Walker combined for 33 receptions, 328 yards & four touchdowns
- 2015
  - Played integral role in turning tight end position into a focal point of Mercer's offense
  - Top tight ends Sam Walker & Robert Brown finished second & third, respectively, in both receiving yards & touchdown receptions
  - Walker (25 catches, 323 yards, two touchdowns) & Brown (17 catches, 303 yards, three touchdowns) both earned SoCon postseason accolades
  - Tight ends unit hauled in combined six touchdown receptions
- 2014
  - Continued to oversee the emergence of Robert Brown, who developed into one of SoCon's top tight ends as a sophomore (13 catches, 246 yards, two touchdowns)
- 2013
  - Guided a tight ends unit that played key role in Mercer averaging 38.25 points per game & 449.6 yards of total offense per game
  - Three tight ends caught combined 24 passes for 341 yards & five touchdowns
  - Freshman Robert Brown earned All-PFL Second Team honors & ranked second on team in receiving touchdowns (5), third in receptions (21) & fourth in receiving yards (308)
Eagles Landing Christian Academy – Offensive Line Coach
UAB – Strength & Conditioning Intern

Playing Experience:

Rhodes College (Memphis, Tenn.), 2007-10
- Four-year letterwinner & three-year starter at right guard for the Lynx
- Also served as team's extra-point snapper
- Named to All-Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Team in 2010

Education:

Mercer University, 2015 (MBA)
Rhodes College, 2011 (B.S., Business)

Personal:

Native of Macon, Ga.
Married to the former Sara Walsh
Former two-time GISA AAA All-Region selection (2005-06) & 2006 GISA AAA All-State Team selection at First Presbyterian Day School