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 A.J. BLUM |
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| Hometown | Bryan, Ohio |
| College | Ashland University, 1999 |
| Family | wife, Christine daughter, Zoey |
| PLAYING EXPERIENCE | |
| Level | School, Position |
| College | Ashland University (1994-99), Defensive Line |
| COACHING EXPERIENCE | |
| Year | School, Position |
| 2017 - | Houston, Defensive Line |
| 2009-16 | Westfield High School, Asst. HC/Def. Coord. |
| 2004-09 | Klein Forest High School, Defensive Line |
| 2003-04 | Livingston High School, Linebackers |
Coaching Accomplishments
• A.J. Blum joined the Houston Football program as its defensive line coach on Dec. 22, 2016 following eight seasons as defensive coordinator at Westfield High School in Spring, Texas.
• Having developed 33 players that have advanced to the collegiate level, including 31 defensive linemen, since 2005, Blum makes the jump to the collegiate ranks after 14 years on the high school level, including 13 in the Houston area.
• Blum most recently spent the last eight seasons as assistant head coach and co-defensive coordinator at Westfield High School in Spring, Texas, where he worked specifically with the defensive line, developing several players into FBS level talent, including Houston’s Ed Oliver who earned First Team All-America honors from six different outlets following his freshman year with the Cougars.
• Oliver was one of three high school All-Americans developed under Blum’s tutelage, joining Desmond Jackson and Hardreck Walker, who would both go on to play as true freshmen at Texas and Texas A&M, respectively.
• Also in charge of Westfield’s offseason program, Blum helped lead the Mustangs to seven playoff appearances including a current six-season streak.
• Prior to his time at Westfield, he spent six seasons as the defensive line coach at Klein Forest High School where he helped lead the program to four consecutive state playoff appearances from 2005-08 including a run of three straight Class 5A area appearances. A graduate of Ashland University where he was a three-year captain for the Eagles’ Football program, Blum received his coaching start at Livingston High School following a two-year stint as an offensive and defensive lineman in the Arena Football League where he earned Second Team All-AF2 honors in 2000 as a member of the August Stallions.
