Aaron Moorehead enters his fifth year as the Philadelphia Eagles' wide receivers coach after joining the team during the 2020 offseason.
Over the past two years, Moorehead has worked with one of the most dynamic duos in the league in A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, who are the only pair of teammates to rank among the NFL's top 12 wide receivers in receptions and yards during that stretch. Furthermore, under Moorehead's mentorship, Brown and Smith became the first 1,000-yard receiving duo in Eagles history, achieving the feat during the 2022 and 2023 campaigns.
Moorehead helped Brown garner Pro Bowl and Associated Press second-team All-Pro recognition for the second consecutive season in 2023, when he produced the most catches (106) by a wide receiver in franchise history for the fifth-most receiving yards (1,456) in the league. Additionally, Brown set an NFL record during Weeks 3-8 when he registered 125-plus receiving yards in six consecutive games. Smith also hauled in 81 passes for 1,066 yards and a career-high-tying seven touchdowns that season.
In 2022, Moorehead oversaw record-breaking performances by Brown and Smith, who each played pivotal roles in the Eagles advancing to Super Bowl LVII. In his first year in Philadelphia, Brown finished fourth in the league with a career-high 1,496 receiving yards, breaking a 38-year team record, while adding a career-high-tying 11 touchdowns. Smith also ranked eighth at his position with a career-high 1,191 receiving yards on 95 catches, setting a then-Eagles record for the most receptions ever by a wide receiver.
During the 2021 season, Moorehead guided Smith to a franchise rookie record in receiving yards (916), in addition to team highs in receptions (64) and receiving touchdowns (five).
Prior to the Eagles, Moorehead spent the 2018-19 seasons as Vanderbilt's wide receivers coach. In 2018, he helped Kalija Lipscomb (undrafted free agent by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2020) total 87 receptions for 916 yards, both of which are among the top figures in school history.
Moorehead participated in the NFL's Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship with the Indianapolis Colts during the 2019 offseason, when Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was a member of the Colts' staff.
Before his stint at Vanderbilt, Moorehead tutored the wide receivers at Texas A&M from 2015-17. In 2016, he directed a group led by Christian Kirk and Josh Reynolds, who combined for 144 receptions, 1,967 yards and 21 touchdowns. Kirk earned All-SEC honors with a career-high 83 catches for 928 yards, while Reynolds tallied 1,039 yards on 61 receptions.
In 2015, Moorehead oversaw a receiving corps that had three players with at least 40 receptions and 500 yards, led by Kirk, the SEC Freshman of the Year, who posted 80 catches for 1,009 yards. Reynolds contributed 907 yards on 51 receptions for a conference-best 17.8 receiving average.
Overall, Moorehead worked with four Aggies that went on to play in the NFL – Kirk (second-round pick by the Arizona Cardinals in 2018), Reynolds (fourth-round pick by the Los Angeles Rams in 2017), Damion Ratley (sixth-round pick by the Cleveland Browns in 2018) and Ricky Seals-Jones (undrafted free agent by the Cardinals in 2017).
During Moorehead's first year as Virginia Tech's wide receivers coach in 2013, Willie Byrn, Demitri Knowles and Joshua Stanford, who was selected a freshman All-American, became the first trio in school history to record 40-plus receptions in a season. That feat was matched again in 2014 with Byrn, Isaiah Ford (seventh-round pick by the Miami Dolphins in 2017) and Cam Phillips (undrafted free agent by the Buffalo Bills in 2018).
Moorehead spent the 2010-12 seasons at Stanford working as an offensive assistant with the wide receivers. He helped the team reach three consecutive BCS games, including wins the Orange and Rose Bowls. In 2010, Doug Baldwin (undrafted free agent by the Seattle Seahawks in 2011) and Ryan Whalen (sixth-round pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in 2011) combined for 99 catches with 1,296 yards and 10 touchdowns. Moorehead also coached Ty Montgomery (third-round pick by the Green Bay Packers in 2013), Chris Owusu (undrafted free agent by the San Francisco 49ers in 2012) and Griff Whalen (undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts in 2012).
Prior to Stanford, Moorehead worked with the wide receivers as a graduate assistant coach at New Mexico in 2009.
Moorehead spent five seasons (2003-07) in the NFL playing wide receiver for Indianapolis, including a Super Bowl XLI title. He appeared in 36 career games and caught 31 passes for 330 yards and one touchdown. His father, Emery, played 12 seasons (1977-88) in the NFL and was a member of the Chicago Bears' Super Bowl-winning team in 1985. The Mooreheads were the first father-son combination to play in and win a Super Bowl.
Moorehead played collegiately at Illinois from 1999-2002, recording 85 catches for 1,293 yards and nine touchdowns. He helped his team to the 2001 Big Ten Championship and a berth in the 2002 Sugar Bowl. In 2003, he earned his bachelor's degree in sports management.
A native of Deerfield, IL, Moorehead and his wife, Rosalyn, have three children: Aliah, Avari and Mason. Moorehead attended Deerfield High School, where he participated in football, basketball, and track.
