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04/10/2013 Quotes from Maryland Football Assistant CoachesMaryland assistant coaches met with the media Wednesday afternoon 02/06/2013 Quotes from Signing DayMaryland adds 22 players for the 2013 season 04/13/2012 Depth, Experience Plentiful at Tight EndTerps have all four tight ends back from last season 04/10/2012 Offense Impresses as Terps Open Week FourMaryland held its 10th practice of the spring Tuesday afternoon 03/01/2012 Dudzinski, Dunn, Hull Visit with MediaMaryland's inside linebackers, tight ends and wide receivers coaches sat down with local media Tuesday at Gossett John Dunn is in his second season with Maryland after stops at LSU and North Carolina. Dunn, who spent the previous three seasons as a graduate offensive assistant with the Tigers, is serving as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator. The Hendersonville, N.C., native will coach an experienced group of tight ends this season with seniors Matt Furstenburg, Devonte Campbell and Ryan Schlothauer, and junior Dave Stinebaugh all set to return. He helped the Terps pull in a top-40 recruiting class in 2012, which included a number of high-profile local prospects. The Terps landed six recruits who were rated with four or five stars. They also hauled in five of the top 16 players in the state of Maryland and two of the top five in Washington, D.C. At LSU, Dunn helped coach the tight ends, offensive line and quarterbacks and ran meetings with those position groups. Dunn also had primary responsibility for the assimilation of the playbook and all computer drawings, as well as all practice scripts and game plans. In 2010, the Tigers went 11-2 and defeated Texas A&M in the Cotton Bowl, their fifth victory over a ranked opponent that season. In his three years at LSU, the Tigers had a 28-11 record and went 2-1 in bowl games. Dunn also assisted with all on-campus recruiting for the Tigers, as they pulled in the No. 11 class in 2008, the No. 1 class in 2009 and the No. 8 class in 2010, according to ESPN.com's rankings. Dunn walked on at North Carolina in 2001 and played there until 2003 before his career was cut short by a neck injury. He served as a student assistant while finishing his undergraduate studies. In his second season on the Tar Heel staff Dunn became a quality control assistant and then worked as a graduate coaching assistant on the offensive side of the ball his final two years (2006-07) in Chapel Hill. At Carolina, Dunn helped tutor wide receiver Hakeem Nicks who finished the `07 season ranked in the top 35 nationally in receptions (6.2) and receiving yards per game (79.83) while earning All-ACC first team honors. Nicks was taken 29th overall by the New York Giants in the 2009 NFL Draft. Dunn played quarterback and tight end for the Tar Heels, lettering in 2003. He is married to the former Lindsay Moffitt who played volleyball at UNC Wilmington.
The Dunn FilePersonalDate of Birth: Aug. 7, 1983Hometown: Hendersonville, N.C. Alma Mater: UNC, `05
Coaching ExperienceMaryland2011-pr.: Assistant Coach - Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator LSU 2008-10.: Offensive Graduate Assistant/Intern UNC 2006-07: Offensive Graduate Assistant 2005: Offensive Quality Control 2004: Student Assistant
Playing ExperienceUNC 2001-2003: Quarterback, Tight End 2001 Peach Bowl Champions Recruiting Area• Primary: Eastern North Carolina (Area Codes 252, 919, 910); Eastern Pennsylvania (Districts 1,3,12); Central Pennsylvania• Secondary: Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana and Missouri • Local: Anne Arundel County and Eastern Shore |
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