Kyle Hofmann is in his second season at UWF, where he serves as the Argonauts' Director of Player Personnel, while also coaching the Specialists and assisting with the Defensive Line.
As a volunteer assistant working with the defensive line during the 2019 National Championship season, the Argonauts led the country with 24 fumbles recovered and were second in turnovers forced with 37. They were strong inside the red zone, limiting opponents to 65 percent scoring success to lead the GSC and rank 20th nationally.
Lineman Ian Bush was named First Team All-GSC after he led the league with 15.5 tackles for loss.
Hofmann came to UWF from Phoenix College where he served as the Defensive Coordinator, Special Teams Coordinator, Recruiting Coordinator, and Defensive Backs Coach in 2018. Hofmann coached NJCAA First Team All-American Kickoff Return Specialist Tyrese Green in 2018.
Hofmann spent 16 years coaching at the high school level, including from 2013-16 as the head varsity coach at Napa Vintage High School where they went 16-15 under his guidance. In 2014 they made the CIF San Joaquin Section D2 playoffs for the first time in 8 years.
Prior to Vintage High School, Hofmann was Varsity Defensive Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator at Peoria Centennial H.S. from 2007-12 where they went a combined 74-8 in 6 seasons and captured AIA State Championships in 2007 and 2008, and State Runners-Up in 2010 and 2012. At Centennial, Hofmann coached Players of the Year John Hughes (2008) and Zach Hoffpauir (2011).
Hofmann also coached at Glendale Mountain Ridge H.S. from 2000-2006 as Varsity Defensive Backs Coach compiling an overall Varsity Record of 46-14, and earing state Runners-Up in 2004. In 2005, Hofmann was Head Freshman Coach going 9-0. Hofmann also coached Player of the Year Austin Martin (2004) while at MRHS.
Hofmann, a native of the Bay Area and Phoenix, he received his bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education in Mathematics from Arizona State University in 2003, and is currently pursuing his Masters Degree in Educational Leadership from UWF.
Hofmann also spent 2004-17 as a high school math teacher while coaching football. He has had the privilege during his coaching career to have coached several NFL players: Richie Incognito, Jon Weeks, Jeff Locke, Shawn Poindexter and Dedrick Young.
Hofmann’s Coaching Resume
2000-2006: Mountain Ridge High School (Glendale, AZ) (Varsity Defensive Backs)
2007-2012: Centennial High School (Peoria, AZ) (Varsity Defensive Backs/Special Teams Coord.)
2013-2016: Vintage High School (Napa, CA) (Varsity Head Football Coach)
2018: Phoenix College (Defensive Coord./Special Teams Coord./Defensive Backs/Recruiting Coord.)
2019-present: West Florida (Director of Player Personnel/Specialists/Asst Defensive Line)
