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JoshEstes-Waugh
- title Assistant Coach Tight Ends
- phone (859) 257-2133
- email kentuckyfootball@uky.edu
- Josh Estes-Waugh enters his 14th overall season with the Kentucky football program in 2024, his seventh in a quality control coaching position with the offense.
- Has helped the Wildcats advance to a school-record eight consecutive bowl games.
- Helped in the development of quarterback Will Levis who was the No. 33 pick in the 2023 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.
- Prior to his current position, served four years (2014-17) as the assistant director of recruiting, helping the director of recruiting in all areas of recruiting operations.
- Spent three years as a student manager for the Wildcats from 2009-11.
- Along with managerial duties, he served as student assistant coach for the wide receivers and provided game preparation and film breakdown for the defensive coaches.
- Moved into a graduate assistant/video analyst role for special teams in 2012, helping develop game plans and scouting reports for the Wildcats.
- Was named an offensive analyst under then-offensive coordinator Neal Brown in 2013.
- Earned a bachelor’s degree from Kentucky in economics in 2012.
- Attended Paris High School where he was a three-sport standout in football, baseball and basketball.
- Native of Paris, Ky.
- Married to the former Katie Boone of Lancaster, Ohio.