Damaro Wheeler

Defensive Coordinator

Football@Redwoods.edu

707-476-4535

Coach Damaro Wheeler brings 16 years of coaching experience to CR. Damaro comes from South Dakota Mines football program where he was the Special Teams Coordinator and Defensive backs coach. Before South Dakota Mines, he served as the Head coach at Humboldt State University in 2018. He joined the Lumberjacks coaching staff in the spring of 2017 as the Defensive backs and Special teams Coordinator. Prior to Humboldt State, Wheeler served as Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head coach at College of the Redwoods. He helped the program’s defense improve to 12th in the state in rushing yards per game and 20th in total yards per game. Wheeler also had coaching stops at the University of California Davis (Calif.) (2012-14), Central Washington (2010-11), Southern Oregon (2007-09) and Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California (2004-05).

He played collegiately at San Diego Mesa College and Azusa Pacific. Wheeler helped Azusa Pacific to an Independent Conference Championship in his final year of eligibility (2003).