Blue Adams

Biography

Blue Adams was hired as Florida State's cornerbacks coach on December 20, 2025, and enters his first season with the Seminoles in 2026. Adams, who is from Miami and played at Miami Senior High School, brings 16 years of coaching experience following a six-year NFL playing career. He most recently was the defensive backs coach at Michigan State and also has experience with the Miami Dolphins and at South Florida, Oregon State, West Virginia, Purdue and Northern Iowa. He has overseen the development of four NFL Draft picks, two All-Americans and 24 all-conference selections. Adams spent the 2024 and 2025 seasons as the secondary coach at Michigan State. In his first season in East Lansing, Adams oversaw the development of All-Big Ten cornerback Charles Brantley. Brantley, from Sarasota, ranked second in the conference in interceptions per game and passes defended per game, and his 101 interception return yards were the conference's fourth-highest total. The 2025 secondary was led by Malik Spencer, a Georgia native who posted a team-high six pass breakups and totaled 52 tackles. Prior to his time at Michigan State, Adams was the secondary coach at Oregon State for five years. He helped the Beavers post winning records and reach a bowl game in each of his final three years, the program's longest streak of winning seasons since 2006-09. While at Oregon State, Adams developed 14 all-conference performers, a first-team All-American and three NFL Draft picks. In 2023, Oregon State ra