Football
Cormier, Cedric
Cedric Cormier
- Title:
- Wide Receivers Coach
- Email:
- cedric.cormier@bsu.edu
- Phone:
- 765-285-1199
A four-year letterwinner at Colorado (1998-2001) who has worked with seven players either drafted or signed by NFL teams, Cedric Cormier enters his first season at Ball State's wide receivers coach in 2023 after spending the past three seasons at Houston Christian University.
“We are excited to welcome Cedric to the Ball State football family,” head coach Mike Neu said. “He has a tremendous work ethic and is dedicated to helping players develop into champions on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. His knowledge and experience will be great assets for our talented receiving corps.”
Cormier started his tenure with the Huskies as the inside receivers coach in the shortened 2020 season, mentoring two players who gained 400+ years over the four-game season. He spent the last two seasons as the program’s offensive coordinator/receivers coach, including coaching Tyson Thompson to All-Southland Conference second-team honors as a redshirt freshman in 2021.
Before his time in Houston, Cormier spent 10 seasons (2010-19) as the receivers coach at UNLV, where he recruited and then tutored one of the top receivers in program history Devante Davis. Davis set the program’s single-season touchdown mark with 13 in 2013 and finished his career ranked second in program history with 2,785 receiving yards and third with 22 career touchdowns.
He also mentored the 2014 Mountain West Freshman of the Year and Freshman All-American Devonte Boyd, who became the first player to lead UNLV in receptions in all four years of his career and set a program record with 14 career 100-yard games. Boyd also finished his career ranked second in program history with 3,242 receiving yards and caught 18 career touchdowns.
Overall, Cormier coached eight players with at least 1,000 career receiving yards during his time at UNLV while mentoring five players with 100+ career receptions. His receivers earned all-conference honors nine times and helped UNLV make an appearance in the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl, the program’s most recent bowl appearance.
Before his stint at UNLV, Cormier spent the 2009 season as the receivers coach at Mid-American Conference rival Miami, where he helped produce three NFL receivers. He started his collegiate coaching career at Montana, helping guide the Griz to back-to-back Big Sky championships and a 2008 national runner-up finish. He coached four All-Big Sky First Team receivers and tutored second-team All-American and future NFL wideout Marc Mariani at Montana.
Prior to his time in the collegiate ranks, Cormier was an assistant coach at Baytown Lee (Texas) High School for two seasons after starting his coaching career at Channelview (Texas) High School in 2004. While at Channelview, he coached future Chicago Bear wide receiver Johnny Knox.
A native of Houston, Cormier was a four-year letterwinner at Colorado from 1997-2001 and earned his bachelor’s degree in communications in 2002. A member of the 2001 Big XII Championship Team, he caught 52 career passes and gained 529 total yards for the Buffaloes while scoring one receiving touchdown during the championship run. He was also on the kick return unit and ran back a punt for a touchdown as a freshman.
Cormier has a daughter, Danielle, and a son, Deon, who was a wide receiver at McNeese State.
“We are excited to welcome Cedric to the Ball State football family,” head coach Mike Neu said. “He has a tremendous work ethic and is dedicated to helping players develop into champions on the field, in the classroom, and in the community. His knowledge and experience will be great assets for our talented receiving corps.”
Cormier started his tenure with the Huskies as the inside receivers coach in the shortened 2020 season, mentoring two players who gained 400+ years over the four-game season. He spent the last two seasons as the program’s offensive coordinator/receivers coach, including coaching Tyson Thompson to All-Southland Conference second-team honors as a redshirt freshman in 2021.
Before his time in Houston, Cormier spent 10 seasons (2010-19) as the receivers coach at UNLV, where he recruited and then tutored one of the top receivers in program history Devante Davis. Davis set the program’s single-season touchdown mark with 13 in 2013 and finished his career ranked second in program history with 2,785 receiving yards and third with 22 career touchdowns.
He also mentored the 2014 Mountain West Freshman of the Year and Freshman All-American Devonte Boyd, who became the first player to lead UNLV in receptions in all four years of his career and set a program record with 14 career 100-yard games. Boyd also finished his career ranked second in program history with 3,242 receiving yards and caught 18 career touchdowns.
Overall, Cormier coached eight players with at least 1,000 career receiving yards during his time at UNLV while mentoring five players with 100+ career receptions. His receivers earned all-conference honors nine times and helped UNLV make an appearance in the 2014 Heart of Dallas Bowl, the program’s most recent bowl appearance.
Before his stint at UNLV, Cormier spent the 2009 season as the receivers coach at Mid-American Conference rival Miami, where he helped produce three NFL receivers. He started his collegiate coaching career at Montana, helping guide the Griz to back-to-back Big Sky championships and a 2008 national runner-up finish. He coached four All-Big Sky First Team receivers and tutored second-team All-American and future NFL wideout Marc Mariani at Montana.
Prior to his time in the collegiate ranks, Cormier was an assistant coach at Baytown Lee (Texas) High School for two seasons after starting his coaching career at Channelview (Texas) High School in 2004. While at Channelview, he coached future Chicago Bear wide receiver Johnny Knox.
A native of Houston, Cormier was a four-year letterwinner at Colorado from 1997-2001 and earned his bachelor’s degree in communications in 2002. A member of the 2001 Big XII Championship Team, he caught 52 career passes and gained 529 total yards for the Buffaloes while scoring one receiving touchdown during the championship run. He was also on the kick return unit and ran back a punt for a touchdown as a freshman.
Cormier has a daughter, Danielle, and a son, Deon, who was a wide receiver at McNeese State.
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