Ryan Aplin is in his first year as the receivers coach at Chattanooga. A former two-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, Aplin joins the Mocs after helping North Alabama to the NCAA Division II National Championship game in 2016.
Aplin was an all-star quarterback at Arkansas State under the tutelage of Hugh Freeze and Gus Malzahn from 2009-12. While at A-State, he led the Redwolves to back-to-back conference championships and was a two-time Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and three-time first team all-conference pick.
He completed his four-year career with more than 25 combined single-game, season and career school records and became the Sun Belt Conference's all-time leader in completions, passing yards and total offense. Aplin also became the first person in the history of the Sun Belt Conference to receive the Male Student-Athlete of the Year twice, in 2012 and 2013.
During his stint at North Alabama, he served as the receivers coach and the recruiting coordinator. Prior to that, he worked as a graduate assistant at both Auburn and Ole Miss.
Originally from Tampa, Fla., Aplin graduated from Fleming Island High School near Jacksonville. He earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Arkansas State in 2012 with a cumulative GPA of better than 3.3. He is married to the former Victoria Price of Fleming Island, Fla.
