Mike London Jr. enters his sixth season at William & Mary as the wide receivers coach and his fifth as the video coordinator.
London’s unit has played an integral role in the Tribe’s dynamic offensive attack during his tenure and has consistently produced elite level standouts who have positively impacted the game in multiple ways.
That success was evident during the Tribe’s record-setting offense in 2022 when W&M boasted one of the nation’s most efficient and explosive attacks through the air. The Tribe ranked seventh nationally in passing efficiency (164.62), fourth in yards per passing attempt (9.64) and sixth in yards per completion (15.06). Those figures helped W^M post 448.8 total yards per game and 33.5 points per game – averages that rank fourth and fifth, respectively, on the program’s all-time single-season list.
That success helped propel W&M to new heights as a program, as the Tribe equaled a school record with 11 victories, won a share of the CAA title and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
Under London’s tutelage, W&M has produced some of the CAA’s most dynamic wideouts in recent years. In 2022, Caylin Newton garnered first-team all-conference honors as a specialist, while Zach Burdick (18.6) and Cole Blackman (16.4) both ranked among the league’s best in yards per catch in 2021. After completing his collegiate career, Blackman signed a professional contract with the BC Lions (CFL).
Although the COVID-19 global pandemic limited the 2020 campaign to a three-game slate during the spring, London successfully continued developing his unit despite the challenges. Highlighting the group was Blackman, a transfer who made an immediate impact and ranked among the conference’s top 10 in receiving yards per game, yards per catch and receptions per game.
London led a dynamic and productive group of wideouts during his initial season with the Tribe in 2019, as multiple members of the unit flourished under his leadership. True freshman Kane Everson highlighted the position group and earned Freshman All-America honors after setting true freshman single-season school records for catches (46) and receiving yards (585). Zach Burdick also posted a breakout season under London’s tutelage and ranked third in the conference and 16th nationally with 19.3 yards per catch.
In addition to the individual success, W&M’s receivers contributed to the team’s dramatic improvement offensively in which it nearly double its scoring output and averaged nearly 100 more total yards per game from the previous season.
London Jr. joined the Tribe’s staff after a tremendously successful 2018 season as Howard University’s wide receivers coach where he helped the Bison rank fourth nationally in yards per catch (17.27) and 16th in passing offense (278.0).
In addition to producing a pair of first-team All-MEAC wideouts, Jequez Ezzard ranked seventh nationally in receiving yards per game (106.4) and 11th in receiving touchdowns (12).
Prior to leading HU’s receiving corps, London Jr. coached at the prep level at Paramus Catholic High School (Paramus, N.J.) as the wide receivers coach and at Amherst-Pelham Regional (Amherst, Mass.) as the offensive coordinator.
During his successful tenure at the high school level, he coached 21 student-athletes who went on to compete collegiately at the Division I level.
