Quotes from Oklahoma State's weekly media luncheon.
Coaching Career • Wide receivers coach Kasey Dunn joined the Oklahoma State staff in February of 2011.
• Dunn coached Justin Blackmon to the 2011 Biletnikoff Award as America's top wide receiver in addition to coaching him to unanimous All-America recognition. Under Dunn's watch, Blackmon set the OSU single-season record for receptions in 2011.
• With Dunn on staff, Oklahoma State led the Big 12 and ranked second nationally in both scoring offense and passing offense in 2011. The Cowboys ranked third in the country in total offense.
• Dunn spent the 2010 season serving as wide receivers coach at Southern Miss after a two-year stay as running backs coach for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks.
• During his year at Southern Miss, the Golden Eagles went 8-5 and played in the Beef O'Brady's Bowl. The Golden Eagles ranked 18th nationally in total offense and were 15th nationally in scoring offense. Receivers Johdrick Morris and Kelvin Bolden combined for 96 receptions for 1,406 yards and 10 receiving touchdowns.
• With the Seahawks in 2009, Dunn oversaw running backs Julius Jones and Justin Forsett as they combined to carry the ball 291 times for 1,282 yards and make 76 receptions for 582 yards.
• A 1992 University of Idaho graduate, Dunn was a standout receiver at Idaho from 1987-91, he was a three-time All-American who ended his career with school records in receptions (268), yards (3,847) and second in touchdowns (25). At the end of his career, his catch total and receiving yards ranked second all-time in the Football Championship Subdivision, trailing only Jerry Rice. His career receptions and career yards totals still stand as Vandals' school records, while his 25 career touchdown receptions are second all-time.
• Dunn led the nation in both receptions per game (8.0 avg.) and receiving yards per game (105.8 avg.) as a junior in 1990. He ranked No. 3 nationally with 85 receptions as a senior and was fifth with 73 catches as a sophomore in 1989. The Vandals claimed three Big Sky Conference titles during Dunn's playing career and went 24-12.
• A native of San Diego, Calif., went on to play professionally with the British Columbia (1992) and Edmonton (1993) of the CFL, and Houston (1992) of the NFL before launching his coaching career.
•With the Seahawks in 2009, Dunn oversaw running backs Julius Jones and Justin Forsett as they combined to carry the ball 291 times for 1,282 yards and make 76 receptions for 582 yards.
•In 1993 he served as a volunteer assistant at his alma mater, working with the wide receivers.
•Dunn then worked as tight ends and receivers coach at San Diego in 1994 before returning to Idaho as cornerbacks coach in 1995.
•Dunn has worked on both sides of the ball during stops at Arizona (2004-06), Texas Christian (2003), Washington State (1998-2002), New Mexico (1996-97) and Idaho (1993 and 1995). In addition, he served minority internships with both the NFL's Seattle Seahawks (2003) and Denver Broncos (1997).
•Dunn spent several months in 2008 at Maryland before accepting a position with the Seattle Seahawks.
•He also worked during the 2007 season on the Baylor staff, where he held the title of special teams coordinator and wide receivers coach, and was elevated to assistant head coach early in his tenure.
•Before his stop at Baylor, Dunn was the running backs coach at Arizona where he mentored three future NFL backs, including Mike Bell who ended his career in 2005 with a third consecutive 900-yard season. Bell finished his collegiate career ranked fourth on Arizona's all-time rushing chart, totaling 3,163 yards on 678 attempts (4.7 avg.).
•Dunn was on the defensive side of the ball at TCU where he coached cornerbacks and helped the Horned Frogs to an 11-2 record and a bid in the Fort Worth Bowl.
•During his five-year tenure on Mike Price's Washington State staff, he served as running backs coach. In addition he was the special teams coordinator his final three seasons. In 2001, he was also elevated to assistant head coach. In his time in Pullman, the Cougars went to back-to-back bowl games for the first time in school history (2001 Sun Bowl and 2003 Rose Bowl) and started a three-year run of 10-victory campaigns.
•He also coached two WSU running backs to school records, with Kevin Brown rushing for a sophomore school-record 1,046 yards in 1998 and Deon Burnett establishing a WSU freshman mark by rushing for 974 yards in 1999.
•Prior to that he served as cornerbacks coach at New Mexico, helping the Lobos secure an appearance in the 1997 Insight.com Bowl.
Personal •Dunn and his wife, Janelle, have two daughters, Kayla and Lauren.
Dunn At A Glance YearEmployerPosition 2011Oklahoma StateWide Receivers 2010Southern MissWide Receivers 2008-09Seattle SeahawksRunning Backs 2007BaylorWide Receivers/Special Teams Coordinator 2004-06ArizonaRunning Backs 2003TCUCornerbacks 1998-02Washington StateRunning Backs/Special Teams Coordinator from 2000-02 1996-97New MexicoCornerbacks 1995IdahoCornerbacks 1994San DiegoTight Ends and Wide Receivers 1993IdahoVolunteer Assistant
Bowl Games
2012 Fiesta Bowl Bowl
2010 Beef O'Brady's Bowl
2003 Forth Worth Bowl
2003 Rose Bowl
2001 Sun Bowl
1997 Insight.com Bowl
Prominent Pupils
Justin Blackmon, Oklahoma State
Edgerrin James, Seattle Seahawks Julius Jones, Seattle Seahawks Justin Forsett, Seattle Seahawks T.J. Duckett, Seattle Seahawks David Gettis, Carolina Panthers Mike Bell, New Orleans Saints Chris Henry, Tennessee Titans
