After finishing high school as an All-American, Adams first played college football at Oregon State University, but he later transferred and finished his career at Montana State University.
After graduating from Montana State, Adams became the wide receivers coach for the university from 2004 to 2006.
[3] After two years as a coach for Prosser High School, where he won a state championship in his sole year there, and Chattanooga, Adams became the wide receivers coach for Eastern Washington.
[4] Following a dominant four-year stint, highlighted by star Cooper Kupp, Adams left Eastern Washington to become a coach at Boise State.
[7] Adams left Western Kentucky in 2019 to a lower position, wide receivers coach, at Washington.