Custavious Patterson enters his sixth season as an assistant coach at Wagner in 2017.
After serving as offensive coordinator in 2015, he returned to coach the wide receivers in 2016, where he previously had great success, which included mentoring a group that helped the Seahawks’ claim the 2012 Northeast Conference championship.
For the last two years, Patterson has had the distinction of serving as a
head coach in the third annual Dream Bowl, a premier College Football All-Star Game featuring top FCS, D-II and D-III student-athletes, held on Martin Luther King Day in Virginia Beach, VA.
Patterson arrived on Grymes Hill in 2012 after spending the previous six seasons as an assistant coach at Fordham University
Last season, as offensive coordinator, Alex Thomson started nine games at quarterback and led the team with 1,395 yards of total offense (1,085 passing, 300 rushing). The last first-year quarterback to do this was Nick Doscher in 2012.
With Patterson directing the offense in 2015, OL Andrew Oberg and TE Ryan Owens were named to the All-NEC Second Team, RB Otis Wright received College Sports Madness and NEC Player of the Week, while WR Andre Yevchinecz earned James Robb Award as Offensive MVP of the Homecoming Game.
In 2014, as Quarterbacks Coach, Patterson tutored QB Chris Andrews, who led the Seahawks to a 4-1 record down the stretch, leading the team in Total Offense (1,025 – 657 passing, 368 rushing ) and earning NEC Player of the Week for his efforts in the season-ending win at Bryant made the Seahawks’ NEC Co-Champions.
While coaching the wide receivers in 2013, senior WR Tyree Watkins was the NEC’s sixth-ranked receiver (4.1 per game), corralling 45 passes for 484 yards and four touchdowns. Watkins also earned the James Robb Trophy as MVP of the Homecoming Game. Sophomore Anthony Carrington also delivered a solid season under Patterson’s watch, with 25 receptions for 250 yards and one touchdown.
In his first season on Grymes Hill, Patterson's receiving corps contributed mightily to Wagner's historic 2012 NEC Championship run. The sure-handed and fleet-footed Seahawk receivers impacted an offensive unit that ranked No. 1 in the NEC in time of possession (32:55), second in third-down conversions (46.5%) and third in both pass efficiency (129.4) and red zone offense (84.8 %).
The Green & White receiver corps was led by fifth-year senior David Crawford, who paced the team with 37 receptions while ranking second in receiving yards (483) and yards per catch (13.1). The rangy 6-4 Crawford finished his Seahawk career ranked eighth all-time in career receptions with 109.
Patterson also helped develop Anthony Carrington into one of the most dangerous and promising receivers in the NEC. After catching six passes as a freshman, Carrington broke out in his first season under Patterson’s tutelage, with 27 receptions for a team-leading 491 yards. Cody Morgan progressed into a reliable receiver out the slot, catching 12 passes for 189 yards.
A Florida native, Patterson handles the Seahawks’ recruiting efforts in the Sunshine State.
Prior to his arrival at Wagner, Patterson was Fordham’s wide receiver coach from 2006 to 2010 before taking over as running backs coach in 2011. With the Rams, he played a prominent role in developing wide receiver Jason Caldwell who, as a senior in 2010, led the Patriot League and ranked tied for 12th in the NCAA FCS in receptions/game (6.5). Caldwell also placed second in the league and 23rd in the NCAA FCS in receiving yards/game (82.7).
Caldwell, who graduated with 186 career receptions for 2,643 yards and 18 touchdowns, ranks second on the Fordham all-time receptions and receiving yards lists and fourth on the career touchdown list. Under Patterson’s tutelage in 2009, Caldwell received Associated Press Third-Team All-America honors after turning in one of the most productive seasons for a Fordham wide receiver, catching 79 passes for 1,252 yards and nine touchdowns.
In 2005, Patterson served as wide receiver coach at Central Connecticut in 2005, after spending 2004 on the staff at Leon High School in Tallahassee, FL where he served as varsity wide receivers coach as well as head junior varsity coach.
Patterson also possesses professional coaching experience. In 2007, he completed a Minority Coaching Internship with the New York Giants, working with the quarterbacks and wide receivers. In 2008, Patterson served as Guest Coach with the Hamilton Tiger Cats of the CFL.
Patterson earned a bachelor’s degree from Morgan State in 2004 where he was a one-year starter at quarterback for the Bears. He began his career as a quarterback at SUNY-Morrisville where he earned All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-American honors in his two seasons.
In his two seasons there, set the career records for passing touchdowns and total yardage and was a team captain in his final season.
In June of 2006, Patterson was inducted into the Morrisville State College Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2014, Patterson attained a Master's Degree from Wagner College in Education.
