Brandon Renford Sr. joined the coaching staff for the Lebanon Valley College football team before the start of the 2026 season. He serves as an Offensive Assistant Coach, an Academic Co-Coordinator, the Wide Receivers and Return Specialists Coach, a Video Co-Coordinator, the Away Junior Varsity (JV) Head Coach, and the JV Offensive Coordinator.
Renford Sr. came to The Valley with an extensive football background as both a player and coach. Renford Sr. played professional arena football for 12 seasons as a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Soul and Lehigh Valley Steelhawks. He finished his career as the all-time leading receiver for the Steelhawks.
After concluding his playing career, Renford Sr. worked as an Assistant Football Coach for Liberty High School and a Wide Receivers Coach for Emmaus High School. He is also the Founder and a Skill Position Coach of Locked In Sports Training (formerly Gifted Training). In this role, he trains wide receivers and defensive backs for the high school and college levels. Renford Sr.’s coaching philosophy is to follow alignment, know your assignment, catch everything, give maximum effort, and win at the line of scrimmage.
Renford Sr. graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Communications. He is also currently pursuing a master’s in Sport Management from SNHU. Renford Sr. was a three-sport athlete in high school and attended the state championship in basketball and track.
Renford Sr. resides with his wife, Jessica, and their four children.
