Other Duties: Liaison and administrative responsibilities for facilities, faculty, and Quote of the Day.
Recruits: Central Louisiana, Southwest Louisiana
Coaching Experience: In his first season with the Demons, Lockett’s work with the cornerbacks paid dividends as the defense became a strong unit in second half of the 2010 season. Lockett was defensive backs coach in early 2010 at Bethel University before returning to his alma mater to join the football staff in time for 2010 spring practice. In the 2008 and 2009 seasons, Lockett was an assistant defensive backs coach and a quality control coach at Missouri Southern, where he also assisted with special teams. He worked with former Nicholls head coach Daryl Daye, now the football operations director for coach Chan Gailey with the Buffalo Bills in the NFL. He coached at Bethel in McKenzie, Tenn., from 2005-07 as a graduate assistant, coaching receivers and assisting with special teams. Five of his receivers made all-conference. He assisted with coaching receivers in the first-ever NAIA Senior All-Star Game in Platte City, Missouri. From 2003-05, he coached football, basketball and track and field at his alma mater, Franklin Senior High School. He coached receivers and defensive backs, was special teams coordinator, head boys track coach and an assistant basketball coach. He returned to FSHS in 2007-08 and helped coach the track team to the 2008 state indoor championship. His college coaching career began in spring 2003 as a student assistant at NSU.
Playing Experience: Played in National Indoor Football League in 2003-04 for Houma Bayou Bucks after finishing as a four-year letterman for the Demons from1999-2002, playing for three different head coaches (Sam Goodwin, Steve Roberts and Scott Stoker). In his career, Lockett had 55 catches for 881 yards and 3 touchdowns while playing on FCS playoff teams in 2001 and 2002. As a junior, with future NFL QB Craig Nall setting school passing records, he was third on the team with career-best totals of 31 catches for 463 yards, and had a key 48-yard catch along with a 9-yard TD grab in the Demons’ 27-24 win at TCU. His first collegiate catch was a 22-yarder at Central Florida as a sophomore in a hard-fought 19-7 loss. He also competed in track and field for NSU. At Franklin Senior High School, he was a first-team All-District receiver and defensive back, and a second-team Coaches All-State defensive back, making 7 interceptions and 7 pass breakups as a senior. He was also a state meet qualifier in track and field and was his team’s MVP.
Personal: Lockett was born 9/12/80 and is 30 years old opening preseason. He is the son of Kenneth Lockett and Melanie Paul and has three siblings. His nickname in his college days was “Shocker.” Lockett graduated in psychology from NSU in 2002, then earned a master’s in education from Bethel in 2007. He and his father became the first father/son combination to each coach a state champion track team at FSHS.
