Northwestern State University of Louisana

Rashad Jackson is in his first season on the Northwestern State coaching staff, taking over as the wide receivers coach in June.

A veteran college coach, Jackson burnished his resume this spring, tutoring wide receivers and tight ends and coordinating special teams for the Alphas in The Spring League, a training ground for NFL hopefuls. 

Jackson spent the past two seasons at Arkansas State, coaching tight ends, including Javonis Isaac, who is in his first season at NSU.

During his Red Wolves tenure, Jackson helped Arkansas State rank 10th nationally in passing offense (312.1 ypg), 14th in passing efficiency (157.55), 26th in scoring offense (33.7 ppg) and 33rd in both total offense (439.3 ypg) and red zone scoring percentage (88.9).

The Red Wolves offense produced 5,711 yards total offense, sixth-most in school single-season history, while its 6.2 yards per play mark was second-best in school lore. Isaac and Reed Tyler combined for 12 catches and 171 yards, including a touchdown in 2019. 

Jackson spent the 2018 season as Trinity Valley Community College’s run game coordinator, helping maintain the Cardinal legacy of high-powered offenses, averaging 410 yards per game, which ranked 12th nationally. He also was TVCC’s co-special teams coordinator and coached running backs and tight ends.

Jackson’s single season at Trinity Valley came after nine seasons at East Central University in Oklahoma. 

Jackson capped his versatile ECU career as the team’s offensive coordinator in 2017. During his ECU career, Jackson coached quarterbacks (2009-11), wide receivers (2012-17) and tight ends (2017). 

In that time, he helped produce 30 All-Great American Conference performers, five All-Lone Star Conference honorees and a pair of Division II All-Americans. Four of Jackson’s student-athletes either became NFL draftees or undrafted free-agent signings. Five of Jackson’s players – quarterbacks Tyler Vanderzee, Rocky Moore and Spencer Bond and wide receivers Caleb Holley and David Moore – set school records at East Central.

Prior to East Central, Jackson spent the 2008 season as the director of player development at Kansas State after coaching three seasons at Reedley (Calif.) College from 2005-07. Jackson coached running backs and tight ends at Reedley in 2005 and wide receivers in 2006-07. Reedley captured the 2005 Valley Conference championship and reached the Hawaiian Punch Bowl and the 2006 State Center Bowl. 

Jackson, who has been an NFL summer coaching intern with Seattle (2016), Detroit (2015) and Denver (2013), began his coaching career at East Central University, coaching tight ends and tackles from 2002-05.

An all-conference tight end at East Central, Jackson played one season at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M, earning his associate’s degree, before playing three seasons as a tight end and deep snapper at East Central where he earned both and undergraduate degree (exercise science, 2002) and a master’s degree (sports administration, 2004). 

He and his wife, Amanda, have two children – Alexa and Reece.