Trey Jackson joined the East Central University football staff as the defensive line coach in the 2018 season.
Jackson comes to the Tigers after spending two seasons at Central Missouri as a graduate assistant, where he assisted with the offensive and defensive lines. Over the two seasons he helped produce five all-conference players and the team advanced to the 2016 playoffs and a victory in the 2017 Mineral Water Bowl. From 2013-16, Jackson was the defensive line coach at Warrensburg High School.
Jackson got into coaching after spending two seasons in the Continental Indoor Football League, playing for the Mid-Missouri Outlaws and Dayton Silverbacks. With the Outlaws he led the team in sacks and tackles for loss in 2013. In 2012, he helped lead the Silverbacks to a 10-2 record and a runner-up finish in the league championship game, while leading the team in sacks and TFL.
He jumped to the indoor league after two seasons at Central Missouri (2009-10), leading the team to its second playoff berth in school history and an 11-3 record his senior season. That 2010 football team was inducted into the UCM Hall of Fame in February 2018.
Jackson also played two seasons at Joliet Junior College (2007-09), where he was a two-year starter and an all-conference selection. He was also a two-year starter as a prep at Warren Central High School in Indianapolis, Ind. He helped the Warriors to a No. 3 ranking in the nation and four-straight titles, while earning all-conference honors.
A native of Indianapolis, Ind., he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport management from Central Missouri in 2015 and a master’s degree in sport management from UCM in 2018.
