2026 Football Staff
Coaching Staff
Name | Title | Phone | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Taylor | Head Coach | ||
| Sumner Ellis | Associate Head Coach / Defensive Line | (478) 301-2713 | ellis_sf@mercer.edu |
| Austin Davis | Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator | (478) 301-2713 | davis_a3@mercer.edu |
| Tripp Weaver | Defensive Coordinator | (478) 301-2713 | weaver_r@mercer.edu |
| Brandon Taylor | Special Teams Coordinator / Outside Linebackers | (478) 301-2713 | taylor_b@mercer.edu |
| Barry Brown | Tight Ends | (478) 301-2713 | brown_bp@mercer.edu |
| Joseph Eaglin | Nickels | (478) 301-2713 | eaglin_joseph@mercer.edu |
| Bryant Foster | Cornerbacks | (478) 301-2713 | foster_b@mercer.edu |
| Brian Greene | Offensive Line | (478) 301-2713 | greene_b@mercer.edu |
| DJ Hazelray | Wide Receivers | (478) 301-2713 | hazelray_j@mercer.edu |
| Cal King | Safeties | (478) 301-2713 | king_c2@mercer.edu |
| Jordan Marshall | Running Backs | (478) 301-2713 | marshall_jr@mercer.edu |
| Dustin Royston | Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers | (478) 301-2713 | royston_d@mercer.edu |
| David Salmon | Quarterbacks | (478) 301-2713 | salmon_da@mercer.edu |
| Markerious Bolden | Defensive Line Assistant | (478) 301-2713 | bolden_markerious@mercer.edu |
| Derwin Burgess | Wide Receivers Assistant | (478) 301-2713 | burgess_derwin@mercer.edu |
| Nick Hudgens | Offensive Line Assistant | (478) 301-2713 | hudgens_nicholas@mercer.edu |
| Richie Lankford | Quarterbacks Assistant | (478) 301-2713 | Richard.Dale.Lankford@live.mercer.edu |
Support Staff
Name | Title | Phone | Email Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Houston | General Manager / Mega Camps | (478) 301-4606 | houston_jb@mercer.edu |
| Brandon Wright | Director of Football Operations | (478) 301-2713 | wright_ba@mercer.edu |
| Kayla Vick | Coordinator of Recruiting Operations | (478) 301-2713 | vick_kayla@mercer.edu |
| Annalise Dansby | On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator | (478) 301-2713 | Annalise.Cathryn.Dansby@live.mercer.edu |
| Samuel Scobie | Football Equipment Manager | (478) 301-4607 | scobie_s@mercer.edu |
| Logan Frey | Director of Strength & Conditioning | (478) 301-2843 | frey_l@mercer.edu |
| Jared Riffel | Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning | (478) 301-2843 | riffel_js@mercer.edu |
| Brad Drake | Associate AD for Sports Medicine | (478) 301-2453 | drake_jb@mercer.edu |
| Kimberly Wynn | Assistant Athletic Trainer | (478) 301-2453 | wynn_kr@mercer.edu |
| Todd Anderson | Assistant AD/Communications | (478) 301-5500 | anderson_t02@mercer.edu |
