Jordan Marshall - Football Coach - Mercer University Athletics

Jordan Marshall

Title:
Running Backs
Alma Mater:
Mercer, 2016
Office Phone:
(478) 301-2713
Email:
marshall_jr@mercer.edu

A six-year collegiate coaching veteran with previous stops at Mercer as both a player and a coach, Jordan Marshall begins his sixth season at Mercer in 2026-27, and his second on the coaching staff, as the running backs coach for the Bears. Marshall was an offensive standout at MU from 2013-16, and returned to Middle Georgia as a quality control coach for the 2020-21 campaign.

Marshall made the return trip to Macon after spending the previous three years (2023-25) constructing the program at Anderson (S.C.) as the running backs coach under former MU head coach Bobby Lamb.

The Powder Springs, Ga., native wasted little time in building a formidable ground attack in Anderson, S.C. The Trojans increased their total rushing yards by more than 27 percent across the first two years of the program’s existence, including a 2025 campaign that watched Anderson chew up nearly 157 yards per game on the ground. AU totaled 175 or more rushing yards four times that season and highlighted its potent ground attack with a program-record 291 yards in a 35-28 road upset of perennial NCAA Division II southeast region powerhouse Lenoir-Rhyne.

Prior to making the move to northwest South Carolina, Marshall reaped incredible success as both the running backs and wide receivers coach for two seasons (2021-22) at Methodist in Fayetteville, N.C. Methodist boasted NCAA Division III’s 29^th-ranked total offense during the latter campaign, averaging 280.0 yards through the air and 157.6 yards on the ground, while senior Kobe Praylow raked in both USA South Player of the Year and all-American accolades after registering 102 catches for 1,253 yards. Junior Keyshaun Sarden-Pete rushed for 1,055 yards and 11 touchdowns on the way to all-region honors as well.

Following his playing career for the Bears, Marshall coached two seasons (2017-18) at First Presbyterian Day School in Macon and dipped his toes into the collegiate coaching world as the Assistant Director of Player Personnel at Columbia for the 2019 season. He returned to his alma mater in time for the pandemic-altered 2020-21 campaign in which the Bears logged their-ever appearance in the Top 25.

A standout wide receiver for the Bears across the first four years of the modern era of the program, Marshall played in 43 games (30 starts) for the Orange & Black from 2012-16. A team captain and community service player of the year for Mercer, he earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing from MU in December 2016. His wife, Jayla, is a Mercer alum as well.

THE MARSHALL FILE
Coaching Experience
2019	Columbia (Assistant Director of Player Personnel)
2020	Mercer (Quality Control Coach)
2021-22	Methodist (Assistant Coach/Running Backs, Wide Receivers)
2023-25	Anderson, S.C. (Assistant Coach/Running Backs)
2026-Present	Mercer (Assistant Coach/Running Backs)

Playing Experience
Played four seasons (2013-16) in the wide receiver rotation at Mercer.

Education
Bachelor's degree in marketing (Mercer, 2016).

Family
Wife, Jayla.