Secondary Coach
Jeff Carter

Jeff Carter enters his second year as the Tigers' defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach after leading the Tiger defense to top rankings in 2010.

Carter's stingy defense ranked fifth-- out of the 14 MACJC community colleges last season--in rushing defense, only allowing 126 yards per game on the ground while the Tigers were also ranked number four in passing yards per game (ypg) only allowing 163 ypg.

In additon, Carter's defense forced 16 turnovers while two of his players finished in the top ten for total tackles and total interceptions in 2010.

Before coming to Northeast in 2010, Carter served as the Itawamba Indians offensive coordinator and helped lead their football team to the playoffs in four of the last five seasons and kept the Indian offense atop the rankings during his time with ICC.

Under Carter's offensive leadership, Itawamba's football team became one of only four programs in the state of Mississippi to qualify for the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) playoffs in four of the last five years.

At Itawamba, Carter gave up his defensive passion to help the Indians on the offensive side of the ball. In 2005, Carter led the Indians to a top five finish in offense and a 6-1 mark before posting back-to-back 7-2 records as the Indian offense continued to shine.

Prior to joining the Itawamba coaching staff, Carter was a pharmaceutical sales representative with Astra Zeneca and Sepracor but the Ole Miss graduate has spent most of his professional career on the sidelines.

Beginning in 1996-1998, Carter roamed the sidelines at Tupelo High School as defensive coordinator and strength coordinator before jumping to the junior college ranks in February 1998. During Carter's two years with the Golden Wave, Tupelo's defense rated as the top ranked defense in the state of Mississippi.

Carter got his first taste of junior college football as the defensive coordinator for Northwest Mississippi Community College leading the Rangers to the North Division championship and a berth in the Mineral Water Bowl during the 1998 season.

Following his successful stint in Senatobia, Carter headed west to Arkansas State University where he served as the defensive backs coach for the Red Wolves for four years.

Ole Miss fans remember Carter as the Most Valuable Player of the 1989 Liberty Bowl where Carter teamed with now Northeast assistant football coach John Darnell in dismantling Air Force 42-29. During the game, Carter picked off two Dee Dowis passes on back-to-back Falcon possessions preserving the Rebels lead.

In his final season for the Rebels, Carter was honored as the second-ever Chucky Mullins Memorial Courage Award recipient in 1991. The three-year Rebel starter was the first person to don Chucky Mullins' #38 following Mullins' passing in May 1991.

When not on the sidelines, Carter is a member of the National Rifle Association, Ducks Unlimited and is the head coach of the Tupelo Ranger 8-year-old division and also is a church „small group' host home.

Carter and his wife, Rachelle have two boys Jacob and Justin.