FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (January 25, 2023) – Returning to his home state after stops at Midwestern State, Arkansas and Norfolk State,
Kresean Reed joins the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks' coaching staff as the program's cornerbacks coach.
Reed graduated from Chandler High School in Arizona and continued his playing career at Phoenix College and Adams State in Alamosa, Colorado before moving into coaching. Serving as the co-defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator for Phoenix College from 2016 to 2018, Reed then became a graduate assistant working with defensive backs for Midwestern State in Wichita Falls, Texas from 2018 to 2020.
Moving to Arkansas as a graduate assistant with defensive backs and an analyst, Reed spent 2020 to 2022 in Fayetteville before being named Norfolk State's safeties coach this past March. Additionally, Reed has served on the USA Football coaching staff.
This past fall at Norfolk State, defensive backs R.J. Coles and Joseph White earned All-MEAC Second Team and Third Team while Reed worked with the team's secondary.
While Reed was at Arkansas, the Razorbacks finished 13th nationally in interceptions and had a pair of All-SEC players in the secondary. During his time at Midwestern State, the Mustangs finished third in interceptions in the Lone Star Conference.
During his playing career, Reed played in 19 games for the Grizzlies, recording 42 tackles and an interception while earning Second Team All-RMAC honors in 2014. Reed earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Adams State in 2015 and his master's in human resources from Arkansas in 2021.
