Hue Jackson

Hue Jackson was born on October 22, 1965, in Los Angeles, California. He played quarterback at Dorsey High School and later at Glendale Community College before transferring to the University of the Pacific, where he earned a degree in physical education in 1986. Following his playing career, Jackson commenced his coaching journey at his alma mater, Pacific, in 1987. He spent 13 years gaining experience in the collegiate ranks, holding positions at Cal State Fullerton, Arizona State, California, and USC. During this period, he developed a reputation for his offensive mind and ability to recruit and develop talent, including Heisman Trophy-winning quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart at USC.

Jackson’s professional coaching career began in the NFL in 2001, first with the Washington Redskins as a running backs coach, then advancing to offensive coordinator in 2003. He later served as wide receivers coach for the Cincinnati Bengals, where his guidance contributed to Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh becoming a highly productive receiving duo. Jackson also held offensive coordinator roles with the Atlanta Falcons (2007) and the Oakland Raiders (2010), leading to his promotion to head coach of the Raiders in 2011. After one season with the Raiders, he rejoined the Bengals for a second stint, eventually becoming their offensive coordinator from 2014 to 2015.

In 2016, Jackson became the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. Following his tenure with the Browns, he returned to collegiate coaching, serving as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Tennessee State University in 2021. He then took on the head coaching position at Grambling State University from 2022 to 2023. In 2024, Jackson joined Georgia State as assistant general manager and was promoted to offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in 2025.