Luke Jaicks
| Title: | Associate Head Coach-Defense/Defensive Coordinator |
| Phone: | (828) 641-0957 |
| Email: | jaicksla@brevard.edu |
| Previous College: | Maharishi, 2010 |
| Twitter: | @lukejaicks |
AT A GLANCE:
- A two-way player in high school, 2nd Team All-State Defensive Back
- Had 23 tackles, six interceptions, and five pass breakups for the Scottsdale College, ranking in the top-five nationally for interceptions
- Primary Recruiting: Florida, upper South Carolina, Georgia
- Secondary Recruiting: Juco’s, Arizona, California, Europe
- Two way player in High school 2nd team all-state DB, 1st All-Conference WR
CAREER BACKGROUND:
- 2005-06 Southern Utah University Defensive Back
- 2007-08 Scottsdale College Defensive Back
- 2014 Southwestern Oklahoma State Cornerbacks
- 2013-15 Scottsdale College Defensive Backs
- 2016 Scottsdale College Linebackers
- 2017-18 Brevard College Special Teams Coordinator/Cornerbacks
- 2019-2020 Brevard College Defensive Coordinator/Cornerbacks
- 2020-2021 Brevard College Associate Head Coach-Defense/Defensive Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator
- 2021-Present Brevard College Associate Head Coach-Defense/Defensive Coordinator
Luke Jaicks joined the Brevard College football coaching staff in 2017 and has since broken many school and USA south conference records as a defense, special teams and recruiting coordinator. His average PPG through 18 games as a Defensive Coordinator is 12.2, the NCAA national average is 26.8. In the 2020-21 season, Coach Jaicks' defense finished nationally #5 in total defense, #4 in turnovers gained and #4 in pass defense. Also, they broke a conference record for points per game by holding their opponents to 11.2 points per game. In 20/21' Jaicks' defense had 3 all conference players (Bass, Canady, Anderson), 1 all region player (Toby Naylor) and the school's first All American (2nd team) with Joc Pledger (So. CB). Jaicks is also the secondary coach and the secondary has been ranked 1st in the USA South for 3 straight years.
In 2019, Jaicks was promoted to Defensive Coordinator and Cornerbacks Coach. In Jaicks' first year at the helm of the Tornado defense, he helped lead the unit to several program, conference, and national accolades en route to an 8-2 season and a victory in the 2019 ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl. Jaicks' defense led the USA South and set a new program-record by allowing just 13.3 points-per-game. The Tornados set program records and led the conference in turnovers (25) and interceptions (21) - while BC's 19 interceptions in the regular season ranked tied-for-third in all of NCAA DIII football. Moreover, Brevard allowed the third-fewest rushing yards-per-game in the regular season and scored four touchdowns on defense, which was tied for the lead in the USA South. During the regular season, BC's defense went 4-of-9 games without surrendering a touchdown to the opposition.
Jaicks helped the Tornados receive many individual defensive accolades through the 2019 campaign as well. Three Tornado defenders - Dante Anderson, Steffon Canady, and Louis Williams III - earned USA South All-Conference plaudits, while the Tornados also garnered three USA Athlete of the Week awards (Joc Pledger, Tae Sullivan, and Rook Tate) and three D3Football.com National Team of the Week selections (Jerome Bass, Quentin Jackson, and Tate) during the course of the 2019 season. BC's Anderson and Canady received nominations for the prestigious Cliff Harris Award - an award honoring the nation's best small college defensive player - while the pair also earned All-ECAC First Team honors following the conclusion of postseason play. Canady capped off a bountiful award season for the BC defense by being named the 2019 ECAC Scotty Whitelaw Bowl Most Valuable Player following his performance in Brevard's 42-28 victory over Carnegie Mellon University.
Under Jaicks' guidance, the Tornado secondary ranked first in the conference in lowest passing yards allowed per game in the 2018 season, while Sophomore cornerback Quentin Jackson received USA South All-Conference First Team and Defensive Player of the Week honors. The Tornados claimed the number-one kickoff return player in the conference, as Tre Charles averaged 25.3 yards-per-return (new school record). Punter/Wide Receiver Ralph Roman III garnered USA South Football All-Conference Second Team honors after averaging the second-best net punting yardage rating in the conference.
Luke Jaicks joined the Brevard College football coaching staff in 2017 as the Tornados special teams coordinator and cornerbacks coach. In the 2017 season, BC's special teams unit broke school records for most single-season blocked punts, highest kickoff return average, highest individual kickoff return average (Xavier Brown), most field goals made in a season, and the second-highest field goal average in NCAA-era history.
Prior to arriving at Brevard, Jaicks coached the LB's and DB's at Scottsdale College. In 2016, the group was responsible for 11 of the 14 turnovers recorded that year. Sophomores Londale Sanders and Angel Silva were offered Division I scholarships, and Sanders recently signed with University of Arkansas Pine Bluff. ]The Scottsdale defense finished first overall in the conference and first in pass defense. The secondary finished sixth statistically in the country in pass defense. Jaicks oversaw four DB All-Conference players in 2015. Chevoski Collins and DJ Olmstead were First-Team All-Conference selections, and Collins was selected First-Team All American by the NJCAA (DB). Olmstead went on to play professional football. Collins received multiple Division I offers, and DJ Olmstead signed with Idaho despite having no offers, even at the Division III level, coming out of high school. Telvance Way was a Second Team selection (DB), while Kylan Cotton was selected Honorable Mention. Both received scholarship offers, and they ended the season by defeating Central Lakes (MN) in the Valley of the Sun Bowl.
In 2014 Jaicks coached at Southwestern Oklahoma State (Division II) where his CB Kevin Joseph was All-Conference, second-team All-Region, and finished sixth nationally in pass breakups.
Jaicks arrived at Brevard from Scottsdale College and Southwestern Oklahoma State where he coached DBs and linebackers. He helped Scottsdale to a 10-1 record and a Western States Football League Championship in 2013. The Artichokes finished the season ranked third in NJCAA play, after defeating Dodge City Community College in the Valley of the Sun Bowl. Following that success, three defensive backs signed with NCAA Division I institutions: Patrick Glover (University of Arizona), Jordan Frost Dixon (Middle Tennessee,) and Andre Fils (Hampton).
As a player in high school, Jaicks was a Second Team All-State selection (DB) and First Team All-Region (WR) selection (2005). Jaicks went on to sign with Southern Utah before concluding his collegiate playing career at Scottsdale College. He recorded 23 tackles, six interceptions and five pass breakups for Scottsdale as he earned all-conference honors.
A native of Mesa, AZ, Jaicks holds a bachelor’s degree in eastern psychology from the Maharishi University of Management.