Brett Ekkens
| Arizona Cardinals | |
|---|---|
| Title | Offensive quality control coach |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 16, 1989 Kentwood, Michigan, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position | Center |
| College | University of Mount Union University of Akron |
| Career history | |
| |
| Head coaching record | |
| Regular season | NCAA: 15–8 (.652) |
| Postseason | NCAA: 0–1 (.000) |
Brett Ekkens (born October 16, 1989) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Tiffin University, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He also coached for Mount Union, Akron,[2][3][4] Indiana Wesleyan,[5][6] and Saginaw Valley State.[7] He played college football for Mount Union as a center.[8][9]
Coaching career
[edit]On February 20, 2026, Ekkens was hired to serve as an offensive quality control coach for the Arizona Cardinals under new head coach Mike LaFleur.[10]
Head coaching record
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiffin Dragons (Great Midwest Athletic Conference) (2024–2025) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Tiffin | 8–4 | 7–2 | T–2nd | L America's Crossroads | ||||
| 2025 | Tiffin | 7–4 | 6–3 | 4th | |||||
| Tiffin: | 15–8 | 13–5 | |||||||
| Total: | 15–8 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ "Brett Ekkens - Head Football Coach - 1st season - Football Coaches". Tiffin University. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Brett Ekkens - Football Coach". University of Akron Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ Staff Writer. "UA football: Promoted offensive line coach Brett Ekkens excited to get started with new set of starters". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ Evans, Thayer (March 2, 2016). "Brett Ekkens is Akron's new offensive line coach". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Brett Ekkens - Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator/Strength & Conditioning - Football Coaches". Indiana Wesleyan University. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Football Adds Former NCAA DI Coach Ekkens to Staff". Indiana Wesleyan University. March 4, 2019. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Saginaw Valley State". Saginaw Valley State. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ "Brett Ekkens - 2011 - Football". University of Mount Union. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ report, Repository sports staff. "Former Mount Union player becomes Akron's offensive line coach". Canton Repository. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ↑ Urban, Darren (February 20, 2026). "Cardinals Announce Coaching Staff Under Mike LaFleur". Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved February 23, 2026.
External links
[edit]- Tiffin profile
- Saginaw Valley State profile
- Indiana Wesleyan profile
- Akron profile
- Mount Union profile
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