Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson is in his second year as the defensive line coach. In 2021, the defensive line finished with 20.5 sacks and 40 tackles for loss and were ranked No. 39 nationally in tackles for loss. WVU finished No. 5 nationally in red zone defense, an improvement of 67 spots from the year before, was No. 18 in fewest defensive first downs allowed and in fourth-down percentage, No. 29 in third-down defense (.347), No. 37 in total defense (350.1) and No. 39 in tackles for loss (6.5), an improvement of nine spots from the 2020 season. Jackson came to Morgantown after serving as the defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator for defense at Old Dominion for the 2020 season. He joined the Old Dominion staff after spending the 2019 season at James Madison as the defensive tackles coach. While at JMU, the Dukes led the FCS in total defense and was third in scoring defense. Jackson was the defensive quality control coach at Mississippi State in 2018. In 2017, Jackson coached the defensive line at Fordham. Prior to that, Jackson was a graduate assistant with the defensive line for two years at Penn State. Jackson spent two years as an assistant coach at Stony Brook, first as a graduate assistant and then as assistant defensive line coach.