Chris Buckner joined the NCCU coaching staff as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator in January 2014.
Before NCCU, Buckner served as co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach at Savannah State University, where he was responsible for coordinating and developing the passing game strategy for the offense during the 2013 campaign.
He spent two seasons (2011-12) as the wide receivers/tight ends coach at Jackson State University, after working as a graduate assistant coach at JSU in 2010. In 2011, Jackson State boasted the most prolific offense in the nation, topping the NCAA Division I-FCS ranks with an average of 490 yards of total offense per game, including 348 yards through the air. In 2012, Buckner coached the SWAC Offensive Player of the Year, JSU wide receiver Rico Richardson, who went on to play in the NFL.
A native of Arlington, Texas, Buckner played both wide receiver (2006-07) and defensive back (2008-09) at New Mexico State University. He graduated from NMSU in 2009 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
In May 2010, he went through OTAs with the Dallas Cowboys, and then moved on to Jackson State to begin his coaching career.
The Chris Buckner File
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Education:
New Mexico State University, 2009, bachelor’s degree in business administration
Collegiate Playing Experience:
New Mexico State University, wide receiver (2006-07) and defensive back (2008-09)
Coaching Experience:
Jackson State University
- graduate assistant coach (wide receivers), 2010
- assistant coach (wide receivers/tight ends), 2011-12
Savannah State University, assistant coach (co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers), 2013
North Carolina Central University, assistant coach (wide receivers/recruiting coordinator), 2014-
