Clay Jennings - Texas State Univ. - Fundamental DB Play
by Texas High School Coaches Association
Description
Unlock the secrets of elite defensive back play with Clay Jennings, veteran secondary coach and current DB coach and Passing Game Coordinator at Texas State University. With over 25 years of experience at programs like TCU, Texas Tech, Houston, and UNLV, Coach Jennings has developed a reputation for producing disciplined, high-IQ defensive backs ready to dominate on game day.
In this course, Coach Jennings breaks down the fundamentals every DB must master, from mindset, goals, and standards to alignment, communication, and flawless technique. Learn how to prepare your players with applied knowledge, practice urgency, and game-day confidence. Jennings dives into core concepts such as WR counts, QB lanes, red zone defense, and press fundamentals, while also sharing on-field drills like the Rope Drill, Scab Drill, and Screw to help DBs “win the down.”
Whether you’re a high school coach looking to sharpen your secondary, or a player striving to reach the next level, this course gives you practical tools and proven teaching methods to build consistent, disciplined, and game-ready defensive backs.
If you want your defensive backs to play fast, smart, and relentless, this is the course that delivers.
Book now and transform your DB room with one of Texas football’s most respected coaches.
Lessons
The Coach
Clay Jennings – Texas State
Lecture Title: Fundamental DB Play
Clay Jennings enters his first season with Texas State, joining the Bobcats as the defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator in February 2022.
A proven secondary coach for his entire career, Jennings joined Texas State after spending 18 of his first 26 years in coaching within the state of Texas, including five of the past six seasons. Prior to Texas State, Jennings was the secondary coach for UNLV in 2021.
A native of Waco, Texas, Jennings moved to San Marcos after spending the 2021 campaign at UNLV. The Runnin’ Rebels had two players finish in the top-40 in interceptions in his lone year with the program.
Before spending the 2019 and 2020 seasons at North Texas, Jennings spent single seasons at Texas Tech (2018), Houston (2017), and Texas (2016). With the Cougars, Jennings was the co-defensive coordinator and secondary coach while in Lubbock and Austin, he was the defensive backs coach.
Jennings has tutored numerous NFL draft picks and free-agent selections during his career, including Tevin Mitchel (Arkansas), Alan Turner (Arkansas), Jason Verrett (TCU), Kevin White (TCU), Greg McCoy (TCU), Malcolm Williams (TCU), Rafael Priest (TCU), C.C. Brown (Louisiana), Michael Adams (Louisiana), Antwain Spann (Louisiana), Keith Davis (Sam Houston) and Jordan Babineaux (Southern Arkansas).
Jennings was the secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at Sam Houston from 2001 to 2002 where he mentored an All-America selection and Buck Buchanan Award finalist in Davis.
Before Sam Houston, Jennings coached the secondary at Southern Arkansas (2000), Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa (1999), and Morehouse College in Atlanta (1998). He began his coaching career as a student assistant (1996) and then graduate assistant (1997) at North Texas shortly after ending his playing career for the Mean Green.
Jennings was a four-year letterwinner during his playing career at North Texas (1992-95) where he was part of the Mean Green’s Southland Conference championship team in 1994. Jennings finished his career at North Texas with 63 total tackles and 10.5 sacks.
Jennings earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from North Texas in 1997. He and his wife, Belinda, have two kids, Kirby and Kenzie.
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| 24 hours on-demand video |
| Streaming from mobile and TV |
| Lifetime access |
| Certificate of completion |
| 100% money back guarantee |
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| Caterory: | Football/Defensive Backs |
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| Videos: | 20 |
