Gary McGraw - Complete DB Development System

by Texas High School Coaches Association

Description

Learn a complete teaching progression for defensive back play from Coach Gary McGraw, cornerbacks coach at Sam Houston State, covering the peer step and mirror match press techniques, finish fundamentals like wipe and replace, and takeaway-tackle drills like vice-punch, pop-punch, and burst-and-pick, all built from air work through live reps and validated with real college and NFL film.

Whether you're building a press-technique progression from scratch or looking for better ways to teach finish and takeaway skills, this session delivers a complete, detailed teaching system straight from a coach with two stints at Sam Houston State and experience at Tulsa.

Enroll now to get full access to this lesson and start building more disciplined, ball-hawking defensive backs!

Lessons

1 Introduction 2:28 2 Drill Chart & Checklist 1:06 3 The Cerebral Prep: Drill Checklist 1:24 4 Defensive Back Play 2:01 5 Peer-Step Technique 2:25 6 Mirror Match Press Technique: Outside & Inside Release 2:06 7 Peer Step Progression 5:11

Game Clips

8 Press Technique: Live 1-on-1 Reps 4:09 9 Movement Progression Drill (Rabbit Drill) 4:56 10 Finish Progression (Wipe & Replace) 4:24 11 High N Outside 4:37

Takeaway-Tackle Drills

12 Vice-Punch Drill 3:25 13 Pop-Punch Drill 5:29 14 Burst and Pick Drill 3:20

The Coach

Texas High School Coaches Association

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Gary McGraw
Cornerbacks Coach, Sam Houston State

Gary McGraw returned to Sam Houston State in January 2025 for his second stint coaching cornerbacks, rejoining the program under head coach Phil Longo after stops at Tulsa and Southern Illinois. He originally coached at Sam Houston from 2016 to 2021, a tenure that included the program's 2020 FCS National Championship season. He brings more than 20 seasons of collegiate coaching experience to the role.

During his first stint at Sam Houston, McGraw served as cornerbacks coach, defensive passing game coordinator, and special teams coordinator, helping the Bearkats compile a 58 and 14 record, win three conference titles, and reach the FCS playoffs four times, capped by a perfect 10 and 0 national championship season in 2020. He developed two of the program's most accomplished defensive backs, four time All American Zyon McCollum, a fifth-round NFL Draft pick, and three-time all conference honoree Jaylen Thomas. Before Sam Houston, McGraw spent five seasons as defensive secondary coach and special teams assistant at Midwestern State, where he coached six All Americans and helped the program win three Lone Star Conference titles. He later spent time coaching cornerbacks at Tulsa before a stint at Southern Illinois, prior to his return to Huntsville.

A veteran of extensive Texas high school recruiting throughout his career, McGraw has built a reputation for developing defensive back technique and creating structured, detail oriented player development systems throughout his tenure in the college ranks.

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Caterory:	Football/Defensive Backs
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Videos:	14