East Texas Baptist University Athletics

Stephen Palmer begins his second year on head coach Brian Mayper’s coaching staff as the defensive back’s coach. He played collegiately at Mars Hill University, Coffeyville College (JUCO), and Dean College (JUCO).
 
Palmer’s coaching career began as a freshman defensive backs coach in Gonzaga High in the fall of 2014 before returning to Mars Hill to be the assistant defensive back’s coach. Among the players he coached was Trey Clark, who earned first team All-SAC as a free-safety. Before coming to ETBU, he served as a running backs, kick and punt returners coach at Louisburg College in North Carolina. He also spent time in the Canadian Football League as a watch list player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2017.

A native of Germantown, Md., he played high school football at Fork Union Military Academy (Va.), where he was a three-time all-state and all-prep cornerback. Ranked 13th of the top 100 best players in the state, he also was an all-state kick returner. In addition, he became a three-time all-state and all-prep athlete in indoor and outdoor track earning back-to-back championships in the 55m dash.

Beginning his collegiate career at the junior college level, He played at Coffeyville College to earning all-conference and All-American at cornerback while helping his team to a 10-1 record in the Jayhawk Conference. Transferring to Dean College, he earned all-conference honors and led his team to the New England Collegiate Conference championship with a 9-1 record. He finished his career at Mars Hill University where he helped his team to a second place finish in the South Atlantic College.

Palmer earned and Associate Degree in General Studies at Montgomery College and a Bachelor’s of Science in Recreation & Sports Management at Mars Hill University in 2017.