Coaches & Staff
Our Coaches and Staff
Meet our coaches and key staff who work with our students every day to help drive them to be both elite athletes and men.
Coaching Team
Steve Hagen
Head Coach
Steve Hagen is a former NFL and College Football Coach and is currently the head coach of the NFL Academy (2023). He was an assistant coach for the Cleveland Browns (2001-2004), (2009-2012) and New York Jets (2013-2015). He has coached at over a dozen college football programs, including Notre Dame (1989-1990) and the University of North Carolina (2007-2008).
Clayton Turner
Offensive Coordinator
Clayton Turner started his collegiate career as a Quarterback at Monroe College (2013-2014) before transferring to the University of Miami (2015-2016) and transitioned to coaching while studying for a master’s at Lamar University (2016-2017). He moved to Germany, starting as a QB coach at the Kiel Baltic Hurricanes (2018), then moved to the Kirchdorf Wildcats (2019-2020) as Offensive Coordinator. Before accepting a position at the NFL Academy (2023) as Offensive Coordinator, he also coached the Ravensburg Razorbacks (2022-2023), which garnered praise for their elite offense.
Gavin Collins
Offensive Line Coach
Gavin Collins began coaching the Oxford Brookes Panthers (2000-2011) as Offensive Line coach shortly after completing his playing career. Accepting a role as Offensive Line coach at the London Warriors (2012-2017), he won 4 Nationtal titles before taking a position with the NFL Academy (2019), where he currently coaches the Offensive Line group. Gavin is the longest-serving coach alongside Ian Jacquet, the Wide Receivers coach.
Chase Baker
Linebackers Coach
Chase Baker, a former American football Defensive Tackle, played at Boise State (2007-2011), where he graduated and was signed for the Minnesota Vikings (2012-2014) in the NFL. Baker transitioned to coaching, including coaching High School for three years, and was the Defensive Line Coach for the Fan Controlled Football League (2021). He accepted a role as the Defensive Line coach for the Barcelona Dragons (2022-2023) before taking a position as the Linebacker coach of the NFL Academy in 2023.
George Reynolds
Tight Ends Coach
George Reynolds, an NFL Academy (2019-2020) graduate, earned a scholarship to the University of Ottawa to play Quarterback before accepting a Development Assistant and Tight Ends coach for the NFL International Player Pathway Program. (2021). He is currently the Tight Ends coach for the NFL Academy (2023).
Derrick Ford
Linebackers Coach
Ford played collegiate football at Arizona State University before beginning his professional career at the Ottawa Renegades of the Canadian Football League (CFL). During his time in Ottawa, he led the team in sacks and became the franchise’s all-time sack leader, earning opportunities with several professional teams across Europe. Following his playing career, Ford transitioned into coaching, working across the high school, collegiate, professional, and international levels while developing athletes through his Prepared Performance Academy, before joining the UK-based NFL Academy as Linebackers Coach.
Key Staff
Kris Durham
Head of NFL Academy
Kris Durham is a former NFL wide receiver drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in 2011. Graduating from Georgia (2006-2010), he would be drafted in the fourth round by the Seahawks and would continue to play for them, the Lions, Titans, and Raiders. He also played in Italy for the Parma Panthers (2017-2018) before retiring. Since then, Durham has joined as the head of football for the NFL Academy.
Alison Wyeth
NFL Academy Director
Alison has an extensive background as a high performing track athlete having represented Great Britain at two Olympic Games. Her previous roles were held with British Athletics, the Commonwealth Games, British Olympic Association, Loughborough University and British Triathlon.
Darren Mustin
Director of Performance
Most recently with the University of Houston, Coach Dustin brings a wealth of NCAA experience to the NFL Academy, having also held key roles at USC, Nebraska, UMass, Tennessee State, Army, and more.
A former linebacker and captain at Alabama, he was honoured with the Bear Bryant and Most Inspirational Player awards during his time in Tuscaloosa — a testament to the leadership and intensity he now brings to our programme.
Having joined the squad on their NCAA tour of the Midwest, he is now full-time at our Loughborough base.