Paul Macklin is entering his second season on the Delaware State staff coaching the running backs. Prior to joining DSU he spent two years as an assistant coach at Indiana State University.
Last season, Macklin tutored All-MEAC running back Emmanuel Marc to an impressive 1,230 yards and 12 touchdowns. His production was the second best in the MEAC in 2006.
In 2005, his top runner at Indiana State was Andre Forte, who rushed for 802 yards (4.6 ypc) and four touchdowns. .
Macklin had three ISU runners average 3.5 yards per carry during the 2004 season, with Jake Shields leading the way at 5.3 yards per carry and 825 yards gained. Shields was second in Division I-AA in rushing before being felled by an injury.
From 2001 to ’03, Macklin was a volunteer receivers coach at Division III Christopher Newport College in Newport News, VA.
Macklin has also taught biology and coached football at two Newport News, Va. High schools. In 2000, he was wide receivers and defensive backs coach at Heritage High School, which was 14-0 en route to a state championship.
A 1996 graduate of Virginia Union University in Richmond, Va., Macklin was a four-year starter at wide receiver for the Panthers. He was a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) All-Academic Team as a freshman.
While at Virginia Union, Macklin was tutored by former Philadelphia Eagles great Harold Jackson, a receivers coach for the team.
He received his B.S. in Biology from Virginia Union in 1996.
A native of Newport News, Va., Macklin’s brother David is a member of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals.
