Brett Dewhurst - Football Coach

Brett Dewhurst

Title:
Assistant Football Coach (Safeties)
Phone:
662-325-3470

Brett Dewhurst was promoted to Mississippi State's safeties coach on January 20, 2023.

Dewhurst, who was a four-year defensive back at Texas Tech from 2008-11, spent the 2022 season at MSU as one of Zach Arnett’s right-hand staffers in the senior defensive analyst role, primarily focusing on the safeties position group.

Prior to joining MSU’s staff, he was the defensive backs coach at Texas State for three seasons. Dewhurst’s 2020 unit accounted for 11 turnovers with seven interceptions, four fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles.

Cornerback Jarron Morris was a Second-Team All-Sun Belt Conference selection after he led Texas State with 69 tackles, led the league with four interceptions, recovered a fumble, and had 11 breakups. In addition, Morris tied school and Sun Belt Conference records when he returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown at ULM.

In his first season at Texas State, Dewhurst helped the Bobcats rank among the nation’s top 25 passing defenses. Morris and Khambrail Winters earned Honorable Mention All-Sun Belt Conference honors. Morris led the Bobcats with two interceptions, broke up seven passes, forced a fumble, and recorded 63 tackles and 3.0 tackles for loss. Winters recorded 52 tackles and broke up four passes in his nine starts.

Dewhurst came to Texas State after serving as the safeties coach at Texas Tech in 2018.

There, he tutored Jah’Shawn Johnson and Vaughnte Dorsey when both earned Honorable Mention All-Big XII honors and ranked among the top five Red Raider tackling leaders. Johnson recorded 60 tackles, one interception, two pass breakups and despite playing in nine games. Dorsey had 55 stops, 2.5 tackles for loss, an assist on a sack and intercepted four passes. He also had two breakups and a forced fumble.

Dewhurst returned to his alma mater following one season as the defensive backs coach at Southeastern Louisiana. Dewhurst helped the Lions rank 37th in the FCS and fourth in the Southland Conference with 12 interceptions on the year.

He also tutored one of the top FCS defensive backs in the country in Max Olson, who earned First-Team All-Southland honors after recording a team-leading 100 tackles, three interceptions and seven pass breakups. Mayori Ellison also garnered Honorable Mention accolades with 33 tackles, four interceptions and nine pass breakups that year.

Dewhurst went to Southeastern Louisiana after spending four seasons as a defensive quality control assistant under David Gibbs at Texas Tech (2015-16) and Houston (2013-14). Dewhurst focused primarily on defensive backs.

During the span, he was part of teams that advanced to three bowl appearances. They included the 2105 Advocare V100 Texas Bowl with Red Raiders, and the 2014 BBVA Compas Bowl and 2015 Armed Forces Bowl at Houston.

While with the Cougars, Houston established itself as one of the best defenses in the country. Houston led the FBS in both turnovers forced (43) and turnover margin (plus-25) during Dewhurst's first season in 2013 as the Cougars were the third-most improved team nationally for scoring defense after allowing just 21.8 points per game.

Dewhurst began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Midwestern State in 2012. The Mustangs finished that season at 9-2 overall, won a Lone Star Conference championship and appeared in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

A native of Klein, Texas, Dewhurst began his coaching career after playing four seasons at Texas Tech in 2008-11, one of the most-successful periods in school history. Texas Tech played in four bowl games during his career, which featured 103 tackles, nine pass breakups and a forced fumble.

Dewhurst earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise sports science at Texas Tech in 2011.