Hunter MacKay - Football Coach - East Carolina University Athletics

Hunter MacKay

Title:
Assistant Coach - Tight Ends
Email:
mackayh23@ecu.edu
Phone:
(252) 737-4570

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Hunter MacKay is in his second year as the tight ends coach at East Carolina, a position he officially began on Dec. 13, 2023.

During his initial year with the program, MacKay’s group caught 39 passes for 406 yards (10.5 ypc) with five touchdowns. Casey Kelly, who appeared in nine games, hauled in 16 passes for 128 yards with a touchdown and earned a post-season bowl invite to the Tropical Bowl. Tyler Savage led the room with 193 receiving yards on 14 grabs with a score, while Desirrio Riles added eight grabs for 83 yards and two touchdowns and Jayvontay Conner had one reception for two yards and a score.

MacKay's appointment as the tight ends coach will end a two-year stint at Ole Miss where he has served as an offensive line graduate assistant and analyst, a position he began in February of 2022. In his first season with the program, the Rebels rushing attack broke the school record with 3,336 yards while tallying nearly 6,500 yards of total offense (6,453) which ranks fourth all-time in school history. This year, the Rebels are averaging 455.4 yards per game standing 16th nationally, rank among the NCAA leaders in seven offensive categories and have secured their third consecutive bowl game appearance after posting a 10-2 record.

Prior to his appointment to the Rebels staff, MacKay served as the offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator at Saint Anselm College (2021). The Hawks stood ninth nationally in passing offense per game (314.7) and 26th in sacks allowed per contest (1.11), while leading the Northeast 10 Conference in passing offense and ranking second in total offense (380.9 ypg) and fifth in scoring (25.1 ppg).

MacKay arrived at Saint Anselm from Middle Tennessee State University where he served a three-year stint in a variety of roles. Starting off as the quality control coach for the offensive line, he also worked with the offensive line as a graduate assistant and assisted the program's tight ends and H-backs.

At MTSU, the team made its first-ever Conference USA title game appearance in 2018. MacKay also helped the program to two bowl games, winning the Raycom Camellia Bowl in 2017. During his time with MTSU, he worked with three All-Conference USA selections.

During his time at Samford University from Feb. 2016 to Aug. 2017, MacKay was the offensive line's quality control coach and went on to become the director of player personnel – managing the team's recruiting operations while directing the spring evaluation period.

With MacKay's assistance, Samford made the postseason for just the fourth time in school history and helped to create the 16th-ranked total offense in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) football.

He gained valuable experience early on in his career at Mercer University, coaching the receiving corps from January 2015 to February 2016. He got his start at Mount De Sales Academy in Macon, Ga., gaining skills as the institution's Strength and Conditioning Coach while mentoring the program's receiving corps.

A 2015 graduate of Mercer with a degree in sports business management, he went on to earn a masters degree in professional studies/strategic leadership & training and development from Middle Tennessee in December 2020.

He and his wife, Kaitlyn, have one son named Ford who was born in December 2021.