User:Mackensen/Jon Sumrall

Jon Sumrall (born July 5, 1982) is an American football coach and former player. He is currently the co-defensive coordinator and inside linebackers coach at the University of Kentucky. He has previously been an assistant coach at Ole Miss, Troy, Tulane, and San Diego.

Playing career
Sumrall grew up in Huntsville, Alabama, and attended Grissom High School. At Grissom he played defensive back and outside linebacker. Both the United States Air Force Academy and the University of Kentucky recruited him out of high school, and he chose Kentucky. Kentucky converted him from safety to linebacker. He played from 2002–2004; his playing career ended after his junior year when he was diagnosed with cervical spinal stenosis.

Coaching career
His playing career over, Sumrall joined Kentucky's staff in the spring of 2005 as a graduate assistant under head coach Rich Brooks.