Jonathan Fletcher enters his ninth season on the Delta State University football staff and serves as the Run Game Coordinator/and Offensive Line coach after previously serving serving as tight ends/H-backs, running backs and strength and conditioning coach.
The 2019 season marked his first year as the offensive line coach and run game coordinator. Fletcher's offensive line paved the way for a rushing attack that ranked third in the GSC with 197.5 yards per game. The 'thunder and lightning duo' of Rico Owens and Deion Dampier ranked second and 10th in the GSC averaging 69.7 and 52.5 yards per game on the ground, respectively. Owens and Dampier joined starting center Innis Claud V as All-GSC selections on offense.
In 2017, Fletcher coached LaDarion Peterson, who was named Second-Team All-GSC and set a new career kick return yardage record of 1,786 yards. Fletcher also coached Chris Robinson, who was a two time All American, All-Conference, Conerly Trophy finalists, and Harlon Hill Trophy nominee.
Prior to joining the DSU staff, Fletcher served as the assistant offensive line/tight ends coach at Presentation College in 2012 en route to a 1,200-yard rushing season, in only the program's second year. He also served as an intern with the strength and conditioning coach for Mount Saint Joseph University's football team in 2011 and assistant hitting coach for the Knox College baseball team in 2012.
Fletcher was awarded Knox College’s Dean S. Trevor Memorial Award in 2012 and was a two-sport athlete as a four-year letterman for the baseball team and a three-year letterman for the football team, while earning his Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education Social Sciences.
In the spring of 2014, Fletcher completed his strength and conditioning certification through USA Weightlifting, the official certification program of the United States Olympic Training Committee.
Fletcher is married to the former Caroline George, of Selmer, Tenn. The two were married on May 20, 2017 and currently reside in Cleveland.
