Zak Mizell

Biography

Zak Mizell was promoted the role of outside receivers coach for the 2026 season. In 2025, he was instrumental in a strong passing game for the Eagles, serving as an assisting quarterbacks coach who had a heavy hand in the passing game. That year, the Georgia Southern offense featured the first 1,000-yard receiver in program history in Camden Brown, who also set a new school record with 14 touchdown catches, and the program’s all-time leading passer in JC French IV. Mizell served on the WKU coaching staff from 2019-2024 in various roles for the high-powered offense. He was promoted to the wide receivers coach in 2024 after serving as the assistant wide receivers coach in 2023. In 2022, he was the offensive quality control coach and he was a volunteer coach during the 2019 season before becoming a graduate assistant coach for two seasons. Mizell had a hand in helping produce two top five passing offenses in the FBS with eventual NFL quarterbacks Bailey Zappe and Austin Reed. In 2024, Kisean Johnson started each game at receiver and led the team with 925 yards and seven touchdowns on 75 receptions to earn second-team all-conference honors. He had back-to-back 100-yard receiving games against EKU and Middle Tennessee, and against the Blue Raiders he had season highs of 129 yards and two touchdowns receiving. He ranked second in Conference USA in receptions per game (5.36), fifth in receiving yards per game (66.1), third in touchdown receptions (7), second in total receptions (75)