David Stuckman was named a senior defensive analyst for Texas State in March 2024.
The former defensive back at Grambling State has coached across multiple levels and was named one of the nation’s rising coaches when he was selected to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) 35 Under 35 in 2022. A native of Gainesville, Fla., Stuckman was also selected to participate in the 2023 NFL/NCAA Coaches Academy.
Prior to joining the Bobcats, Stuckman was the pass game coordinator and safeties coaches at Bethune-Cookman for the 2023 season.
Stuckman worked closely with many members of the current Texas State coaching staff at UIW in 2022, when the Cardinals – under current Texas State head coach GJ Kinne --- reached the FCS Playoffs semifinals, were ranked as high as No. 7 in the country, and won the Southland Conference championship. With Stuckman’s help, the defense finished third in defensive passing efficiency and fifth in passing defense. Stuckman tutored now-current Bobcat Donte Thompson to All-Southland First Team honors after Thompson led the conference in passes defended (19).
Before UIW, Stuckman spent two seasons at Indiana State as the cornerbacks and nickelbacks coach in 2020-21 and one season at Louisville as a defensive analyst in 2019.
In 2019, Stuckman helped take over a program that won two games during the previous season. The Cardinals six-game improvement was tops in the nation amongst “Power 5” programs and finished the season with a bowl win over Mississippi State in the Music City Bowl. On defense, Louisville improved by over 10 points per game and more than doubled its sack total from the 2018 season.
Texas State is not Stuckman’s first stint in the Sun Belt Conference. In 2018, Stuckman was a defensive quality control coach at App State. Stuckman worked specifically with the defensive backs helped lead the Mountaineers to their third-straight Sun Belt title, an 11-2 record, and a fourth consecutive bowl win defeating MTSU in the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl where Stuckman served as the cornerbacks coach.
While at App State, the Mountaineers’ defense ranked sixth nationally in scoring defense at 15.7 points per game and held the opposition to 10 or fewer points in seven contests. App State’s unit also ranked third in the country in passing defense (148.1), No. 1 in fewest big plays given up, and sixth in total defense (279.3).
Before App State, Stuckman spent the 2017 season as a graduate assistant at LSU working under head coach Ed Orgeron and defensive coordinator Dave Aranda. Stuckman helped mentor a pair of second team All-Americans in Greedy Williams and Donte Jackson. Williams had a breakout year with the Tigers in 2017, leading the SEC in interceptions (6) and finishing No. 2 in the conference in passes defended (17). As a unit, LSU allowed only 11 passing touchdowns, which was the second-lowest total in the SEC, and the Tigers were No. 2 in the league in pass efficiency defense.
In 2016, Stuckman served as safeties coach at Division II Florida Tech helping the program reach its first-ever D-II playoff appearance.
Prior to Florida Tech, Stuckman spent the 2015 season as a member of Skip Holtz staff at Louisiana Tech. Stuckman helped the Bulldogs to a 9-4 record and a second-place finish in the Western Division of Conference USA. The Bulldogs finished eighth nationally in defensive touchdowns after forcing 22 turnovers, including 13 interceptions.
Stuckman got his collegiate start in 2014 at Division II Midwestern State University as a defensive backs graduate assistant. Stuckman helped coach a unit that finished second in the Lone Star Conference in total defense and also led the conference in scoring defense.
Stuckman additionally did stints with Gainesville (Fla.) High School and P.K. Yonge (Fla.) High School. Stuckman is also a three-time recipient of the NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, working with the Carolina Panthers (2018-2019) and the Chicago Bears (2021).
Stuckman played four seasons at Grambling, helping GSU to the 2008 Black College National Championship and 2008 & 2011 Southwestern Athletic Conference titles. A team captain in 2011, Stuckman was a defensive back and return specialist for the Tigers.
Stuckman graduated from Grambling in 2012 with his bachelor’s degree in computer information systems and management.
