Jeff Jarnigan

Jeff Jarnigan is an American football executive who is the general manager for the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League.

Biography

A native of Oklahoma, Jarnigan played football at Southwestern College; shortly after graduating, he began a coaching career. From 1988 to 1999, Jarnigan was employed by four collegiate programs.
The SaberCats, along with the rest of the Arena Football League, suspended operations in 2009. In 2011, the team returned to action; Jarnigan was once again named the team's defensive coordinator. A poor showing from San Jose's new–look defense lead the SaberCats to replace Jarnigan with Cedric Walker as defensive coordinator; he was retained, however, as an offensive line/special teams coach. Since 2012, Jarnigan has experienced considerable success in a variety of coaching capacities. Most recently, in 2015, he served as a hybrid offensive line/defensive line/special teams coach for the SaberCats. That season, the defensive line flourished under Jarnigan's guidance ; at the end of the season, he won a second AFL Championship as the SaberCats defeated the Jacksonville Sharks in ArenaBowl XXVIII. He was employed by the team for a total of seven years and was the only assistant coach to have been continuously employed by the team since its 2011 return.
In 2016, he joined the Arizona Rattlers in the AFL as an assistant general manager and defensive line coach after the SabreCats ceased operations. In 2017, the Rattlers left the AFL and joined the Indoor Football League, winning the league championship in their first season of participation. After the 2019 season, Jarnigan was promoted to general manager.