After spending the 2025 season as cornerbacks coach at North Carolina Central, Michael Sewell Jr. will oversee the Wolves’ defensive backs room while coordinating the UWG defensive pass game efforts.
In 2024, Sewell was a defensive analyst at Miami. There, he helped mentor Second Team All-ACC safety Mishael Powell as well as Freshman All-American selection OJ Frederique. In recruiting, Sewell helped Miami ink the best recruiting class in the ACC and a class that ranked in the top-15 in the country.
His most recent stint at NCCU was his second as prior to spending the 2024 season at Miami, Sewell was the safeties coach at North Carolina Central, helping the program win a conference title and earn their first-ever FCS Playoff berth. He coached multiple All-Conference and All-American selections while at NCCU and the defense was the top red zone defense in all of FCS.
In 2023, Sewell gained valuable experience at the Pittsburgh Steelers training camp as part of the NFL’s Bill Walsh Fellowship.
Sewell also has stops at East Carolina, Black Hills State, and his alma mater, New Mexico.
A former All-American at LA Valley Community College, Sewell finished his playing career as team captain at New Mexico, competing for the Lobos from 2017-2018.
Sewell holds a bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from New Mexico and in 2022 he completed a master’s degree in kinesiology, sports recreation & administration from North Carolina Central.
