Zak Mizell was promoted to Wide Receivers Coach in January 2024.
Mizell has been on the WKU coaching staff since 2019 in various roles. He served as the assistant wide receivers coach in 2023 after being promoted from offensive quality control coach. He was a volunteer coach during the 2019 season before becoming a graduate assistant coach for two seasons.
Mizell has had a hand in producing some of the top offenses in Conference USA and nationally since his arrival at WKU.Â
The 2023 Hilltoppers finished the year second in the league in scoring with 30.5 points per game, and had the top passing offense across CUSA with 296.4 yards per game through the air and 38 passing touchdowns. WKU's 50 offensive touchdowns in 2023 ranked second in CUSA. In 2021 and 2022, the Hilltoppers ranked first nationally in passing yards and passing touchdowns. The 2021 squad ranked second nationally in scoring at 44.2 points per game, while the 2022 team was 15th at 36.4 points per game.
Mizell has helped produce some of the top receiver across the nation, including Malachi Corley, a two-time All-Conference USA First Team selection who became the second-highest drafted Hilltopper ever when he was selected by the New York Jets with the first pick in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft – the 65th overall pick. He coached Daewood Davis for two seasons on The Hill, before Davis went on to spend time with the Miami Dolphins organization and later joined the Memphis Showboats of the UFL. With Mizell on staff at WKU, Jerreth Sterns led the nation in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns in 2021, before joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams for stints and later finding a home in the CFL with the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Mitchell Tinsley, who spent two seasons with the Hilltoppers in 2020 and 2021, was another player coached by Mizell who later went on the the NFL ranks with the Washington Commanders. Lucky Jackson, who played his final season with WKU in Mizell's first season, most recently was on a professional roster with the Minnesota Vikings.
Mizell played quarterback for Lindsey Wilson College from 2014-to-2017. He was Academic All-Mid South Conference in 2015, starting three games while appearing in all 11 that season for the Blue Raiders.
Mizell graduated from Lindsey Wilson with a degree in Accounting. He is currently working towards a graduate degree in Recreation and Sport Administration at WKU. Originally from Franklin, Tennessee, Mizell went to Page High School, where he was a three-time First Team All-District selection.
