Tevin Lakes enters his seconds season as the cornerbacks coach for Henderson State in 2023.
In Lakes' first year on the coaching staff, Henderson's pass defense improved as the season progressed. Over the final five games of the regular season, HSU allowed just 175.4 passing yards per game, which was seventh the league in that time span. Redshirt freshman corner Darrick Rose was tied for fourth in the GAC with three interceptions.
Lakes comes from Oklahoma Panhandle State University, where he was the defensive backs coach and special teams coordinator for one season. While at OPSU, Lakes helped produce a Top-5 passing defense in the NAIA and the No. 1 passing defense in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
Prior to that, Lakes worked as the graduate assistant coach for defensive backs at Division II member Augustana University for two seasons, reaching the DII Playoffs in his first year on staff.
Lakes' playing career began at Mississippi Delta Community College from 2010-12 before transferring to Alcorn State and finishing at Mississippi Valley State in 2014. After his playing career, Lakes earned his Bachelors of Science in Health, Physical Education & Recreation in 2016 and his Masters of Science in Sports Administration in 2019 from Mississippi Valley State.
