Chazmon Scales enters his second season as an assistant coach on the Samford football coaching staff. He is responsible for coaching the Samford cornerbacks.
In 2024, defensive back C.J. Douglas was named second team All-SoCon.Â
Scales comes to Samford after serving as the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at Western Carolina for the last three seasons. During his time with the Catamounts, his defense led the Southern Conference in passing defense in 2021 and ranked second in the category in 2022 and 2023. The team was also 11th in the nation in sacks, and he helped recruit in the top recruiting class in the SoCon and the third in the nation among FCS schools.
Scales served as the defensive backs coach at Central Arkansas in 2019 and 2020. During that time, the Bears won the 2019 Southland Conference title, and they ranked second in the league in pass defense.
Prior to his time at Central Arkansas, Scales was the defensive backs coach and passing game coordinator at Tusculum in 2017 and 2018. He worked with a defense that led its conference in turnovers and pass defense.
In 2016, he served as running backs coach at Northeast Mississippi Community College. In 2015, Scales served as a quality control assistant working with the cornerbacks and special teams at Valdosta State helping the Blazers to nine victories and a NCAA Division II playoff berth, finishing the year ranked 14th in the fi nal AFCA poll. Defensive back Kenny Moore thrived under Scales, tallying three interceptions including two returned for touchdowns in earning USA College Football All-America and
All-GSC plaudits.
Scales earned his coaching start in 2014 as a defensive graduate assistant at the University of West Georgia where he was a part of a 12-3 season that included a semifi nal appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Wolves finished tied for third in the Gulf South Conference (GSC) and finished the
year ranked sixth in the nation according to the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA).
Scales instructed West Georgia safety Carlos Hutton, who led the GSC with 13 passes defended and was second with four interceptions, garnering USA College Football All-America plaudits. In addition to Hutton, cornerback Laronji Vason earned All-GSC honors as Vason notched 72 stops, two interceptions and a pair of fumble recoveries under Scales.
As a player, Scales was a four-year contributor on defense at Arkansas State where he was a part of two consecutive Sun Belt Conference championship teams as a junior and senior, earning berths in the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile, Ala. He helped the Red Wolves win nine-straight games in 2011 and seven-consecutive to end his senior season. Scales was a standout player at Centennial High School where he was selected to the Tennessee Sports Writers Association (TSWA) Class 5A All-State team following a senior season in which he accounted for 2,400 yards and 29 touchdowns as the quarterback for the Cougars.
Originally from Franklin, Tenn., Scales is a 2012 graduate of Arkansas State with a bachelor’s of science in interdisciplinary studies.
