team roster fall 2026
Head Coach
12 years total in football coaching. 5 years as a high school varsity and junior varsity assistant in Beaumont Texas at Kelly High School and 7 years as a youth head football coach, 2nd thru 8th grade, in Gurnee Illinois as a member of the Chicagoland youth football league.
Undergraduate degree, Bachelor of Science (BS) in civil engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point in West Point New York, and a graduate degree Masters of Science in Business Administration (MSBA) from Boston University in Boston Massachusetts.
Divorced with 2 children, a daughter Lauren 33 and a son Grant 29, both living in the Chicago area.
Also, a 3 year letterman as a long snapper and defensive lineman in college at Division 1 Army West Point and a 3 year letterman as a center and linebacker at Troy High School in Fullerton, California.
Offensive Coach
This is Coach Jagannath’s second season coaching with Newport Harbor, and third season coaching overall (Newport Beach Seahawks). He played Wide Receiver and Cornerback at Asotin High School (WA) and lettered all four years.
Coach Braden received his Bachelors Degree from Vanguard University of Southern California in Elementary Education. His love for football, the development of student athletes, and culture building has led him to coaching.
He is happily married to his wife, Melanie, who is a video editor for a production company.
Go Sailors!
