Ricky Crayton enters his fifth season as an assistant coach for the Trinity College football team in the 2026 season, serving as the running backs coach and recruiting coordinator for New England and the West Coast.
Over the last four seasons, the Bantams have led the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) in rushing touchdowns three times and rushing yards once (2022). The Bantams rushing attack is averaging 4.4 yard per carry under Crayton with a league-high 65 rushing touchdowns during that span.
Crayton served as a running backs and tight ends coach at Maine Maritime Academy in 2019, before coaching most recently at Norwich University. Crayton coached the running backs and served as the Cadets' academic coordinator. He was a successful recruiter at all his stops and helped organize both on-campus and virtual visits for high school students at Norwich.
A 2018 graduate of Thomas College in Maine with a bachelor's degree in psychology, Crayton began his coaching career at New England Small College Athletic Conference rival Colby College as a defensive assistant in 2018.
