by: Hunter Shelton 6 hours ago HunterShelton_
After one season at the helm of Starkville (Miss.) High football, John Carr is reportedly on the move once again.
According to Robbie Faulk of the Starkville Daily News , Carr is headed to the NFL and will join the Cleveland Browns as the chief of staff executive, effective immediately.
Carr came to Starkville after one season at Clinton (Miss.). In 2025, the Yellowjackets went 6-5 and finished as the No. 8 team in the state, per the Rivals Composite Rankings.
Starkville got off to a 4-1 start, highlighted by a big win over Brandon . It lost its last three games of the season, though, including a first-round playoff game against Tupelo .
At the Division I level, Carr has spent time as the director of football operations at Southern Miss from 2013-15 and was the wide receivers coach at both Troy (2019-21) and Louisiana Monroe (2018, 2022-23).