James John Shibest (born October 31, 1964) is an American football coach and former wide receiver, who is the special teams coordinator at Purdue University, a position he has held since the 2025 season.

Shibest began his coaching career as an offensive graduate assistant working with the running backs and wide receivers at Oklahoma State for the 1990 and 1991 football seasons.

In four years, from 1996 to 1999, Shibest led the Grizzlies to two Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) titles and two NJCAA National Football Championships.

[2] In 2000, Shibest joined Houston Nutt's staff at Arkansas as the tight ends coach and special teams coordinator.

[2][4] In 2008, Shibest followed Nutt to Ole Miss as the tight ends and special teams coach, helping the Rebels win back-to-back Cotton Bowls.