JACKSONVILLE – The Jacksonville Jaguars announced nine personnel staff hires and eight promotions ahead of the 2024 season.
Tom Gamble was hired as senior personnel executive; Chris Ash as a pro scout; Corey Peters and Josh Scobey as college scouts; Mimi Bolden-Morris, Austin Leake and Max Rosenthal as scouting assistants; Tara Goolsby as player finance and football administration assistant; and Savannah Reier as manager of player and personnel relations.
In addition, eight staff members received promotions. John Stevenson was named assistant director of college scouting. Ryan Stamper was promoted to national scout and Jason DesJarlais to pro scout. Holden McAbee, Antonio Robinson, Mickeel Stewart and Tyler Walker were promoted to college scouts, and Nikki Donoff to player engagement manager.
| Trent Baalke | General Manager | ||
| Ethan Waugh | Assistant General Manager | ||
| Regis Eller | Director of Player Personnel | ||
| Michael Davis | Director of College Scouting | ||
| DeJuan Polk | Director of Pro Scouting | ||
| *John Stevenson | Assistant Director of College Scouting | ||
| Tom Gamble | Senior Personnel Executive | ||
| *Ryan Stamper | National Scout | ||
| Chris Ash | Pro Scout | ||
| Geep Chryst | Pro Scout | ||
| *Jason DesJarlais | Pro Scout | ||
| *Holden McAbee | College Scout | ||
| David McCloughan | College Scout | ||
| Marty Miller | College Scout | ||
| Corey Peters | College Scout | ||
| *Antonio Robinson | College Scout | ||
| Josh Scobey | College Scout | ||
| *Mickeel Stewart | College Scout | ||
| Ricky Thomas Jr. | College Scout | ||
| *Tyler Walker | College Scout | ||
| Mimi Bolden-Morris | Scouting Assistant | ||
| Austin Leake | Scouting Assistant | ||
| Max Rosenthal | Scouting Assistant | ||
| Leah Joseph | Assistant to the General Manager and Personnel Coordinator | ||
| Trip MacCracken | Director of Player Finance | ||
| Tim Walsh | Director of Football Administration | ||
| Tara Goolsby | Player Finance and Football Administration Assistant | ||
| Marcus Pollard | Director of Player Engagement and Youth Football | ||
| *Nikki Donoff | Player Engagement Manager | ||
| Savannah Reier | Manager of Player and Personnel Relations | ||
| Bold indicates addition* Indicates promotion |
Brief bios of those new to Jacksonville or recently promoted are outlined below. For additional bio information, media are encouraged to visit the Jaguars PR Media site at www.nflomg.com (username and password: jaguarsmedia).
PERSONNEL ADDITIONS
Tom Gamble – Gamble is entering his 31st season in the NFL. He spent the last two seasons as the director of player personnel for the University of Michigan (2022-23), who in 2023 were crowned the College Football Playoff National Champions. In 2021, he served as a senior personnel executive for Jacksonville.
Chris Ash – Ash returns to Jacksonville after two years as the defensive backs coach for the Las Vegas Raiders (2022-23). In 2021, he served as the Jaguars’ secondary coach. Ash coached collegiately for 24 years, including roles as head coach at Rutgers (2016-19) and defensive coordinator at Texas (2020), Ohio State (2014-15), Arkansas (2013) and Wisconsin (2011-12).
Corey Peters – A longtime NFL defensive lineman, Peters played five seasons in Atlanta (2010-14) and six in Arizona (2016-21). He finished his career in Jacksonville in 2022, helping the Jaguars to the divisional round of the playoffs. He was drafted by the Falcons in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft out of Kentucky.
Josh Scobey – Scobey spent the past 12 seasons (2010-23) with the Arizona Cardinals’ scouting department, most recently as their director of college scouting (2022-23). He was also drafted by the Cardinals in the sixth round (185th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft.
Mimi Bolden-Morris – Bolden-Morris most recently served as director of operations for women’s basketball at the College of William & Mary in 2023. Before arriving at William & Mary, Bolden-Morris spent the 2022 season as an offensive graduate assistant/assistant quarterbacks coach for the University of Michigan.
Austin Leake – Leake spent the past two seasons as director of player personnel for Army West Point (2023-24) and Eastern Illinois University (2023). Before going into player personnel, Leake coached tight ends at Henderson University (2022) and was a longtime high school coach, including one season as head coach at Mark Twain High School (2021) in Center, Missouri.
Max Rosenthal – Rosenthal served as an offensive and special teams quality control coach at the University of Illinois in 2023. The Chicago-area native was a two-year starter at fullback for Michigan State University prior to spending the final year of his playing career at Illinois.
Tara Goolsby – Goolsby joins the Jaguars as player finance and football administration assistant from Samford University’s football program, where she was director of football management (2022-24) and chief of staff (2024). She is a two-time graduate of Tulane University, receiving her J.D. in 2022.
Savannah Reier – Reier was most recently the director of on-campus recruiting at the University of Southern California (2024). Before entering that role, she spent two years at the University of Hawai’i as director of football recruiting (2023) and director of player development for the women’s basketball program (2022).
PERSONNEL PROMOTIONS
John Stevenson – Stevenson was promoted to assistant director of college scouting after two seasons as a national scout. He spent six seasons with the San Francisco 49ers’ scouting department prior to Jacksonville, most recently as a college scout (2017-21).
Ryan Stamper – After three seasons as director of player assessment in pro scouting, Stamper has been promoted to national scout. Before joining the Jaguars, he spent nine seasons at Ohio State and was named assistant athletic director for player development in 2018.
Jason DesJarlais – DesJarlais has been promoted to pro scout after spending 18 years as a college scout in the Southeast and Midwest. He first came to the Jaguars in 2007 as the Bears-Lions-Eagles-Talent-Organization (BLESTO) scout.
Holden McAbee – McAbee was promoted to college scout after two seasons as a scouting assistant. Prior to joining the Jaguars, he served as director of player personnel at Gardner-Webb University (2021), where he led the evaluations and operations of the recruiting department.
Antonio Robinson – Robinson will once again serve as a college scout after two seasons as the NFS scout. Hired by the Jaguars in 2013, he spent the prior 10 years as a college scout.
Mickeel Stewart – After two seasons as a scouting assistant, Stewart has been promoted to college scout. Before coming to the Jaguars, he served as the assistant director of scouting and recruiting communications at West Virginia University.
Tyler Walker – Walker was promoted to college scout after three seasons as a scouting assistant. He came to the Jaguars after seven years with the University of Oregon, most recently as a pro liaison (2020-21).
Nikki Donoff – Donoff has been promoted to player engagement manager as she enters her third season with the Jaguars. She is a graduate of Georgia Southern University, where she worked as a football operations assistant.
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