Auburn hires Will Redmond away from LSU as GM of Player Personnel

Will Redmond was named FootballScoop’s Director of Player Personnel in 2022.

One of the top people departments in the country is joining Auburn. Auburn has

hired Will Redmond as its General Manager of Player Personnel. Redmond

was named FootballScoop’s Director of Player Personnel of the Year in 2022.

 

As the Plains enter their second season, Hugh Freeze is trying to restructure both

on and off the field, and this news comes at that time. And behind the scenes, it’s a massive one.

Cooper Petagna of 247Sports, a former player personnel staffer himself, told

Auburn Undercover, “Redmond has quickly earned a reputation as one of the

most organized personnel minds in the game as he’s helped guide LSU to back-

to-back ten win seasons in Brian Kelly’s first two years.” “A person in his newly

created general manager role is now more crucial than ever to a college

football program’s success, not only in terms of attracting and keeping talent,

but also in terms of spearheading and managing a crucial division of the

program in relation to NIL initiatives. It pays to have forward-thinking

individuals off the field who can keep your program flexible when it comes to

adapting in this era of unprecedented player mobility.

Redmond, a native of Franklin, Tennessee, and a former Vol in college, held director positions in player

personnel and recruiting at Middle Tennessee State and Kansas. Redmond

began his Tennessee career as an intern in media relations before moving on to

become an analyst in the recruitment division.

 

Redmond became a member of the LSU faculty in 2021 and was among the few

employees who Brian Kelly kept on during the transition.

Redmond previously told FootballScoop, “As an evaluator and roster manager, the

challenge of rebuilding a locker room was truly exciting.” “Knowing going into

the movie that the players would need to be roster players with an instant effect,

we set the tone for the offseason. We were aware that we required

outstanding people in addition to outstanding athletes.

 

He received FootballScoop’s 2022 award in part because of his efforts to hasten

Kelly’s recovery and assist in rebuilding the Bayou Bengals roster.

Kelly told FootballScoop, “I’m delighted to see Will

recognized as the recipient of

this award. This is a tremendous honor for him.” “His talent detection skills and

general player assessment are essential to our program.

 

Will has demonstrated an ability to adjust to the always shifting landscape of

player evaluation and recruitment, whether it be in the identification of

young players or the assessment of players who might be in the transfer

portal. Best wishes to Will on this merited recognition.

 

Director of Player Personnel at Auburn is

now AK Mogulla, assisted by Assistant

Director of Player Personnel Grant Miller and Player Personnel Analyst Aaron Pittard.