Breaking down the Jaguars’ seven GM candidates

After including Corridor of Famer Tony Boselli to the entrance workplace construction, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ search to fill their open common supervisor position formally kicked off on Monday, because the workforce introduced a bevy of interview requests. Because the record grew to seven candidates on Tuesday, one prime candidate was lacking from this record: Tampa Bay Buccaneers assistant Common Supervisor Mike Greenberg. Greenberg withdrew his identify for consideration on Tuesday, with Jacksonville later including Josh Williams to the group of candidates. EVP Tony Boselli additionally confirmed that Interim Common Supervisor Ethan Waugh would obtain an interview for the position.

Much like the BCC head coach profile collection, we take a second to supply followers with extra background on every of the candidates being interviewed.

Common Supervisor interviews requested:

Ian Cunningham – Bears AGM

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As an govt, Cunningham has Tremendous Bowl championships with the Ravens in 2012 (Personnel Assistant) and Philadelphia in 2017 (Director of Faculty Scouting). He has been a finalist for the Washington Commander’s Common Supervisor position in 2024, interviewed with the Los Angeles Chargers and Tennessee Titans, and turned down the Arizona Cardinals GM opening in 2023.

Brandon Brown – Giants AGM

The 36-year-old former Fordham College defensive again has put collectively a powerful 14-year profession as an govt in New York below Mike Tannenbaum, Indianapolis below Ryan Grigson, New York below Joe Schoen, and Philadelphia below Howie Roseman. Brown started his govt profession in 2012 as a Professional Personnel Intern for the New York Jets. After spending 2013 with Boston Faculty as a recruiting specialist and 2014 because the Assistant Director of Participant Personnel, Brown would be a part of the Indianapolis Colts as a Scouting Assistant in 2015. He would obtain a promotion to Advance Scout the next yr. Brown would then take a job with the Philadelphia Eagles as their Assistant Director of Professional Scouting in 2017. He can be promoted to Director of Professional Scouting in 2019 and Director of Participant Personnel in 2021 earlier than turning into the New York Giants Assistant Common Supervisor.

Brown received a Tremendous Bowl championship with the Eagles in 2017 (Assistant Director of Professional Scouting). He was a finalist for the Los Angeles Chargers and Carolina Panthers Common Supervisor roles throughout the 2023 hiring cycle and interviewed for the Las Vegas Raiders position this cycle.

NY Giants AGM Brandon Brown nailed it on Onerous Knocks when speaking about worth of maximizing each alternative throughout pre-draft course of.

“Multiple touch points are the …so with Theo (Johnson) we were fortunate to have exposure to him at the Senior Bowl.” pic.twitter.com/mG7ri7chtb

— Jim Nagy (@JimNagy_SB) July 31, 2024

Chad Alexander – Chargers AGM

Alexander’s first position as an govt with the Ravens got here in 1999 as a Participant Personnel Assistant, earlier than being promoted to an Space Scout position in 2003. In 2009, he can be promoted to Assistant Director of Participant Personnel. After 10 years in that position in Baltimore, Alexander would settle for a 2019 New York Jets supply to turn into their Director of Participant Personnel. He would then obtain a 2024 supply from the Chargers to turn into their Assistant Common Supervisor.

As an govt, Alexander has Tremendous Bowl championships with the Ravens in 2000 (Participant Personnel Assistant) and 2012 and (Assistant Director of Participant Personnel). He was a finalist for the Las Vegas Raiders Common Supervisor position in January.

Prospect Profiles

Thread beneath in feedback⬇️ Will also be present in my “Highlights” Tab #Chargers Assistant GM Chad Alexander offers a short look into the method of how the Chargers consider prospects for the draft ⬇️#Boltup pic.twitter.com/z5DZcvFOj1

— Thomas Martinez (@BoltsDraftTalk) December 16, 2024

Trey Brown – Bengals Sr Personnel Exec

The 39-year-old, former UCLA Bruins and Chicago Bears cornerback, has put collectively an exemplary 15-year profession as an govt in New England below Invoice Belichick and Philadelphia below Howie Roseman. Brown started his govt profession as a Scouting Assistant with the New England Patriots in 2010 earlier than getting promoted to Space Scout the next season.

Two years later, he would take a lateral transfer for a similar place with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2013. After two years, he would obtain a promotion to Assistant Director of Faculty Scouting. In 2016, Brown would once more earn a promotion, this time to Director of Faculty Scouting. After 2018, Brown spent the following two years constructing workforce rosters and whole organizations for the XFL and AFL’s Birmingham Iron and St. Louis BattleHawks. After each leagues folded, the Cincinnati Bengals employed Brown as a Scout in 2021. He would then earn a promotion to his present Senior Personnel Govt title one yr later.

As an govt, Brown has Tremendous Bowl championships with New England in 2012 (Personnel Assistant) and Philadelphia in 2017 (Director of Faculty Scouting). He was a finalist for the New York Jets Common Supervisor position in 2025, and interviewed with the Buffalo Payments (2017), the Oakland Raiders (2018), and the Las Vegas Raiders (2022 and 2024). Brown lately declined to interview for the Patriots Common Supervisor position.

James Gladstone – Rams Dir of Scouting

The 35-year-old, former highschool offensive coordinator, has rocketed to the highest of the GM record in simply eight quick years as an NFL govt. Gladstone has spent his complete NFL profession in Los Angeles below Head Coach Sean McVay and Common Supervisor Les Snead. He started his govt profession as Senior Assistant to the Common Supervisor in 2016 earlier than including the extra title of Participant Personnel Coordinator in 2018. He was later promoted to Director of Scouting and Technique within the 2020 season, as a successor to present Detroit Lions EVP and GM Brad Holmes.

As an govt, Gladstone has one Tremendous Bowl championship from the 2022 season (Director of Scouting Technique). As a secondary word, Gladstone is without doubt one of the few Common Supervisor candidates with the potential leg-up of a previous working relationship with Jaguars’ Head Coach Liam Coen. The 2 labored collectively in Los Angeles in 2018 and once more from 2020 to 2022. Coach McVay credited Rams Space Scout Vito Gonella and Gladstone for figuring out fifth-round receiver Puka Nucua as essential addition to a workforce throughout their 2023 pre-draft course of.

The Rams launched behind the scenes footage of their commerce up in Spherical 2 (52 to 39, whereas giving up a 2025 2nd spherical choose)

to pick Florida State iDL Braden Fiske… Tony Pastoors and James Gladstone alongside Les Snead and Sean McVay pic.twitter.com/3J8bQsclfk

— Josh Norris (@JoshNorris) June 4, 2024

Josh Williams – 49ers Dir of Scouting/Soccer Ops

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The 37-year-old former Columbia College Lions large receiver, Williams has constructed up a 14-year profession as an govt in San Francisco below Common Managers Trent Baalke and John Lynch. Williams started his govt profession as a Scouting Assistant in 2011, was promoted to Professional Personnel Scout in 2013, Nationwide Soccer Scouting consultant in 2016, Southeast Space Scout in 2017, and Nationwide Scout in 2022. The 2024 season was his first yr because the workforce’s Director of Scouting and Soccer Operations after being promoted in March 2024. In response to the workforce’s web site, in his present position, Williams primarily focuses on professional and school scouting, participant improvement, and assists with contract negotiations.

As one other word, Williams was reportedly the realm scout who first recognized Debo Samuels for the 49ers, two years earlier than he was drafted.

Ethan Waugh – Jaguars AGM/Interim GM

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The 50-year-old former Lawrence College defensive again, and Lake Forest Faculty large receiver and quarterback, Waugh, had a budding profession as Illinois Wesleyan College’s offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach, and recruiting coordinator previous to kicking off his NFL govt profession. Waugh has constructed up a 20-year profession as an govt in San Francisco below Common Managers Trent Baalke and John Lynch and in Jacksonville, once more below Baalke.

He started his govt profession in San Francisco in 2004 as a Personnel Assistant earlier than being promoted to Midwest Space Scout in 2008. His subsequent promotion would are available in 2012, as Ethan would tackle the position of Senior Personnel Assistant, then Senior Participant Personnel Coordinator in 2015. He would obtain one other promotion to Vice President of Participant Personnel in 2021 earlier than taking the position in Jacksonville because the Assistant Common Supervisor in 2022.

#Jaguars Asst GM Ethan Waugh on seeing Brian Thomas Jr run on the Mix

Stated he felt that very same “speed and power” early in his Scouting profession at Mix with Vernon Davis (TE, ran 4.4)… and Evan Engram pic.twitter.com/1Omee1xMHu

— Mia O’Brien (@MiaOBrienTV) Could 10, 2024

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