Patriots announce changes to player personnel staff under Eliot Wolf
Here are the new hires and promotions on the player personnel side for the Patriots.
The Patriots announced five new hires and four staff promotions on the personnel staff Tuesday.
New Hires
Alonzo Highsmith, who was the No. 3 overall pick in the 1986 NFL Draft, has joined the team as a senior personnel executive. He spent 19 seasons with the Packers in various roles before spending a pair of seasons with the Browns as vice president of personnel.
Casey Belognia has been hired as an area scout focusing on the Midwest. Belognia has a decade worth of experience with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Bob Kronenberg, who had a brief stint as an assistant offensive line coach with the Falcons, comes to the Patriots as a pro scout. He was an area scout with the Falcons before he took the assistant OL coach job there.
AJ Richardson and Landon Simpson have been brought on as scouting assistants. Richardson spent a pair of seasons on the Cardinals’ practice squad after his college career at Boise State concluded. Simpson was the player personnel coordinator at University of Miami the last two seasons.
Staff promotions
Former scouting assistant Marquis Dickerson has been promoted to pro scout.
Former Pro Scout Sam Fioroni has been promoted to assistant director of pro personnel.
Former assistant director of scouting Marshall Oium has been promoted to director of football strategy.
Former scout Patrick Stewart, who returned to the Patriots last year after stints with the Eagles and Panthers, has been promoted to director of pro personnel.
2024 Player Personnel Staff
Eliot Wolf, Executive Vice President of Player Personnel
Matt Groh, Director of Player Personnel
Alonzo Highsmith, Senior Personnel Executive
Richard Miller, Director of Research
Mike Aronian, Senior Software Engineer
Casey Belongia, Area Scout (Midwest)
Alex Brooks, Area Scout (Southwest)
Maya Ana Callender, Scouting Assistant
Emily Capprini, Software Engineer
Marquis Dickerson, Pro Scout
Matt Evans, National Scout (East)
Sam Fioroni, Assistant Director of Pro Personnel
Justin Hickman, Area Scout (Northeast)
J.T. Hill, Area Scout (West)
Josh Hinch, Area Scout (Southeast)
Tucker Ingraham, National Scout (Central)
Tony Kinkela, National Scout (West)
Bob Kronenberg, Pro Scout
Nancy Meier, Director of Scouting Administration
Marshall Oium, Director of Football Strategy
A.J. Richardson, Scouting Assistant
Keithen Shepard, Data Engineer
Landon Simpson, Scouting Assistant
Brian Smith, Personnel Coordinator
Bryson Speas, Scouting Assistant
Patrick Stewart, Director of Pro Personnel
Camren Williams, Director of College Scouting
2024 Coaching staff
Jerod Mayo, Head Coach
DeMarcus Covington, Defensive Coordinator
Jeremy Springer, Special Teams Coordinator
Alex Van Pelt, Offensive Coordinator
Brian Belichick, Safeties
Bob Bicknell, Tight Ends
Vinny DePalma, Defensive Coaching Assistant
Taylor Embree, Running Backs
Dont’a Hightower, Inside Linebackers
Tyler Hughes, Wide Receivers
Keith Jones Jr., Defensive Coaching Assistant
Robert Kugler, Assistant Offensive Line
Jamael Lett, Defensive Coaching Assistant
Brandon Martuccio, Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Deron Mayo, Head Strength and Conditioning
Ben McAdoo, Senior Offensive Assistant
Michael McCarthy, Offensive Coaching Assistant
T.C. McCartney, Quarterbacks
Brian McDonough, Assistant Strength and Conditioning
Jerry Montgomery, Defensive Line
Mike Pellegrino, Cornerbacks
Scott Peters, Offensive Line
Tom Quinn, Assistant Special Teams
Evan Rothstein, Assistant Quarterbacks
Dexter Taylor, Strength and Conditioning Assistant
Coby Tippett, Special Teams Coaching Assistant
Tiquan Underwood, Assistant Wide Receivers
Drew Wilkins, Outside Linebackers
Omar Young, Offensive Coaching Assistant
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