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Alex Jones

Alex Jones

Director of Player Personnel
Alex Jones is in his second season as the Hokies' director of player personnel. He served as assistant director of player personnel for the Hokies in 2022. He held that same role at Marshall for three seasons prior. He joined the Thundering Herd after spending the 2018 season as the director of football operations at Fairmont State University in Fairmont, West Virginia. Jones began his career as a football operations intern with the NFL's Cleveland Browns after earning a bachelor's degree in sport management from Baldwin Wallace and a master's degree in sport management from West Virginia.

Jones works alongside senior director of player personnel, Mike Villagrana to play a major role in the Hokies' recruiting and roster management efforts.He heads up the day-to-day scouting operations of the department which include film evaluations, portal monitoring, assisting in the recruitment of prospective athletes, helping build and keep track of recruiting boards for any and all classes, and other duties as assigned.