Eric Stokes (American football executive)

For the cornerback, see Eric Stokes (cornerback).

Eric Stokes (born December 18, 1973) is an American football scout and executive. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, winning two National championships prior to being drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL draft.^[1] He played safety for them for two seasons and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 1999 expansion draft before suffering an injury and retiring.

Eric Stokes

Stokes in 2022
Personal information
Born:	(1973-12-18) December 18, 1973 (age 50) Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Lincoln East (Lincoln, Nebraska)
College:	Nebraska (1992–1996)
NFL draft:	1997 / round: 5 / pick: 142
Career history
As a player:
Seattle Seahawks (1997–1998) Cleveland Browns (1999)
As an executive:
Seattle Seahawks (2000–2001) Scout Seattle Seahawks (2002–2004) Pro personnel assistant Seattle Seahawks (2005–2009) Scout Seattle Seahawks (2010–2011) Assistant director of college scouting Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2012–2013) Director of college scouting Miami Dolphins (2014–2015) Assistant general manager Carolina Panthers (2016–2019) Director of college scouting Washington Football Team (2020) Director of pro personnel Washington Football Team / Commanders (2021–2023) Senior director of player personnel
Career highlights and awards
2× CFB national champion (1994, 1995)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 10 Stats at Pro Football Reference

In 2000, Stokes rejoined the Seahawks as a scout and worked in other personnel roles with them for a decade. He held other executive roles with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Miami Dolphins, and Carolina Panthers throughout the 2010s.^[2] In 2020, Stokes was named director of pro personnel for the Washington Football Team and was promoted to senior director of player personnel the following year.^[3][4] His contract was not renewed for the 2024 season.^[5]

References

1. "1997 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
2. "Bucs name Seahawks' Eric Stokes director of college scouting". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
3. Jhabvala, Nicki. "Washington to hire Eric Stokes as director of pro scouting". Washington Post. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
4. Camenker, Jacob. "Washington Football Team promotes Eric Stokes to Senior Director of Player Personnel". Riggos Rag. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
5. Simmons, Myles. "Washington will not retain senior director of player personnel Eric Stokes". Pro Football Talk. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

External links

• Nebraska Cornhuskers bio