American Football Executive Eric Stokes

He played college football at Nebraska, winning two National championships prior to being drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of the 1997 NFL Draft. 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
Washington Commanders
Position:	Senior director of player personnel
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–present) Senior director of player personnel
Career highlights and awards
2× National champion (1994, 1995)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles: 10 Interceptions: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

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. He was named director of pro personnel for Washington in 2020 before being promoted to senior director of player personnel the following year.