CAREER SUMMARY
- Rashad Elby joined Penn State in February of 2022 to serve as the team’s Assistant Director of Recruiting.
- Elby currently serves as Associate Director of Player Advancement and Revenue Share Strategies in January 2024. In this role, Elby works alongside the General Manager on revenue share strategies and roster management. He also has served as a meditator between player representation negotiating contracts while managing all agent relations.
- Previously, Elby served as the Assistant Director of Player Relations and Personnel where he worked closely with Penn State players to secure NIL marketing opportunities.
- While in personnel, Elby helped Penn State secure multiple top 15 recruiting classes.
- Prior to coming to Penn State, Elby worked for USA Football from 2017 to 2022 in their Player Personnel department. As the National Governing Body for American football, Elby helped USA Football in its development initiatives to select, scout, and organize the first ever flag football teams represented by the United States at the 2028 Olympics. Elby managed a national network of high school football coaches and evaluators across all fifty states.
- From 2017 to 2022, Elby also served as Running Backs Coach and Director of Recruiting at Carmel High School in Indiana. Elby was an instrumental part of Carmel High School’s 2019 and 2020 Indiana 6A State Championship teams.
- Prior to joining the Carmel High School staff, Elby coached defensive backs and running backs at Lock Haven University from 2014 to 2017. Elby also served as Director of Recruiting & Operations where he managed recruiting.
- From 2012 to 2015, Elby worked for the NFL as a National Field Director at their Regional Combines.
- From 2010 to 2011, Elby worked for the NCAA in Student-Athlete Affairs and Leadership Development.
- Elby graduated with a Political Science degree from Hampton University in 2001.
CAREER TIMELINE
January 2024-Present – Penn State University · Associate Director of Player Advancement and Revenue Share Strategies
January 2023-December 2023 – Penn State University · Assistant Director of Player Relations and Personnel
February 2022-December 2022 – Penn State University · Assistant Director of Recruiting
2017-22 – USA Football · Player Personnel Department
2017-22 – Carmel High School (IN) · Running Backs Coach and Director of Recruiting
2014-17 – Lock Haven University · Running Backs Coach, Defensive Backs Coach, Director of Recruiting & Operations
2012-15 – National Football League · National Field Director – Regional Combines
2010-11 – National Collegiate Athletic Association · Student-Athlete Affairs and Leadership Development
PERSONAL
Hometown: York, PA
Education: Hampton University, 2001-B.A. Political Science
Family: Wife - Elizabeth