DURHAM – Duke head football coach Manny Diaz announced Tuesday that John Garrett will join the Blue Devil gridiron program and serve as the General Manager of Player Personnel.
Garrett brings to Durham more than 30 years of experience in the industry, including 14 years spent coaching at the NFL level.
He joins the Blue Devils after a two-year stint (2022-23) at Florida State University as its director of scouting for offense. While there, he was responsible for creating and coordinating advance scouting reports on opposing defenses and evaluating high school and transfer prospects. During that stretch, he helped the Seminoles to a 23-4 ledger and appearances in the 2022 Cheez-It and 2023 Orange Bowls. Last season alone, Garrett helped FSU finish the year 13-1, including a 16-6 victory over No. 14 Louisville in the ACC Championship game. Additionally, he helped the Seminoles secure the No. 7 and No. 11 overall signing class for the class of 2024, according to 247Sports.com and On3.com, respectively.
Before his time in Tallahassee, Garrett spent five seasons (2017-21) as the head coach and offensive coordinator at Lafayette College. During his time with the Leopards, Garrett coached three All-Americans, 35 All-Patriot League performers to 57 honors, and two players to three conference major awards.
Defensive lineman Malik Hamm claimed the 2018 Patriot League Rookie of the Year nod before earning the 2019 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year honor. He concluded his tenure with the Leopards with 233 tackles, 50.0 tackles for loss, 32.0 sacks, 12 passes defended, eight caused fumbles, one fumble recovery and four blocked kicks. On the offensive side of the ball, Garrett mentored quarterback Keeghan Shoemaker, who was tabbed the 2019 Patriot League Rookie of the Year after finishing 216-of-360 (.600) pass attempts for 2,545 yards with 14 touchdowns and 141 rushes for 348 yards with three scores. He set the Lafayette freshmen single-season record for passing yards and led the conference in total offense (241.1 ypg).
Prior to his time in Easton, Pa., Garrett served one season (2016) as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Richmond. In his short stint, the Spiders compiled a 10-4 record and made an appearance in the NCAA FCS quarterfinals. Richmond led the Colonial…
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