Napier Tabs Katie Turner as Assistant AD of Recruiting Strategy
Turner spent the last two seasons as Georgia's director of recruiting operations
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida head football coach Billy Napier named Katie Turner assistant athletic director of recruiting strategy, it was announced Friday.
Turner heads to Gainesville after spending two seasons at Georgia, where she worked as the Bulldogs' director of recruiting operations.
As part of Georgia's recruiting staff, Turner contributed in the acquisition of talent that helped the Bulldogs secure the nation's top-five and top-three recruiting classes for 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Prior to Georgia, Turner served on Napier's staff at Louisiana as the director of football on-campus recruiting from 2018 to 2020.
The Ragin' Cajuns garnered the No. 1 recruiting class in the Sun Belt Conference in consecutive years for 2019 and 2020.
Turner's experience expands beyond the collegiate ranks, having worked with the Buffalo Bills as a graduated assistant in the community relations department (2016-17) and business development department (2017-18).
A 2016 graduate from the University of Alabama, Turner began her career on UA's recruitment team as a student. She assisted in the Tide's recruiting efforts from 2013 to 2016 when Alabama secured the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation each of those years.
Turner spent the last two seasons as Georgia's director of recruiting operations
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida head football coach Billy Napier named Katie Turner assistant athletic director of recruiting strategy, it was announced Friday.
Turner heads to Gainesville after spending two seasons at Georgia, where she worked as the Bulldogs' director of recruiting operations.
As part of Georgia's recruiting staff, Turner contributed in the acquisition of talent that helped the Bulldogs secure the nation's top-five and top-three recruiting classes for 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Prior to Georgia, Turner served on Napier's staff at Louisiana as the director of football on-campus recruiting from 2018 to 2020.
The Ragin' Cajuns garnered the No. 1 recruiting class in the Sun Belt Conference in consecutive years for 2019 and 2020.
Turner's experience expands beyond the collegiate ranks, having worked with the Buffalo Bills as a graduated assistant in the community relations department (2016-17) and business development department (2017-18).
A 2016 graduate from the University of Alabama, Turner began her career on UA's recruitment team as a student. She assisted in the Tide's recruiting efforts from 2013 to 2016 when Alabama secured the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation each of those years.
