Napier Welcomes Marcus Castro-Walker as Director of Player Engagement & NIL
Florida head coach Billy Napier added Marcus Castro-Walker to the Gators staff Friday.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida head football coach Billy Napier announced Friday that Marcus Castro-Walker will serve on his staff as director of player engagement and NIL.
Marcus Castro-Walker spent the 2021 season at Nebraska as the program's director of player development. In his role, Castro-Walker developed, implemented and monitored an effective student mentoring program for Husker football student-athletes.
Prior to Nebraska, Castro-Walker spent four years as the director of college personnel at Arizona State. Previously, he also worked in a similar role at the University of Central Florida.
Castro-Walker first joined the Sun Devils in 2008 as a graduate assistant, working with the Office of Student-Athlete Development while obtaining his master's degree in higher and post-secondary education.
Upon graduation from his master's program at ASU, Castro-Walker was hired to work with the Sun Devils football team as an academic coach. He assisted student-athletes in the areas of academic support and life skills training to assure quality academic decision making and to support their personal development.
Castro-Walker is a graduate of Eastern Washington University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in communication studies. He was born in Toronto, Canada, before moving to Pullman, Wash.
Florida head coach Billy Napier added Marcus Castro-Walker to the Gators staff Friday.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Florida head football coach Billy Napier announced Friday that Marcus Castro-Walker will serve on his staff as director of player engagement and NIL.
Marcus Castro-Walker spent the 2021 season at Nebraska as the program's director of player development. In his role, Castro-Walker developed, implemented and monitored an effective student mentoring program for Husker football student-athletes.
Prior to Nebraska, Castro-Walker spent four years as the director of college personnel at Arizona State. Previously, he also worked in a similar role at the University of Central Florida.
Castro-Walker first joined the Sun Devils in 2008 as a graduate assistant, working with the Office of Student-Athlete Development while obtaining his master's degree in higher and post-secondary education.
Upon graduation from his master's program at ASU, Castro-Walker was hired to work with the Sun Devils football team as an academic coach. He assisted student-athletes in the areas of academic support and life skills training to assure quality academic decision making and to support their personal development.
Castro-Walker is a graduate of Eastern Washington University, where he earned his bachelor's degree in communication studies. He was born in Toronto, Canada, before moving to Pullman, Wash.
