Florida football adding Georgia Tech scouting director Cody Collins

Florida is expected to hire Georgia Tech director of scouting Cody Collins, according to CBS Sports' Matt Zenitz.

Collins, a University of Georgia graduate, spent 2020-26 with the Bulldogs as a personnel analyst. Prior to that, he was a student coaching intern at Prince Avenue Christian School in Athens from March 2019 to July 2020. Collins played football under Georgia Tech's director of high school relations, Tim McFarlin. That connection helped him get the job at Tech in 2024.

Florida has received an influx of coaches and players from Georgia Tech since hiring Buster Faulkner as the offensive coordinator. Wide receivers coach Trent McKnight, assistant quarterback coach A.J. Erdely, offensive analyst Emil Ekiyor, assistant halfbacks coach Dylan Dockery and assistant offensive line coach Mike Polly all followed Faulkner to Florida's staff.

Several of Florida's transfer additions are from Georgia Tech, including quarterback Aaron Philo, tight end Luke Harpring, interior offensive lineman Harrison Moore and wide receiver Bailey Stockton.

Jon Sumrall's staff at Florida

Front office

• General Manager: Dave Caldwell

• Director of Football Operations: Jeremiah Cartwright

• Chief of Staff: Cole Heard

Offense

• Offensive Coordinator: Buster Faulkner

• Quarterbacks coach: Joe Craddock

• Running backs coach: Chris Foster

• Receivers coach: Marcus Davis

• Inside Receivers coach: Trent McKnight

• Tight Ends coach: Evan McKissack

• Offensive Line coach: Phil Trautwein

Defense

• Defensive Coordinator: Brad White

• Defensive Line coach/assistant head coach: Gerald Chatman

• Inside Linebackers coach: Greg Gasparato

• Outside Linebackers/EDGE coach: Byron Hardmon

• Defensive Backs/Cornerbacks coach: Brandon Harris

• Safeties coach: Chris Collins

• STAR/Nickelbacks coach: Dae'one Wilkins

Special Teams/Strength and Conditioning

• Special teams coordinator: Jonathan Galante

• Strength and conditioning: Rusty Whitt

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