James Blanchard
James Blanchard’s football personnel career includes Texas Tech, Baylor and the Carolina Panthers. At Texas Tech, he leads the personnel department, including prospect identification, evaluation and recruiting coordination.
Blanchard joined Joey McGuire’s Texas Tech staff in November 2021 after returning to Baylor as assistant athletics director for scouting earlier that year. He previously directed recruiting at Baylor and worked on opponent analysis and free-agent evaluation with Carolina.
Career
November 2021
Football Personnel Leadership
Joined the staff; current official title is general manager.
January 2021
Assistant AD for Scouting
Returned to lead scouting.
Scouting and Evaluation Staff
Worked on opponent film and free-agent evaluation.
March 2019–May 2020
Director of Recruiting
Directed recruiting.