Delvin Jones, who served as football operations coordinator at Georgia Tech in 2020, was named the director of football operations at Fordham in July of 2021. He will be responsible for day-to-day management of the football program, team travel, budget management, summer camps, coordinating the football alumni, supervising office staff, interns and volunteers and managing pre-season training camp.
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Prior to his season at Georgia Tech, Jones was an Assistant Athletic Director for Business Operations at Florida Gulf Coast University in 2019-2020.
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Jones spent four years as both a Senior Accountant and Financial Operations Specialist at the Georgia Tech Athletic Association before moving to FGCU. During his time with the Yellow Jackets, he worked with coaches and department directors to build, project and maintain the athletic department's zero-based budget. He distributed monthly budget reports to all coaches and department heads, while helping to lead monthly budget review sessions. He also conducted monthly budget analyses and prepared Athletic Association reconciliations.
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Prior to his time with Georgia Tech, Jones worked as the Assistant Business Manager and Travel Coordinator at Georgia State University from June 2011 to February 2015. He coordinated all aspects of team and recruiting travel for 19 departments and athletic programs. He also managed more than 40 travel budgets for athletic teams, departments and administrators.
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Jones worked with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2010 coordinating all aspects of team travel needs. He also spent time as the Volunteer Assistant to Director of Football Operations at Tulane University in the 2010 football season and aided in events and customer relations with the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs in 2009-10.
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Jones earned a Bachelor of Art degree in mass communication public relations at Xavier University of Louisiana in 2006. He also obtained a Master of Science degree in kinesiology-sports management at Louisiana State University in 2010.
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