Benjamin Elsner enters his first season with the Gators after being named Director of Football Strategy ahead of the 2025 season.
Elsner comes to the Gators after serving most recently as Chief of Staff of The 33rd Team, a football analysis platform that provides in-depth insights on NFL teams and players, for nearly five years.
"Ben Elsner is one of the bright, up-and-comers in our profession and has unique and valuable experience in his early career," Napier said. "He will be working alongside Nick in the salary cap and contract space. He will also help us use analytics and A.I. to evaluate all the data relative to strategy throughout the organization. He will be working closely with me to make sure we are continuing to evolve and are using the best practices throughout our program at all levels."
In that role, he was responsible for various tasks within the start-up/think-tank. . Elsner worked closely over the past two years with former executives and team presidents gaining insight on successful, sustainable and efficient team building philosophies. Prior to this position, Benjamin gained experience working with former head coaches and general managers as a head scout evaluating both NFL & CFB players.
