Football

Neyland  Raper
Neyland Raper
  • Title:
    Assistant Athletic Director - Director of Football Operations
  • Email:
    nraper@sports.uga.edu
  • Phone:
    706-542-1515

Neyland Raper has served as the Director of Football Operations since 2021. He helps oversee team travel, on-campus recruiting, budgeting, creative media, and the daily schedule of the players and coaches.

Raper joined the Georgia staff in August of 2017 as a Football Operations Assistant. After two seasons in Athens (2017-2018), Raper followed Mel Tucker to the University of Colorado as the Assistant to the Head Coach. However, he returned before the start of the 2019 season as the Assistant Director of Football Operations and Recruiting where he served on both the operations and recruiting staffs. 

Prior to his start in Athens, the Cleveland, TN native graduated from Walker Valley High School then the University of Tennessee with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sport Management. As a student in Knoxville, Raper was a student equipment manager as well as working on the athletics facilities staff.

 He married Brynne (Chappell) Raper on July 1, 2023.