Texas Tech University Athletics
Football
Sean Kenney
- Title:
- Director of Player Personnel
Sean Kenney enters his fifth season on the Texas Tech personnel staff and his first in the role of Director of Player Personnel where he assists general manager James Blanchard in identifying prospective student-athletes.
Kenney has been at the forefront of Texas Tech’s rise into a national power, assisting Blanchard and assistant general manager with recruiting top talent to Lubbock since joining the program as part of Joey McGuire’s charter staff. Texas Tech has signed three top-30 high school classes during Kenney’s tenure, including a 2026 class that ranked as high as No. 13 nationally by ESPN and No. 15 by 247Sports thanks to a pair of five-star signees in outside linebacker LaDamion Guyton and offensive lineman Felix Ojo.
Texas Tech has significantly upgraded its roster since Kenney’s arrival, complementing highly-rated high school prospects with back-to-back transfer portal classes that ranked among the nation’s best. In fact, Texas Tech landed On3’s top transfer portal class following the 2024 season and reloaded again this past offseason, signing another highly-rated class that ranked No. 2 by the publication.
Prior to joining the Texas Tech staff, Kenney was a recruiting specialist for the Alabama football program where he assisted in all areas of the Crimson Tide’s personnel operation. As part of his duties, Kenney assisted with on-campus visits for future student-athletes and was also responsible for creating travel plans for coaches and team personnel, updating the Alabama recruiting database and preparing scouting reports.
Alabama regularly signed a top-five recruiting class throughout Kenney’s tenure in Tuscaloosa as the Crimson Tide went on to win two College Football Playoff National Championships during that span as well as four SEC titles. The Crimson Tide appeared in the College Football Playoff in all but one of Kenney’s six seasons on staff.
In addition to his time at Alabama, Kenney also attended the prestigious Phil Savage Scout School in 2019, one of the top clinics in the country for prospective college and professional scouts. The school, which focuses on learning NFL team rating scales and recruiting best practices, is led by Savage, a longtime NFL executive and general manager.
Kenney earned his bachelor’s degree from Alabama in commerce and business administration in 2020 and then his master’s in hospitality management with a concentration in sports hospitality in 2021.
Kenney has been at the forefront of Texas Tech’s rise into a national power, assisting Blanchard and assistant general manager with recruiting top talent to Lubbock since joining the program as part of Joey McGuire’s charter staff. Texas Tech has signed three top-30 high school classes during Kenney’s tenure, including a 2026 class that ranked as high as No. 13 nationally by ESPN and No. 15 by 247Sports thanks to a pair of five-star signees in outside linebacker LaDamion Guyton and offensive lineman Felix Ojo.
Texas Tech has significantly upgraded its roster since Kenney’s arrival, complementing highly-rated high school prospects with back-to-back transfer portal classes that ranked among the nation’s best. In fact, Texas Tech landed On3’s top transfer portal class following the 2024 season and reloaded again this past offseason, signing another highly-rated class that ranked No. 2 by the publication.
Prior to joining the Texas Tech staff, Kenney was a recruiting specialist for the Alabama football program where he assisted in all areas of the Crimson Tide’s personnel operation. As part of his duties, Kenney assisted with on-campus visits for future student-athletes and was also responsible for creating travel plans for coaches and team personnel, updating the Alabama recruiting database and preparing scouting reports.
Alabama regularly signed a top-five recruiting class throughout Kenney’s tenure in Tuscaloosa as the Crimson Tide went on to win two College Football Playoff National Championships during that span as well as four SEC titles. The Crimson Tide appeared in the College Football Playoff in all but one of Kenney’s six seasons on staff.
In addition to his time at Alabama, Kenney also attended the prestigious Phil Savage Scout School in 2019, one of the top clinics in the country for prospective college and professional scouts. The school, which focuses on learning NFL team rating scales and recruiting best practices, is led by Savage, a longtime NFL executive and general manager.
Kenney earned his bachelor’s degree from Alabama in commerce and business administration in 2020 and then his master’s in hospitality management with a concentration in sports hospitality in 2021.
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