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- Athletic Department General Manager
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Patrick Suddes transitioned to the Athletic Department General Manager in January 2025, becoming the departments’ first-ever General Manager. Suddes is responsible for helping develop and implement the management of UNC athletics' revenue-sharing strategy and working directly with the general managers of individual sports.
Previously, Suddes spent three seasons with the Carolina football staff, serving as the Assistant A.D. and General Manager. An Atlanta native, Suddes came to Chapel Hill from Georgia Tech, where he served as the Yellow Jackets’ General Manager for three seasons. In that role, he was responsible for directing the recruiting office and roster management.
During his time at Tech, Suddes oversaw the efforts that led to consecutive nationally-lauded recruiting classes. Georgia Tech’s 2020 class was ranked No. 24 nationally by Rivals, which marked only the second time in school history and the first time in 13 years that Tech landed a top 25 recruiting class. The Yellow Jackets’ 2021 class was also a top-20 class, including the rankings of 11 highly-ranked transfers. In all, Georgia Tech added 18 four- or five-star recruits and 13 of the 45 highest-ranked recruits in program history while Suddes served as general manager.
Suddes, who has worked exclusively with Power Five conference programs and NFL organizations over the course of his 16-year career, arrived at Georgia Tech after three seasons at Auburn (2016-18), first as the Tigers’ director of player personnel, then as Assistant A.D. for Football. In his role at Auburn, he oversaw player personnel and worked directly with head coach Gus Malzahn on roster management.
Prior to his three-year stint at Auburn, Suddes spent two seasons as Assistant A.D. for Recruiting at Arizona State, one season as Director of Player Personnel at Texas (2013) under current UNC Head Coach Mack Brown, and six seasons as Associate Director of Football Operations at Alabama (2007-13).
Before his arrival at Alabama, Suddes worked under Nick Saban with the Miami Dolphins, first as a defensive assistant (2005), then as an offensive assistant (2006). His career began under Saban as a recruiting intern at LSU in 2004.
Suddes graduated from Marist H.S. in Atlanta, before attending Alabama, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business management in 2005. He and his wife, Rachel, have a son, Lawson, and a daughter, Lucy.
