Former Stanford and NFL player Jon Haskins enters his third season with the Cardinal program in his role as director of player development. His primary duties focus on football operations and recruiting.

Prior to returning to his alma mater, Haskins was a technical advisor for The Sports Studio, a company that produced sports-themed movies and commercials. From 2002-04, Haskins served as a graduate assistant coach at Duke, where he worked with the offensive line and tight ends.

A four-year starter at Stanford from 1994-97, Haskins was a two-time honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection as a linebacker and played on Stanford's 1995 Liberty Bowl and 1996 Sun Bowl teams. He also played in the Blue-Gray and Hula Bowl all-star games following his senior season. He finished his collegiate career with 250 total tackles, 14 tackles-for-loss, 11 sacks and one interception.

Haskins was selected in the seventh round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the San
Diego Chargers. His three-year professional career included stints with San Diego, the Philadelphia Eagles and one-year in the XFL.

He earned his bachelor's degree in public policy from Stanford in 2000 and later received his master's degree in humanities from Duke in 2007.

Jon resides in Palo Alto.