Jessica Pastuf enters her fifth season with the Buccaneers and her second as the Director of Performance Nutrition.
In this role, Pastuf is responsible for educating and guiding players on how to improve their performance and recovery through optimal nutrition and fueling choices. She works with other members of the Performance Team to design strategies and implement measures dedicated to player hydration, nutrition, recovery, body composition and injury prevention. She was a member of the support staff for Tampa Bay's Super Bowl LV championship team.
Pastuf works with the club's High-Performance Chef to cultivate menus to achieve players' individual nutrition needs. As the team's Director of Nutrition, she oversees the Performance Nutrition Staff, which includes the Performance Dietitian and two Performance Nutrition interns.
Prior to joining the Buccaneers, Pastuf worked as a member of the Utah Jazz's High-Performance Nutrition team from 2019-2020. Before joining the Jazz, she was a Sports Nutrition intern with the University of Utah's athletic department.
Pastuf graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro before receiving a Master of Science in Sports Nutrition from the University of Utah. In addition, Pastuf is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports dietetics (CSSD), as well as a Registered Dietician (RD).
A native of Syracuse, New York, Pastuf currently resides in Tampa.
