Honors & Accomplishments
• Has assisted in the development of more than 70 NFL players.
• Been part of staffs that competed in three bowl games during stops at Temple and Miami (Fla.).
Football Experience
• Director of Football Operations, Cornell University (2016-present)
• Skilled Utility – College Football and Monday Night Football, ESPN (2015)
• Director of Player Development, University of Miami (Fla.) (2011-15)
• Director of Player Development, Temple University (2008-10)
• Assistant Director of Football Operations, Temple University (2007)
• Director of Recruiting and Special Projects, Villanova University (2004-06)
• Assistant Coach, Gettysburg College (2003-04)
• Graduate Assistant Coach, Adams State University (1999-00)
Playing Career
• Gettysburg College (1995-98)
Education
• B.A., Health and Physical Science, Gettysburg College (1999)
• M.A., Health and Physical Education, Adams State University (2000)
At Cornell
Ryan McNamee, who has spent more than a decade in football operations, joined the Big Red football program in August 2016 after stops at Villanova, Temple and Miami (Fla.). In all, McNamee mentored six AFCA Good Works Team members, as well as more than 70 NFL players. His teams played in three bowl games.
Since joining the Big Red, Cornell improved its win total by three games in its first year and posted its best conference record in six seasons during his second campaign. All the while, players remained visible and vital members of the university community. Student-athletes gave hundreds of service hours and participated in numerous fundraising and awareness-driven campaigns, including registering more than 300 new members to the national bone marrow donor registry as part of the Get In The Game, Save A Life program.
Prior to Cornell
McNamee was the Director of Player Development at the University of Miami (Fla.) under Al Golden from 2011-15, spending that entire time as Camp Director. Among his responsibilities were team communications and coordinating community service efforts, walk-on tryouts, compliance, student services, pro day and team discipline and serving as liaison for strength and conditioning, athletic training and NFL scouts.
He came to Miami (Fla.) with Golden after spending four seasons with the head coach at Temple. McNamee was assistant director of football operations for one season before being promoted to Director of Player Development from 2008-10. He served as the Owl's pro liaison and walk-on tryout coordinator and assisted with recruiting and special teams. Temple players recorded unprecedented number of community service hours during his time there.
McNamee was director of recruiting and special projects at Villanova from 2004-06 under head coach Andy Talley. He was instrumental in assisting with the team's office, recruiting, video, game day, academic advisement and summer camp operations.
McNamee spent a year working with ESPN in remote operations for Monday Night Football and college football and basketball games.
He began his career in coaching, serving as the running backs coach at Adams State (1999-2000) before returning to his alma mater, Gettysburg (2003-04) as outside linebackers coach, where he also coached baseball.
Between his time coaching at Adams State and Gettysburg, McNamee served as a health and physical education teacher at Kinsey Elementary School in Philadelphia (2001-03).
Playing Career
A four-year letter winner at Gettysburg, McNamee played outside linebacker and tight end. He played varsity football and baseball at Father Judge HS.
Personal
McNamee and his wife, Valerie, have two sons, Danial and Logan. He earned his bachelor's degree in health and physical science from Gettysburg in 1999 and a master's in health and physical education in December 2000 from Adams State.
* Updated April 2018
