Ryan McNeil

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

Position:
Linebacker/Long Snapper
Height:
6-2
Weight:
235
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Marblehead, Mass.
High School:
St. John's Prep

2021: Helped to lead Princeton Football to a second Ivy Championship in Tigers career…saw action in every game in 2021 and started in 39 of 40 games over Princeton career…presented the Class of ’52 Award given to the top special teams performer at the Donold B. Lourie Awards Banquet at end of season…for third season named to Phil Steele All-Ivy Team…for second year in a row awarded game ball at last game at Penn for outstanding play during the season… 2020: Season cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic… 2019: Started every game and helped Princeton to 8-2 record … named to Phil Steele All-Ivy team … named Special Teams Player of the Game against Penn in last game of year for outstanding play during season… pivotal tackle against Dartmouth on punt return at Yankee Stadium…also had key forced fumble and tackle on PAT in big win over Harvard ... 2018: started every game for second straight year and helped Princeton produce its first perfect season since 1964 … named to Phil Steele All-Ivy team ... 2017: Saw action in nine of 10 games.

Before Princeton:
St. John's Prep: Two-year starter at middle linebacker for Massachusetts Division 1 football powerhouse St John’s Prep … had 83 tackles junior and senior years… team was ranked No. 10 in the state his junior year and No. 12 in the state his senior year … ranked Top 12 long snapper in the nation by Kohl's Longsnapping and Kicking … also on the basketball, baseball and track teams in high school …. high honors student with a 4.2 GPA and a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Robert and Susan McNeil … Bob is a graduate of Dartmouth College where he played rugby ... has a sister Lexi McNeil who is on Boston College’s Division 1 Track Team (ACC) … Uncle Billy McNeil played linebacker at Tufts … wants to study Economics at Princeton.