Ryan Nielsen

	Position: Defensive Line/Recruiting Coor.
	Experience: 1st season
	Alma Mater: Southern Cal '02

02/01/2013

One-On-One: Ryan Nielsen

GoPack.com sits down with Pack's defensive line coach and recruiting coordinator

12/07/2012

Nielsen Joins Wolfpack Staff

Former All-Pac 10 player will coach defensive line and serve as recruiting coordinator

03/19/2013

Spring Football Practice

Photos from the first day of spring practice

Ryan Nielsen
(Southern California `02)
Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
10th year in coaching

Follow @CoachRNielsen

PLAYING EXPERIENCE: College - Played defensive lineman at Southern California where he was an All-Pac 10 Conference selection as a sophomore. Recorded a career-best 39 tackles in 1999. Current NC State head coach Dave Doeren was a grad assistant at USC when Nielsen was a player; Professional - Signed as an undrafted free agent with the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles, then played one season of Arena Football with the Los Angeles Avengers.

EDUCATION: Earned a B.A. from Southern California in 2002.

PERSONAL DATA: Born in Los Angeles on March 20, 1979.

BOWL EXPERIENCE: As a coach - 2013 Orange Bowl, 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl; As a player - 1998 Sun Bowl, 2001 Las Vegas Bowl.

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS: 2012 Northern Illinois, 2011 Northern Illinois, 2009 Central Connecticut State.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS: As a coach - In both of his seasons at Northern Illinois, the Huskies won the MAC Championship. Helped team to the 2012 GoDaddy.com Bowl and the 2013 Orange Bowl. A pair of defensive lineman from Northern Illinois were first-team All-MAC selections in 2012, Sean Progar and Alan Baxter, while Nabal Jefferson was a National Scholar-Athlete and finalist for 2012 William V. Campbell Trophy. In 2011, coached Progar and Ron Newcomb to All-MAC honors. In his one season at UT-Martin, defensive end Tim Cox earned All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in 2010. In two seasons at Central Conn. State, he coached a pair of all-conference honorees in 2008 league sack leader Ray Saunders and 2009 Northeast Conference Rookie of the Year, Lawton Arnold. Began coaching career coaching defensive line at Mississippi (2005-07). His pupils included future NFL player Jayme Mitchell, freshman All-American Marcus Tillman, 2007 SEC sack leader Greg Hardy, and 2009 NFL first round pick Peria Jerry.

Ryan Nielsen's Coaching Career

Year(s)	Team	Position
2004	Idaho	Assistant coach
2005-07	Mississippi	Defensvie Line
2008-09	Central Connecticut St.	Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line/Linebackers
2010	Tennessee-Martin	Defensive Line/Special Teams
2011	Northern Illinois	Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator
2012	Northern Illinois	Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line/Recruiting Coor.
2013	NC State	Defensive Line/Recruiting Coordinator

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