Florida A&M

Updated: July 2021

Head Coach Willie Simmons announced Ryan Stanchek as the co-offensive coordinator / offensive line coordinator in February 2021.

Stanchek joins the Rattlers after spending the last two seasons at Southern Miss as the offensive line coach.

In his first season at Southern Miss, Stanchek coached a second-team All-Conference selection in Drake Dorbeck, who captured the Kent Hull Award for the top offensive collegiate offensive lineman in Mississippi. In addition, Coker Wright was tabbed to the C-USA All-Freshman team.

He served the previous five seasons (2014-18) at Alcorn State, spending his first three years as the offensive line coach before being promoted to run game coordinator after the 2016 campaign. The Braves won the SWAC East Division title all five years he was on staff. In the 2018 season, his first year as the offensive coordinator, he helped the squad to the 2018 SWAC Championship, a trip to the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl, and coached Noah Johnson to SWAC Offensive Player of the Year accolades. De’Shawn Waller was also named the SWAC’s Newcomer of the Year. Under Stanchek, the Braves have placed offensive linemen on the SWAC All-Conference Teams 13 times in five years. He’s also mentored eight HBCU All-Americans during his tenure, including Chris McCrea, Kevin Hall, Mustaffa Ibrahim, Isaac Sampson, Isekelli Ongosia, Detonio Dade, Timothy Gardner, and Kenyon Brantley.

As the run game coordinator in 2017, the Braves led the FCS in yards per carry (6.42) and were top-10 in both rushing offense (237.4) and total offense (461.3 ypg). Alcorn led the SWAC in all three categories as the offensive line blocked for De’Lance Turner, who broke the school’s single-season rushing record with 1,357 yards. That mark was also the second-most in the nation.

In 2016, Stanchek coached an Alcorn squad that rushed for over 155 yards in 10 of its 11 games, including at No. 20 Arkansas. The Braves ran for at least 255 yards in four of their last five matches. Additionally, Alcorn ranked top-10 in the FCS and first in the SWAC in the fewest sacks allowed.

Before Alcorn, Stanchek served as an offensive graduate assistant at Indiana University from 2011-13 and offensive quality control at Florida State University in 2010.

As a student-athlete, he started 48 consecutive games on the offensive line at West Virginia University and earned Football Writers Association All-America honors in 2007. He helped WVU win four bowl games in four years, including the 2006 Sugar Bowl and 2008 Fiesta Bowl. Stanchek was also awarded the Red Brown Cup at WVU, which went to the school’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year based on athletic, academic, and civil achievement.

Stanchek earned his Bachelor’s degree in physical education from WVU. He was a three-time Big East Academic All-Star at WVU. He was inducted into the La Salle High School Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2009, Stanchek signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Falcons. He went on to play in the Arena Football League for the Cleveland Gladiators in 2010.

Stanchek is a Cincinnati, Ohio native, where he attended La Salle High School. He was inducted into the La Salle HS Hall of Fame in 2015.

He and his wife Jessica have a daughter, Bella Sky, a son, Skyler, and dog Trace.