Kevin Donnalley - Director of the Koman Game Plan for Success - Staff Directory

Staff Directory

Kevin Donnalley

Title:
Director of the Koman Game Plan for Success
Email:
Phone:
919-966-2575

Carolina Football Family member and NFL veteran Kevin Donnalley joined Mack Brown’s staff as director of high school relations on March 23, 2020. Donnalley transitioned into the role of Director of the Koman Game Plan for Success in January of 2022. He returned to Chapel Hill after spending four years as the director of student-athlete development at Charlotte.

As the Director of the Koman Game Plan for Success, Donalley focuses on the development of student-athletes “off the field. He coordinates initiatives in leadership, career development, and community service.

While the Director of High School Relations, Donnalley provided outreach to all high school coaches by establishing, maintaining and improving relationships between them and the football staff. He fostered strong relationships with those coaches to enhance the recruiting efforts of the program. In addition, Donnalley oversaw all high school communications, served as the practice guest liaison, and assisted with recruiting events and visits.

Donnalley served in a number of roles at Charlotte since the program started in 2013 before settling into his director of player development position. He worked in strength and conditioning initially and was set to move into player development, but was thrust into coaching the offensive line during the 2015 season. Donnalley moved into player development in 2016, where he led the strategic planning for development and worked closely with student-athletes. He was heavily involved in camps and increased attendance through relationship building with coaches locally, regionally and nationally. In addition, Donnalley developed strong relationships with local schools, hospitals and non-profits to diversify community-service opportunities.

In addition to his work at Charlotte, Donnalley has also been a long-time philanthropist and public speaker. He founded the March Forth with Hope Foundation in 2005 to provide support for families with children facing life threatening medical conditions. He’s also served as a committee chair for the Charlotte Christian School and an advisory board member for the Make a Wish Foundation. As a speaker, Donnalley has presented at various conferences, corporate events and professional development sessions on topics such as leadership, teamwork and overcoming adversity.

Donnalley played 13 seasons in the NFL as an offensive lineman. He was selected in the third round of the ’91 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers and went on to play there from 1991-96, a time that included three playoff runs. In 1997, Donnalley played for the Tennessee Titans before heading to the Miami Dolphins from 1998-2000 for three seasons of playoff football. He completed his career by playing three seasons for the Carolina Panthers that included a run to Super Bowl XXXVIII following the 2003 season.

A 1991 graduate of North Carolina with a degree in economics, Donnalley was a three-year letterman and captain for the Tar Heels. He earned All-America and all-conference honors as a senior in 1990 and was part of the group that laid the foundation for Carolina’s unprecedented success during the ensuing decade.