Biography
Prior to ETSU - McNamara joins ETSU after being the starting quarterback at Michigan and Iowa...Before the 2024 season, McNamara was nominated for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Comeback Player of the Year Award, and Senior Bowl preseason Watch Lists... Started at quarterback in eight games for the Hawkeyes, marking his 29th career start... completed 104-of-172 passes with five interceptions for 1,017 yards and six touchdowns on the season...Before his first season in Iowa City in 2023, McNamara was named to the Maxwell and Johnny Unitas Awards preseason Watch Lists…On the field, McNamara completed 46-of-90 passes for 505 yards, four touchdowns, and three interceptions, with a long reception of 36 yards before sustaining a season-ending injury in the fifth game of the season… started at quarterback in the first five games…Before his time with Iowa, McNamara played at Michigan...He appeared in 21 games (16 starts) and compiled a 13-3 record as a starter and helped the Wolverines win the 2021 Big Ten Championship and earn an appearance in the College Football Playoff...A three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, McNamara's best season came in 2021...Starting all 14 games, McNamara completed 210-of-327 pass attempts for 2,576 yards and 15 touchdowns, with six interceptions...For his play, McNamara earned Third Team All-Big Ten honors by the league coaches and media members...During his high school career, McNamara was selected first-team all-state as a junior and senior...He was also a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year in Nevada (2017 and 2018); first player in state history to win the award in back-to-back seasons…Named Nevada Offensive Player of the Year in 2018…Named 2017 USA Today All-Nevada Player of the Year…Three-time conference Player of the Year (2016-18)… Sierra League Player of the Year as a senior… two-time region Offensive Player of the Year (2017-18) and Northern 4A All-Region selection (2017-18)…Selected first team all-conference and first team all-region on three occasions…Named the State Farm Player of the Week on five occasions… 2018 Elite 11 finalist…Attended the finals of the Nike The Opening 2018 in Frisco, Texas… selected to participate in the U.S. Army All-American Game… No. 1 prospect in the state of Nevada by 247Sports, ESPN, and Rivals… 247.com four-star prospect ranked No. 275 overall and No. 1 recruit in Nevada… ESPN four-star prospect, rated the No. 13 pro-style quarterback, No. 257 overall prospect in the country, and top player in Nevada…Earned academic excellence award seven times…Holds all of Damonte Ranch High School’s quarterback records…Led team to a 12-1 record as a senior, with the lone loss coming in overtime in the Northern 4A Regional title game…Led prep team to Nevada Division One Northern Region Semifinals and an 11-1 record as a junior…Prep team claimed Northern 4A Regional title as a sophomore…Set the Nevada state record for career passing yards (12,804) and career touchdowns (146) as a prep…Threw for 2,995 yards and 39 touchdowns as a senior, with six interceptions…Completed 225-of-384 (58.6%) passes for 3,470 yards and 44 TDs as a junior…Passed for 3,577 yards as a sophomore, completing 218-of-374 (58.3%) passes and tossing 46 touchdowns…As a freshman completed 150-of-285 passes for 2,042 yards and 17 touchdowns.
