Ethan Waugh is in his 17th year with the 49ers and third as the director of college scouting & football systems. In his role, Waugh oversees the college scouting staff and the daily operations of the department.
Waugh served as a senior player personnel coordinator for three seasons (2015-17) where he worked with all aspects of player personnel. He also spent three seasons (2012-14) as the team's senior personnel assistant. Waugh spent four seasons (2008-11) as the team's midwest regional scout.
Prior to being promoted to an area scout in 2008, Waugh served as the team's personnel assistant where he was involved in a variety of areas, including the evaluation and scouting of college and professional players and working extensively with the 49ers' scouting database.
Waugh joined the 49ers after spending the previous two seasons at Illinois Wesleyan University, where he served as the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator.
Prior to his time at Illinois Wesleyan, Waugh served as an assistant at Western Carolina University from 1997-2001. While with the Catamounts, he coached on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball and assisted with special teams.
Waugh grew up in Vernon Hills, IL, and played defensive back for two years at Lake Forest College before transferring to Lawrence University where he played the slot and quarterback positions. He is a 1997 graduate of Lawrence with a bachelor's degree in history and earned a master's degree in American History from Western Carolina in 1999.
Waugh hails from a football family. His father, Maury, recently retired after coaching for over 50 years. Waugh's brother, Tucker, coaches the slotbacks at Army, and another brother, Adam, coaches at Calvary Christian HS in Clearwater, FL.
He and his wife, Allison, reside in Spartanburg, SC with their four sons.
