| Colorado Crush — No. 59 | |
| Defensive Line | |
| Date of birth: March 16, 1984 | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 253 lb (115 kg) |
| Arena Football debut | |
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| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
| Career history | |
| College: Rice | |
| Undrafted in 2006 | |
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| External stats | |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
John Ashley Syptak (born March 16, 1984) is an American football defensive lineman who has played for the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League,[1] the San Francisco 49ers ad the New Orleans Saints[2] of the National Football League.
Syptak attended Bellville High School in Bellville, Texas and was a good student, a standout in football and baseball, and was a member of the National Honor Society, Latin Club, Boy's State, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and won Bellville's Citizenship Award. In football, he was a two-time team captain, and as a junior, he was named his teams' Most Valuable Defensive Lineman. As a senior, he was named as a first team All-Tri County selection, named the Austin County Defensive Player of the Year, and was selected as the District 25-3A Defensive Player of the Year. In baseball, he was a four-year letterman, a four-time Academic All-District selection, and as a junior, he was an All-District selection. Syptak graduated in 2002 as the valedictorian of his graduating class.