Jake Ryan

Jake Ryan

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Ryan with Michigan in 2012
No. 47 Green Bay Packers
Position: Inside linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1992-02-27) February 27, 1992
Place of birth: Fairview, Ohio
Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight: 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school: Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius
College: Michigan
NFL Draft: 2015 / Round: 4 / Pick: 129
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016
Total tackles: 132
Sacks: 0.0
Pass deflections: 3
Interceptions: 0
Forced fumbles: 0
Player stats at NFL.com

Jacob William Ryan (born February 27, 1992) is an American football inside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. Ryan was drafted by the Packers in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL Draft.

Early years

In high school, Ryan was rated as the 30th best high school football inside linebacker in the country by Rivals.com.[1] He was rated as the 60th and 81st best outside linebacker in the national class of 2010 by ESPN.com and Scout.com, respectively.[2][3] He was regarded as the 34th best player in the state of Ohio by Rivals.[1] Ryan was a participant in the Ohio North-South All-Star game.[4] He recovered the onside kick to secure the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) championship as a junior.[5] Ryan had offers from Ball State, Toledo and a number of other Mid-American Conference, but he grew 2 inches (5.08 cm) and 20 pounds (9.1 kg) prior to his senior year. Since Saint Ignatius High School has many Michigan Wolverine alumni, Ryan suspects that sudden late interest from Michigan was prompted by one of them.[6]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jake Ryan
LB		 Westlake, Ohio Saint Ignatius High (OH) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.6 Jan 18, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 81 (OLB)   Rivals: 30 (ILB), 34 (OH)  ESPN: 60 (OLB)
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

Ryan at Michigan Stadium, Sept. 2012
Ryan playing in 2012

Ryan redshirted his freshman year for the 2010 Michigan Wolverines football team.[7] As a redshirt freshman, he started in the September 3 opener for the 2011 team against Western Michigan as a result of a back injury to Cam Gordon. In the game, Ryan deflected a pass that was intercepted and returned for a touchdown.[8] He went on to start 11 games and play in all 13.[9] On September 24, 2011 against new head coach Brady Hoke's former team, San Diego State, Ryan had two fumble recoveries.[10] His first career quarterback sack came on October 1 in the Little Brown Jug rivalry game against Minnesota.[11] It was his only sack that year until the final game of the season. In the January 3, 2012 Sugar Bowl 23–20 overtime victory against Virginia Tech, Ryan had 4 tackles for a loss, including one sack and one 22-yard loss by David Wilson.[9][12] During the game, he had his season-high 7 tackles (6 solo).[11] For the season, he earned 2011 Big Ten All-Freshman team recognition from both ESPN.com and BTN.com as well as 2011 Rivals.com 2nd team All-Freshman and College Football News All-Freshman honorable mention honors.[13][14][15][16] Ryan finished among the conference leaders in tackles for a loss/game (.85, t-15th).[17]

Prior to the second game of the 2012 season against Air Force Ryan's number was changed from 90 to 47 following a ceremony for Bennie Oosterbaan in which his retired number was placed back into circulation as a Michigan Football Legend jersey.[18] On October 13, Ryan was selected as Big Ten Defensive player of the week when he posted a career-high 11 tackles (3.5 for a loss and 1.5 sacks).[19] Ryan was named an All-Big Ten second team selection by the media and an honorable mention selection by the coaches.[20][21]

During Spring practice in 2013, Ryan tore his anterior cruciate ligament.[22][23] When Ryan was initially injured in the spring, there was no official diagnosis of his expected return to football, but ACL injuries typically require a year to fully heal.[24] By August Ryan was expected to return to the field in mid October.[25] On August 25, 2013, he was named one of four team co-captains along with Taylor Lewan, Courtney Avery, and Cam Gordon.[26] Ryan was cleared to play by doctors on October 7, ahead of the October 12 contest against Penn State.[27]

Ryan entered the 2014 season on the preseason watchlists for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Butkus Award, Lombardi Award and Bednarik Award.[28][29][30] Ryan was a late addition to the Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list.[31] In the offseason, Michigan announced that Ryan would be moving to middle linebacker.[32] In the September 6 Michigan–Notre Dame football rivalry game, Ryan tied his career high with 11 tackles against Notre Dame.[33] On October 13, Ryan was recognized as Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Week (along with Damien Wilson) after recording 10 tackles (3 for a loss) against Penn State on October 11.[34][35][36] On October 27, Ryan became one of 15 semifinalists for the Butkus Award.[37][38] On November 3, Ryan was again recognized as Big Ten co-Defensive Player of the Week (along with Louis Trinca-Pasat) after recording 11 tackles (2.5 for a loss and 2 forced fumbles) against Indiana on November 1.[39][40][41] On November 24, Ryan was named one of five finalist for the Butkus Award.[42][43] Following the regular season, he was named first team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and the media.[44][45] He was an honorable mention selection to the 2014 College Football All-America Team by Sports Illustrated.[46] He won The Roger Zatkoff Award as the team's top linebacker in 2012, 2013, and 2014.

College statistics

Defense
Year Team GP Tackles For Loss Sacks Int FF
2011 Michigan 13 37 11.0 3.0 0 1
2012 Michigan 88 16.0 4.5 0 4
2013 Michigan 8 30 4.5 0.0 0 0
2014 Michigan 12 112 14.0 2.0 1 2
College Totals 33 267 45.5 9.5 1 7

Professional career

External video
Ryan's NFL Combine workout
Ryan gets drafted by Green Bay
Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40‑yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20‑ss 3‑cone Vert jump Broad BP
6 ft 2 in 240 lb 31 in  9 3⁄8 in 4.65 s 1.62 s 2.71 s 4.20 s 7.11 s 34.5 in 10 ft 0 in 20 reps
All values are from NFL Combine[47][48]

Ryan was selected in the fourth round (129th overall) by the Green Bay Packers in the 2015 NFL Draft.[49] On May 8, 2015, he signed a contract with the Packers.[50] He debuted in the teams first week on September 13, with a solo tackle against the Chicago Bears.[51] He finished his rookie year with 50 tackles and a fumble recovery in 14 games played.

In a November 13, 2016 loss to the Tennessee Titans, Ryan suffered an ankle injury.[52] After missing two games, Ryan was activated for a December 4 game against the Houston Texans.[53]

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2015 GB 14 5 50 35 15 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
2016 GB 14 10 82 57 25 0.0 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 28 15 132 92 40 0.0 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1
Source: NFL.com

Postseason

Year Team G GS Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs FF FR
2015 GB 2 2 11 7 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2016 GB 3 3 20 15 5 0.0 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 5 31 22 9 0.0 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Source: pro-football-reference.com

Personal

He comes from a family of football players: older brother Connor (wide receiver)[54] and younger brother Zack (linebacker)[55] played for Ball State; father, Tim, was a wide receiver at Wake Forest (1980–84); maternal grandfather, Francis E. Sweeney, an Ohio Supreme Court justice, played defensive tackle for Xavier as well as in the Canadian Football League.[5] Ryan is Catholic.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Jake Ryan". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Jake Ryan". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Jake Ryan". Scout.com. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  4. ↑ Hankerson, Eugene. "GBW Interview: Jake Ryan". Scout.com. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Jake Ryan 90". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  6. ↑ Birkett, Dave (January 25, 2010). "Late-blooming linebacker Jake Ryan happy to be a Michigan football recruit". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  7. 1 2 Cunningham, Pete (September 29, 2011). "Talking with Michigan redshirt freshman linebacker Jake Ryan". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  8. ↑ Meinke, Kyle (November 2, 2011). "Freshman linebacker Jake Ryan is becoming Michigan's mane man despite 'unorthodox' style". AnnArbor.com. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  9. 1 2 Nesbitt, Stephen J. (January 4, 2012). "Ryan's play vindicates Michigan defense in rollercoaster Sugar Bowl performance". Michigan Daily. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Box Score (Final): 2011 Michigan Football: San Diego State vs Michigan (Sep 24, 2011 at Ann Arbor, MI)" (PDF). CSTV.com. September 24, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  11. 1 2 "Team: Michigan: Year: 2011 Thru 12/31/11: Player: Jake Ryan". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Individual Statistics (Final): 2012 Allstate Sugar Bowl: #13 Michigan vs #11 Virginia Tech (Jan. 3, 2012 at New Orleans, La.)" (PDF). AllStateSugarBowl.org. January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Watkins leads Freshman All-America Team". Rivals.com. December 9, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  14. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam and Brian Bennett (December 13, 2011). "ESPN.com's Big Ten All-Freshman team". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  15. ↑ Dienhart, Tom (December 12, 2011). "BTN.com’s 2011 Big Ten All-Freshman Team". Big Ten Network. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  16. ↑ Cirminiello, Richard (December 9, 2011). "2011 CFN All-Freshman Defensive Team". College Football News. Scout.com. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  17. ↑ "2011 Big Ten Football: Leaders". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Oosterbaan Named Michigan Football Legend, Ryan to Don No. 47". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Ryan Tabbed Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. October 15, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Lewan, Hagerup Win Top Position Awards at Big Ten Banquet". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. November 26, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Big Ten Announces 2012 All-Big Ten Teams and Select Individual Award Winners". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. November 26, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  22. ↑ "U-M Linebacker Jake Ryan Out Indefinitely with Torn ACL". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. March 20, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  23. ↑ Jennings, Chantel (March 20, 2013). "Michigan's Jake Ryan has torn ACL". ESPN. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  24. ↑ Fornelli, Tom (March 20, 2013). "Michigan linebacker Jake Ryan has a torn ACL". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  25. ↑ Baumgardner, Nick (August 20, 2013). "Michigan's Roy Manning on Jake Ryan's recovery: 'It's like he's not even injured'". MLive.com. Retrieved August 24, 2013.
  26. ↑ "@umichfootball status update". Twitter. August 25, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  27. ↑ Helfand, Zach (October 7, 2013). "Notebook: Jake Ryan cleared by doctors, could return as early as Saturday". Michigan Daily. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  28. ↑ "Clark, Ryan on Watch List for Bednarik Award". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. July 7, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  29. ↑ "Ryan, Countess, Clark Earn Spot on Bronko Nagurski Watch List". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. July 10, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  30. ↑ "Ryan Selected to Butkus, Lombardi Watch Lists". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. July 14, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  31. ↑ Taylor, John (August 20, 2014). "UM’s Jake Ryan, three others added to Lott watch list". NBC Sports. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  32. ↑ Snyder, Mark (August 25, 2014). "With Jake Ryan in middle, Michigan's James Ross adjusting to strong-side linebacker". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  33. ↑ "Postgame Notes: #16 Notre Dame 31, Michigan 0". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  34. ↑ "Ryan, Wile Earn Share of Big Ten Weekly Honors". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. October 13, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  35. ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week: Big Ten announces weekly honorees from Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota and Northwestern". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. October 13, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  36. ↑ "Michigan shuts down Penn State to stop skid". ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  37. ↑ "Ryan Named Butkus Award Semifinalist". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. October 27, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  38. ↑ "Butkus and Thorpe Award Semifinalists: Michigan's Jake Ryan and Michigan State's Trae Waynes named semifinalists for national awards". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. October 27, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  39. ↑ "Ryan Earns Second Big Ten Weekly Honor". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  40. ↑ "Big Ten Football Players of the Week: Players from Iowa, Michigan, Penn State and Wisconsin earn weekly honors". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. November 3, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  41. ↑ "Michigan uses balanced attack to beat Indiana for 19th straight time". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  42. ↑ "Ryan Named Butkus Award Finalist". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  43. ↑ "Butkus Award Finalist: Michigan's Jake Ryan named finalist for Butkus Award". BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. November 24, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  44. ↑ "2014 Big Ten Individual Award Winners" (PDF). BigTen.org. CBS Interactive. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  45. ↑ "Led By Ryan, Seven Wolverines Earn Big Ten Honors". MGoBlue.com. CBS Sports. December 1, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  46. ↑ "Melvin Gordon, Amari Cooper lead SI.com's 2014 All-America Team". Sports Illustrated. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
  47. ↑ "NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Jake Ryan". NFL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  48. ↑ "Jake Ryan - Michigan, OLB : 2015 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  49. ↑ "Jake Ryan Draft Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  50. ↑ "Packers sign five draft choices". Packers.com. May 8, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  51. ↑ [espn.go.com/nfl/boxscore?gameId=400791489 "Green Bay Packers 31, 24 Chicago Bears"] Check |url= value (help). ESPN. September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  52. ↑ "T.J. Lang, Jake Ryan ruled out for Green Bay Packers". FOX Sports. Associated Press. November 18, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  53. ↑ "Packers' Jake Ryan: Active Sunday". CBS Sports. December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  54. ↑ "Connor Ryan". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2012.
  55. ↑ "Zack Ryan". ESPN. Retrieved August 30, 2014.
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