Career Highlights: Earned All-America honors as a center helping lead YSU to the FCS semifinals in 2006...was a two-time first-team All-Gateway Football Conference selection...played in 43 games in his YSU career and made 41 starts.
2006 (Senior): A Walter Camp All-America selection and a first-team All-American by The Sports Network...was a second-team pick by The Associated Press...named to the College Sporting News’ top 50 I-AA players...first-Team All-Gateway Conference and First-Team Academic All-Gateway selection...has started every game for the first time in his career…is the anchor for the offensive line, which paves the way for the third-ranked rushing offense in Division I-AA…one of three team captains along with senior defensive back Jason Perry and senior linebacker Jeremiah Wright…was the top performer on the line against Slippery Rock and Indiana State…registered a team-high 64 plays against Maine, and was on the field for a season-high 76 snaps at Illinois State…named the team’s Offensive Lineman of the Game against Western Kentucky…was the recipient of the Haines Family Player-of-the-Game award by the YSU radio broadcast crew for the Missouri State game…anchored a line that allowed Tom Zetts to throw for a career-high 314 yards on 24-of-40 passing against James Madison in the first round of the Football Championship Series...was named second-team CoSIDA Academic All-District IV on Nov. 9…was a semifinalist for the 2006 Draddy Trophy, an award that recognizes an individual as the best in the country for combined academic success, football performance and exemplary community leadership...named the top center in Division I-AA by The Sports Network prior to the season…also tabbed a preseason first-team All-American by I-AA.org, The Sports Network and the Football Gazette...earned his fourth letter.
2005 (Junior): First-Team All-Gateway selection as an offensive lineman...second-team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District selection...second-team All-Gateway Academic pick...third-team All-Northwest Region selection by the Football Gazette...played and started the first 10 games at center...led the line with four winning performances...named team’s Offensive Lineman of the Game against Slippery Rock, Illinois State and Western Illinois...tabbed HBK Offensive Player of the Game at Pittsburgh...did not play in season finale against Western Kentucky because of an injury...earned his third letter.
2004 (Sophomore): Played and started 10 games at center...missed the Western Kentucky game because of an injury...was the HBK Offensive Player of the Game at McNeese State...named team’s Offensive Lineman of the Game against Florida International, Northern Iowa and Indiana State...earned his second letter.
2003 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 10 games making eight starts at center...started the first two games of the year...missed the next two games because of an injury...returned to the lineup against Liberty...started the final four games and six of the last seven contests...selected as the Offensive Lineman of the Game against Western Illinois...earned his first letter.
2002 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Earned two letters as an offensive tackle at Warren Harding High School...team was 11-2 and earned a berth in the regional finals his senior season...was named as the Academic Raider of the Year...was an Academic All-Steel Valley Conference selection...coach was Thom McDaniels...helped pave the way for 2001 USA Today Player-of-the-Year Maurice Clarett.
Post YSU: Earned bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from YSU…later received his MBA…works as a Project Manager for BWXT Nuclear Operations Group…Ryan and his wife, Tisha, have four children: Madeline and Ethan Remby and Brennan and Mariel Jewell...resides in Canfield, Ohio.
