2025 Football Roster
Jersey Number 54
Colby Ryan
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Hometown:
- Greenup, Ill.
- High School:
- Cumberland
NAME PRONUNCIATION
2024 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 1 game (Murray State) and made 1 tackle
2023 (REDSHIRT)
Played in 1 game (Austin Peay) and redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year starter at defensive end and offensive tackle/center ... Earned All-Conference honors as an OL during junior and senior season and All-Conference DL during senior season ... Played in the Wabash Valley All-Star game after senior year ... As a wrestler, ranked in the Top 10 in the state in 1A by IWCOA in the 195-pound weight class and finished top 7 at the state championship during senior season.
PERSONAL
Born May 11, 2004 in Mattoon, Ill. ... Son of Denny and Betsy Ryan ... Father is a farmer, mother is a social worker ... Has two younger sisters ... Plans to major in Crop, Soil, and Environmental Management.
2024 (FRESHMAN)
Played in 1 game (Murray State) and made 1 tackle
2023 (REDSHIRT)
Played in 1 game (Austin Peay) and redshirted
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year starter at defensive end and offensive tackle/center ... Earned All-Conference honors as an OL during junior and senior season and All-Conference DL during senior season ... Played in the Wabash Valley All-Star game after senior year ... As a wrestler, ranked in the Top 10 in the state in 1A by IWCOA in the 195-pound weight class and finished top 7 at the state championship during senior season.
PERSONAL
Born May 11, 2004 in Mattoon, Ill. ... Son of Denny and Betsy Ryan ... Father is a farmer, mother is a social worker ... Has two younger sisters ... Plans to major in Crop, Soil, and Environmental Management.
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