Sean Ryan (wide receiver)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1997)}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Sean Ryan
| image =
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| current_team = Montreal Alouettes
| number =
| position = Wide receiver
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|1|21|mf=y}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/4360972/sean-ryan|title=Sean Ryan Biography|website=ESPN|access-date=December 29, 2023}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| death_date =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 200
| high_school = Erasmus Hall (Brooklyn, New York)
| college = Temple (2018)
West Virginia (2019–2021)
Rutgers (2022)
| undraftedyear = 2023
| pastteams =
- Baltimore Ravens ({{NFL Year|2023|2024}})*
- Montreal Alouettes ({{CFL Year|2025}}–present)
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| statweek =
| statseason = 2023
| statlabel1 = Receptions
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| statlabel2 = Receiving yards
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| statlabel3 = Receiving average
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| statlabel4 = Receiving touchdowns
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| pfr = RyanSe01
}}
Sean Ryan (born January 21, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football for the Temple Owls, the West Virginia Mountaineers and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.
College career
After being ranked a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and the twelfth-best player in New York,{{Cite web |title=Sean Ryan, 2018 Wide Receiver, Temple |url=https://n.rivals.com/content/athletes/sean-ryan-18381?view=cv |access-date=January 2, 2024 |website=Rivals.com |language=en-US}} Ryan committed to Temple to play college football. As a true freshman in 2018, Ryan had 12 catches for 162 yards and his first career touchdown against East Carolina. He transferred to West Virginia for his sophomore season. In his first season with the Mountaineers, Ryan had 19 catches for 219 yards and was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Second Team. In the shortened 2020 season, he hauled in 25 catches for 264 yards, and then had a career year in 2021 with 25 receptions for 399 yards and three touchdowns. He also had one catch for seven yards in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl against Minnesota. Ryan transferred to Rutgers for his fifth and final year of college football.{{Cite news |last=Dyer, Kristian |date=November 10, 2022 |title=Rutgers football: Sean Ryan is making an impact in his final season |url=https://rutgerswire.usatoday.com/2022/11/10/rutgers-football-sean-ryan-is-making-an-impact-in-his-final-season/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |work=USA Today}}{{Cite news |last=Iseman, Chris |date=January 7, 2022 |title=Rutgers bolsters wide receiver depth with addition of West Virginia transfer Sean Ryan |url=https://www.app.com/story/sports/college/rutgers/2022/01/07/rutgers-football-sean-ryan-transfers-west-virginia/9130397002/ |access-date=2024-07-07 |work=Asbury Park Press}} As a senior for the Scarlet Knights, he had a team-leading 440 receiving yards, 26 catches and three touchdowns. He had a season-high 76 yards against ranked Penn State.
Professional career
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 2 3/4
| weight = 198
| dash = 4.59
| ten split = 1.61
| twenty split = 2.60
| shuttle = 4.28
| cone drill = 7.09
| vertical = 39
| broad ft = 10
| broad in = 4
| bench = 14
| arm span = 33 3/4
| hand span = 9 1/2
| note = All values from Pro Day{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1048038&DraftYear=2023 |title=2023 Draft Scout Sean Ryan, Rutgers NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile |website=DraftScout.com |access-date=December 29, 2023}}
}}
=Baltimore Ravens=
On May 5, 2023, Ryan signed his first NFL contract with the Baltimore Ravens.{{Cite web |title=Ravens' Sean Ryan: Signs with Baltimore |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/ravens-sean-ryan-signs-with-baltimore/ |access-date=2023-01-02 |website=cbssports.com |language=en-US}} He was released on August 29, 2023, before being signed back to the practice squad the next day. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 29, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Mink, Ryan |date=January 29, 2024 |title=Ravens Sign 10 Players to Reserve/Future Deals |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-sign-nine-players-reserve-future-deals-contract |access-date=2024-07-07 |website=BaltimoreRavens.com}}
Ryan was waived by the Ravens on August 26, 2024.{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Clifton |title=Ravens Begin Roster Cuts |url=https://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/ravens-begin-roster-cuts-sean-ryan-russell-gage |website=baltimoreravens.com |access-date=27 August 2024}}
=Montreal Alouette=
References
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External links
- [https://owlsports.com/sports/football/roster/sean-ryan/10861 Temple Owls bio]
- [https://wvusports.com/sports/football/roster/sean-ryan/11317 West Virginia Mountaineers bio]
- [https://scarletknights.com/sports/football/roster/sean-ryan/11625 Rutgers Scarlet Knights bio]
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Category:Temple Owls football players
Category:West Virginia Mountaineers football players
Category:Rutgers Scarlet Knights football players
Category:Baltimore Ravens players
Category:Players of American football from Brooklyn
Category:American football wide receivers
Category:Erasmus Hall High School alumni
Category:21st-century African-American sportsmen
Category:Montreal Alouettes players