Linebacker, Alabama, 2002–05
DeMeco Ryans
- Born
- Jul 28, 1984, in Bessemer, Alabama
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DeMeco Ryans played linebacker at Alabama (2002–05). He was a consensus All‑American in 2005. The Houston Texans took Ryans in round 2, No. 33 overall in the 2006 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Honors
- 2003, 2004Second-team All-SEC
- 2005Lott IMPACT Trophy
- 2005Consensus All‑American
- 2005SEC Defensive Player of the Year
- 2005First-team All-SEC
Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.
Defense
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. Every season here is summed from the game box scores (the source has no season lines for them; a game missing from the box scores is missing here). Before 2016 our source records only interceptions for most defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so these lines count interceptions only. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Defense before 2016
| Season | G | Solo | Ast | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | Int | PBU | FF | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12 | 41 | 35 | 76 | 11.5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Our box scores carry tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from 2016 only, so these come from other sources: cfbstats.com (Open Data Commons Attribution License), its game lines summed (G: the games he has a line in). A dash: the source has no number for it.
Game by game
2005 Alabama 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22 | vs. Tennessee | W 6–3 | 1 |
2004 Alabama 1 game with an interception on file, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Int |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | atTennessee | L 13–17 | 1 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file. Before 2016 our source’s box scores record only interceptions for defenders (no tackles, tackles for loss or sacks), so only those games are listed. His tackles, tackles for loss and sacks from other sources are under “Defense before 2016” below.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2006 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1¼″ |
| Weight | 236 lb |
| Arm length | 31⅜″ |
| Hand size | 8⅝″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.67 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.62 sW |
| Vertical jump | 39″ |
| Broad jump | 10′9″ |
| Bench press | 23 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 7.19 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.17 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
10 seasons, 139 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
Pro Bowls: 2 (2007, 2009) · First-team All-Pro: 2007 · Second-team All-Pro (AP): 2007
All-Pro teams: AP second team 2007; Sporting News first team 2007.
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | Sacks | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Houston Texans | 16 | 117 | 3.5 | 1 |
| 2007 | Houston Texans | 16 | 97 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | Houston Texans | 16 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | Houston Texans | 16 | 102 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | Houston Texans | 6 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | Houston Texans | 15 | 56 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 106 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 121 | 4 | 2 |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 41 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | Philadelphia Eagles | 14 | 46 | 0 | 1 |
| NFL career | 139 | 815 | 13.5 | 7 | |
Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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