Ryan Patton

Ryan Patton

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
West Frankfort, Ill.

High School:
West Frankfort

Height / Weight:
6-1 / 220

Position:
ILB

Birthdate:
07/01/1987

Experience:
5th

Updated July 9, 2009

2008: Started all 12 games and finished fourth on the team in tackles with 58...Returned an interception 52 yards for a touchdown at Youngstown State...MVFC All-Academic First Team...Recipient of the league's President's Council Academic Excellence Award, which requires a minimum 3.5 cumulative grade point average and less than 18 hours of coursework remaining.

2007: Earned second-team academic all-conference honors and was a recipient of the MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award...Played in 14 games and made two starts...Had 17 tackles, including a season-high five at Northern Iowa.

2006: Had nine tackles and one interception in 11 games...Got his first career pick against Southern Utah.

2005: Redshirted.

High School: Named all-state, all-south and all-conference as a senior...Passed for more than 1,000 yards and recorded 91 tackles as a senior, leading his team to a 9-1 record and playoff berth.

Worth Knowing: Born July 1, 1987 in Carbondale...Son of Spunky and Susan Patton...Majoring in finance.

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