Antwaun Powell-Ryland

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Antwaun Powell-Ryland
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Position Linebacker
Personal information
Born (2002-02-23) February 23, 2002 (age 23)
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school Indian River (Chesapeake, Virginia)
College Florida (2020–2022)
Virginia Tech (2023–2024)
NFL draft 2025: 6th round, 209th overall pick
Career history
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Antwaun Powell-Ryland Jr. (born February 23, 2002) [1] is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the Florida Gators and Virginia Tech Hokies. Powell-Ryland was selected by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft.

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Early life

Powell-Ryland attended Indian River High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. He was selected to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game. He committed to the University of Florida to play college football. [2] [3]

College career

After appearing in two games his first year at Florida in 2020, Powell-Ryland played in 12 games in 2021 and had five tackles and 1.5 sacks. [4] In 2022, he played in all 13 games with five starts and recorded 29 tackles and three sacks. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Virginia Tech. [5] [6] After playing linebacker at Florida, Powell-Ryland converted to a defensive end at Virginia Tech and became a starter his first year in 2023. [7]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 2+5⁄8 in
(1.90 m)		258 lb
(117 kg)		31+1⁄4 in
(0.79 m)		9+5⁄8 in
(0.24 m)		4.69 s1.64 s2.72 s38.0 in
(0.97 m)		10 ft 4 in
(3.15 m)
All values from NFL Combine/Pro Day [8] [9]

Powell-Ryland was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles with the 209th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL draft. [10] He was waived on August 26 as part of final roster cuts and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [11] [12] Powell-Ryland was released on September 5. [13]

References

  1. ↑ @TwaunPowell (February 23, 2019). "17 today🥳" (Tweet). Retrieved October 2, 2024– via Twitter.
  2. ↑ VanHaaren, Tom (June 26, 2019). "ESPN 300 DE Powell commits to play for Gators". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Indian River's Powell-Ryland signs with Florida on national signing day". The Virginian Pilot. December 19, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Linebacker Antwaun Powell progressing as a vocal leader on Florida Gators' defense". Gatorsports.
  5. ↑ "Florida transfer Powell-Ryland fitting in with Hokies". The Raonoke Times. June 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ "College football preview: Former Indian River star hopes to be part of Virginia Tech's revival". The Virginian Pilot. August 31, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Powell-Ryland's move to defensive end paying dividends for Hokies". The Raonoke Times. October 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ Reuter, Chad; Zierlein, Lance. "Antwaun Powell-Ryland Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Antwaun Powell-Ryland College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Eagles select OLB Antwaun Powell-Ryland with the No. 209 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. April 29, 2025. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Eagles sign 14 players to the practice squad". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved August 29, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Eagles announce their initial 53-man roster". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Eagles sign WR Javon Baker to practice squad, release OLB Antwaun Powell-Ryland". philadelphiaeagles.com. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
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