| Virginia Tech Hokies–No. 52 | |
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| Position | Defensive end |
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| Personal information | |
| Born: | February 23, 2002 [1] |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 258 lb (117 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | Indian River (Chesapeake, Virginia) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Antwaun Powell-Ryland Jr. (born February 23, 2002) [1] is an American football defensive end for the Virginia Tech Hokies. He previously played for the Florida Gators.
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]
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]
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||||
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| 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 s | 1.64 s | 36.5 in (0.93 m) | 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) | |||||
| All values from NFL Combine [8] [9] [10] | ||||||||||||