Chad Ryland

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Chad Ryland
No. 38 – Arizona Cardinals
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-15) October 15, 1999 (age 25)
Lebanon, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Cedar Crest (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)
College: Eastern Michigan (2018–2021)
Maryland (2022)
NFL draft: 2023  / round: 4 / pick: 112
Career history
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 8, 2024
Field goals made:24
Field goals attempted:34
Field goal %:70.6
Longest field goal:57
Points scored:102
Touchbacks:53
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Chad Michael Ryland (born October 15, 1999) is an American professional football placekicker for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Michigan and Maryland.

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Early life

Ryland was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania. [1] He attended Cedar Crest High School but initially only played soccer and baseball. [2] He was convinced to tryout for the football team as a junior by his father. [3] He made the team and in both years was named an all-league and all-county selection at placekicker. [4] To train, he and his father often snuck onto the school's athletic field after it was closed, and when they sometimes were told to leave, they briefly left, but then returned and Ryland continued practicing. [3] He was ranked a five-star kicker and the 24th-best nationally at the position by Kohl's kicking camps. [4]

College career

Ryland was a walk-on at Eastern Michigan, and won the starting job as a true freshman. [2] In his second game, he made the most memorable kick of his career: a game-winning 24-yard field goal as time expired to upset heavy favorite Purdue 20–19. [3] [5] Although he had a good performance to start the year, his play declined over the course of the season, and he finished having made only 12-of-20 field goal attempts, although Ryland did successfully convert all 41 PATs. [3] [6]

As a sophomore at Eastern Michigan in 2019, Ryland appeared in all 13 games and made 35 PATs, additionally making 14-of-19 field goal tries. [7] Against Illinois, he converted a 24-yard game-winning field goal attempt in the final seconds. [8] He was a second-team all-conference choice after the COVID-19-shortened 2020 season, in which he ranked top-20 nationally with a field goal percentage of 84.6, converting 11-of-13 attempts. [9] The following year, Ryland set a team record with 104 points in a season after making 19-of-22 field goals and all 47 of his attempted PATs. [7] [10]

Ryland transferred to Maryland in 2022, finishing his stint at Eastern Michigan as their all-time leading scorer with 309 points. [10] In his only season at Maryland, he appeared in every game and was named second-team all-conference after converting 19-of-23 field goal attempts, including being 3-for-6 on attempts of over 50 yards. [6] [11] [12]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span
5 ft 11+3⁄4 in
(1.82 m)		190 lb
(86 kg)		30+1⁄8 in
(0.77 m)		9+3⁄8 in
(0.24 m)
All values from the NFL Combine [13] [14]

New England Patriots

Ryland was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fourth round (112th overall) of the 2023 NFL draft. [15]

In Week 16 on Christmas Eve night, although having missed an earlier field goal attempt and a point after attempt against the Denver Broncos, Ryland made a 56 yard field goal with two seconds on the clock for a 26–23 win. [16]

In total, Ryland made 16 of 25 field goal attempts (64%) and 24 of 25 extra point attempts (96%) in the 2023 NFL season; [17] his field goal percentage was the lowest in the league among qualified kickers.

On August 27, 2024, Ryland was waived by the Patriots as part of the final roster cuts after losing the kicking job to Joey Slye. [18]

Arizona Cardinals

Ryland was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad on October 2, 2024. [19] On October 15, he was signed to the active roster following an injury to Matt Prater. [20] He was named NFC special teams player of the month in October after kicking 3 game-winning field goals and going 8-9 overall. [21]

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  2. 1 2 Gross, Mike (November 12, 2022). "Terps' Ryland grew to love kicking". LNP . p. B1, B3 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  5. ↑ Johnson, Jim (September 9, 2018). "Boilers fall in final seconds". The Times . Associated Press. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
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  16. ↑ Dubin, Jared (December 25, 2023). "Patriots vs. Broncos score, takeaways: New England spoils Denver's frantic comeback with late field goal". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 28, 2024.
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  18. ↑ "Patriots Make Roster Moves to Reach the 53-Man Roster Limit". Patriots.com. August 27, 2024.
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  20. ↑ "Cardinals' Chad Ryland: Replaces injured Prater on roster". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Chad Ryland Heroics Earn NFC Player Of Month Honor". www.azcardinals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
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