Chad Ryland

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Chad Ryland
No. 37 – New England Patriots
Position: Placekicker
Personal information
Born: (1999-10-15) October 15, 1999 (age 24)
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 18, 2023
Field goals made:16
Field goals attempted:25
Field goal %:64.0
Longest field goal:56
Points scored:72
Touchbacks:38
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

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

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Early years

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 trys. [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

2023

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; his field goal percentage was the lowest in the league among qualified kickers.

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References

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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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  8. ↑ Ryan, Shannon (2019). "'Embarrassing' — 3-0 start slips away on last-second FG". Chicago Tribune .
  9. ↑ Arsenault, Bill (February 19, 2021). "Ryland getting a kick out of Eastern Michigan". Lebanon Daily News .
  10. 1 2 McFadden, Ryan (February 2, 2022). "Maryland football signs 4-star QB Cameron Edge, kicker Chad Ryland during National Signing Day". Yahoo! .
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  12. ↑ Calderon, Shaun (March 30, 2023). "Titans special teams coaches were in attendance at Maryland pro day". USA Today .
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  14. ↑ "2023 NFL Draft Scout Chad Ryland College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
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