Ryan Denney

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Ryan Denney
No. 90, 92, 77
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1977-06-15) June 15, 1977 (age 47)
Denver, Colorado, U.S.
Height:6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Weight:264 lb (120 kg)
Career information
High school: Horizon (Thornton, Colorado)
College: BYU
NFL draft: 2002  / Round: 2 / Pick: 61
Career history
Career highlights and awards
  • First-team All-MWC (2001)
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:298
Sacks:23.5
Passes deflected:20
Player stats at PFR

Ryan Craig Denney (born June 15, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the BYU Cougars and was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round of the 2002 NFL draft with the 61st overall pick. [1]

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Denney also played for the Houston Texans.

Early life

Denney attended Horizon High School (Thornton, Colorado) and won three varsity letters in football and two in basketball. [2] In football, as a senior, he was named the Denver Post Defensive Player of the Year, won All-Conference honors as both an offensive lineman and as a defensive lineman, and won All-State honors as a defensive lineman. [3] Denney graduated from Horizon High School in 1995. [4] He served as a Mormon missionary for two years in Argentina before playing for Brigham Young University in college. [5]

College career

Denney was two-year starter at BYU and finished his career with 156 tackles (92 solos), 16 quarterback sacks, 40 stops behind the line of scrimmage and 13 pass deflections. As a senior, was a Second-team All-America selection by The NFL Draft Report, earning fourth-team honors from The Sporting News He was an Academic All-American and a First-team All-Mountain West Conference selection. He started all year at right defensive end and recorded 68 tackles (45 solos) as he led the team with seven sacks and 19 tackles for losses and intercepted a pass and ranked second on the squad with eight pass deflections. In 2000, he earned Academic All-Mountain West Conference honors. He missed the 1996-97 season while serving on a mission in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

Ryan had a spectacular game against the Miami Dolphins on September 17, 2006, when he recorded 3 sacks on Miami quarterback, Daunte Culpepper in just the first half of the game.

On August 17, 2007, during the opening kickoff of a preseason game against the Atlanta Falcons, Denney suffered a broken bone in his foot. He was one of three Bills position players to play in every year since 2003.

At the end of the 2007 NFL season he had played in the league for six years.

He caught a touchdown in the Bills season opener vs Seattle on September 7, 2008 [6] from a Brian Moorman pass on a fake field goal and one more vs New Orleans on September 27, 2009, [7] again from a Moorman pass on a fake field goal.

On February 27, 2010, the Buffalo Bills announced that they would not be offering Ryan Denney a contract which rendered him an unrestricted free agent.

Houston Texans

On September 15, 2010, the Houston Texans announced they had signed Denney to an undisclosed contract. On October 7, 2010, the Texans waived Denney. [8]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high
YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2002 BUF 809630.00000000000
2003 BUF 16134327163.55000031000
2004 BUF 1653515203.02000021000
2005 BUF 1604528174.07000030100
2006 BUF 1605438166.07000052100
2007 BUF 72272161.03000000100
2008 BUF 16115840184.09000071000
2009 BUF 1602716112.01000001000
2010 HOU 200000.00000000000
1133129819110723.5340000206300

Family

Ryan is the brother of Miami Dolphins long snapper John Denney, who also wears number 92 on his jersey. Ryan and his wife, Laura have four daughters, Kyle, Kate, Alli and Samantha, and two sons, Tyler and Will. [9] He is also the brother-in-law of Doug Jolley, former NFL tight end for the New York Jets. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ryan Denney - Football 2001". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ Post, Natalie Meisler | The Denver (September 24, 2008). "For Denney family, BYU old homestead". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Devlin: Looking at Colorado's best high school football players". The Denver Post. November 29, 2006. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  5. ↑ Buffalo Bills Bio
  6. ↑ "Seattle Seahawks at Buffalo Bills - September 7th, 2008". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  7. ↑ "New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills - September 27th, 2009". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Texans sign DE Anderson, release Denney". wtsp.com. October 7, 2010. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ Buffalo Bills Bio
  10. ↑ Crouse, Karen (January 1, 2006). "PRO FOOTBALL; Do a Jet and a Bill Have a Link? They Do". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 19, 2022.
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