2007 Football Roster
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Roster
Ryan Durand
- Position:
- Offensive Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 303
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Leominster, MA
- High School:
- Saint Bernard's Prep
Career Biography (PDF Format)
At SU: Three letters … Redshirted in 2004 … 2007 and 2008 ESPN the Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District Team selection … Member of the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll every semester … Four-time BIG EAST Academic All-Academic Team selection ... 2009 'Cuse Awards Male Soladay Award winner for athletic achievement, academics, leadership and service.
Senior Year (2008): Started all 12 games … Invited to play in the East-West Shrine Game … Instrumental in helping running back Curtis Brinkley become the eighth different player in Syracuse history to record 1,000 rushing yards in a season ... Part of a line that protected the quarterback well, allowing just 4.4 tackles for loss per game, which tied for 15th nationally … Semifinalist for the National Football Foundation Draddy Trophy, recognizing the best scholar-athletes in college football.
Junior Year (2007): Started at right guard in 11 games … Against Rutgers, started at right guard but suffered a sprained ankle in the second quarter and then missed the Buffalo game due to the injury.
Sophomore Year (2006): One of 13 players to start every game … Only offensive lineman to start every game at the same position (right guard).
Freshman Year (2005): Played in seven games and made the travel squad for all 12 contests.
High School: Rated fifth on PrepStar’s top-10 list for offensive linemen in the East … PrepStar All-East Region selection in 2003 … Rated the top offensive lineman and fifth overall prospect in New England by Rivals.com … Rated the sixth-best player in New England by SuperPrep … 2003 Worcester Telegram & Gazette First Team Defensive All-Star and Boston Globe All-Conference selection … Team captain as a junior and senior … Earned team MVP award as a freshman, defensive MVP as a sophomore, the Coaches Award as a junior and senior, and the Lineman Award as a senior … Four-year football letterwinner for coach Joe Hickey … Three-year track and field letterwinner, specializing in the shot put and discus … Recruited by former assistant coach Jerry Azzinaro.
Personal: Ryan James Durand … Born in November 1985 in Worcester, Mass. … Son of Stephen and Doreen Durand … One brother … Majoring in health and exercise science.
