Ryan Switzer
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Switzer in 2012 | |
| North Carolina Tar Heels | |
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| Position | Wide receiver |
| Class | Senior |
| Career history | |
| College | North Carolina (2013–present) |
| High school | George Washington (Charleston, WV) |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | November 4, 1995 |
| Place of birth | Charleston, West Virginia |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Ryan Switzer (born November 4, 1995) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist.[1] He is currently in his senior year playing college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
Early years
Switzer attended George Washington High School in Charleston, West Virginia, where he was twice named the West Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year, Kanawha Valley Football Player of the Year by The Charleston Daily Mail, conference player of the year, three-time first-team all-state, two-time first-team all-state captain and was a Class AAA all-state selection. He was also a two-time winner of the Kennedy Award, given to the West Virginia state player of the year (he is only the sixth two-time winner in the award’s 66 years). As a junior, he led the team in receiving and scored 12 total touchdowns (receiving, rushing and return combined), averaging over 110 yards all purpose yards per game for the No. 1 ranked team in the state. He finished his senior season with 206 carries for 2,379 yards and 32 touchdowns; he also caught 20 passes for 253 yards and four touchdowns and returned three interceptions for scores. He finished his prep career as George Washington’s all-time leader in rushing and scoring total yards, scored 103 total touchdowns and finished in the top five in West Virginia history in touchdowns and points with more than 8,100 all-purpose yards. He was the 2012 Under Armour National Combine champion.
In addition to football, Switzer participated in basketball, helping lead George Washington to the 2011 AAA state basketball title as their starting point guard. Also a standout track & field athlete, Switzer finished 5th in the 2010 AAA state track meet in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.1 seconds and 6th in the long jump at 20'6" (6.27m) and was the lead man on the 4x100 and 4x200 teams that won state championships. He was timed at 4.33 in the 40-yard dash, completed the 20-yard shuttle in 3.9 seconds and had a vertical leap of 34 inches.[2]
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Ryan Switzer WR |
Charleston, WV | George Washington HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 4.52 | Mar 28, 2012 |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80
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| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 47 (WR) Rivals: 22 (WR) ESPN: 59 (WR) | ||||||
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College career
As a freshman in 2013, Switzer led all NCAA major college players with an average of 20.9 yards per punt return.[3] As a sophomore in 2014, he caught 61 passes for 757 yards and four touchdowns.[4] As a junior in 2015, Switzer hauled in a team-high 55 receptions for 697 yards and six touchdowns. He also returned two punts for scores. In October 2015, a controversial decision by the ACC negated a 70-yard punt return by Switzer, ruling that he had given an "invalid signal" before the return.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "UNC's Ryan Switzer overcomes doubts, plays bigger than his size.". The News & Observer. August 24, 2014.
- ↑
- ↑ "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). NCAA. 2015. p. 72-74.
- ↑ "Tramaine Thompson". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
- ↑ "ACC stands by controversial call that negated Ryan Switzer punt return". The Charlotte Observer. October 19, 2015.