Ryan Van Demark
| No. 74 – Buffalo Bills | |||
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| Position: | Offensive tackle | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | March 22, 1998 Wayne, New Jersey, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
| Weight: | 307 lb (139 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Wayne Valley High School Hun School of Princeton | ||
| College: | UConn (2017–2021) | ||
| Undrafted: | 2022 | ||
| Career history | |||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||
| Career NFL statistics as of 2023 | |||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||
Ryan William Van Demark (born March 22, 1998) is an
Van Demark grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played prep football and volleyball at Wayne Valley High School. After graduating in 2016, he spent a postgraduate year at the Hun School of Princeton to help further develop his skills as a football player before starting college.[2]
College career
In Van Demark's career he started 43 games for the UConn Huskies, most of them coming at left tackle.[3]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.99 m) |
307 lb (139 kg) |
35+3⁄4 in (0.91 m) |
10+3⁄8 in (0.26 m) |
5.27 s | 1.75 s | 2.97 s | 4.54 s | 7.50 s | 30.5 in (0.77 m) |
9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
24 reps | |
| All values from Pro Day[4]
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After not being selected in the
undrafted free agent.[5] However Van Demark, was waived during final roster cuts.[6] But he later signed with to the Buffalo Bills practice squad.[7] On January 23, 2023, Van Demark signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills.[8]
Van Demark made the Bills' initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season.[9]
References
- ^ "Ryan Van Demark". Buffalo Bills.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Meredith, Jon "Ferris". "Wayne Valley’s Ryan Van Demark – From High School Project to College Prospect to NFL Product", TAPinto Wayne, May 8, 2022. Accessed September 6, 2023. "Ryan Van Demark was not the best football player for the Wayne Valley Indians before he graduated in 2016, but he had a lot of potential.... For the young man from Wayne, this is just another opportunity in a long series, where he has proved himself time and time again.... So, after graduation, Van Demark attended the Hun Prep School."
- ^ "Ryan Van Demark NFL Draft 2022: Scouting Report for UConn OT". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "2022 NFL Draft Scout Ryan Van Demark College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ Erickson, Joel A. "Insider: Why the Colts gave undrafted tackle Ryan Van Demark $175,000 to sign with them". IndyStar. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Hickey, Kevin. "Report: Colts waive OT Ryan Van Demark, LB Forrest Rhyne". Colts Wire. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Merideth, Jon. "Wayne Valley Alum Van Demark Chooses Buffalo Bills Over Indianapolis Colts". TAPinto. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Bills signed these players to reserve/future contracts for 2023". buffalobills.com. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
- ^ Brown, Chris. "Top 5 things to know about the Bills initial 53-man roster". Buffalo Bills.com. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
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