Ryon Bingham
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| Position: | Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 303 lb (137 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | Sandy (UT) Alta | ||||
| College: | Nebraska | ||||
| NFL draft: | 2004 / Round: 7 / Pick: 204 | ||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Ryon Jeffry Bingham (born June 6, 1981) is a former
Early years
Bingham was a standout football player and a two-time Class 5A heavyweight wrestling champion. He played offensive tackle and nose guard at
Salt Lake Tribune
Defensive Player of the Year, Gatorade Player of the year, Bingham earned All-State honors and was the Utah Player of the Year. In 1998, Bingham recorded 87 tackles, 14 sacks, four pass breakups, five fumbles caused and two recoveries. As a junior, he had 50 tackles and 13 sacks, helping his team to a 9-2 record and a state semifinal appearance in Utah’s largest class. As a heavyweight, Bingham went 64-1 with 58 pins en route to state championships in both 1998 and 1999, compiling a 28-0 mark with 25 pins as a senior.
College years
Bingham attended the
University of Nebraska
and was a Criminal Justice Major and a letterman in football.
In football, as a junior, he was an Honorable Mention All-Big 12
honors In 2002 as a junior he finished the season with 67 total tackles. He recorded nine tackles for loss, including 1.5 sacks. Bingham saw significant action in 2001 as part of a four-man rotation at the two defensive tackle positions. He played in all 12 games as Jon Clanton’s backup at nose tackle, and finished the year with 18 tackles, including five for losses. Bingham was expected to see action as a redshirt freshman in 2000, but a broken right foot kept him out for the entire season. He was cast in August, then had surgery in September. Bingham redshirted in 1999.
Professional career
Bingham was drafted in the seventh round of the
References
- ^ Chargers.com - Team » Roster » #97 Ryon Bingham | DT Archived 2007-09-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ - Chargers release Ryon Bingham
- ^ "2004 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- ^ - Chargers release Ryon Bingham