Jon Ryan

Jon Ryan helped lead USF Football during one of its most successful eras from 2007-10 with a 55-2 record, four conference titles, and two National Championships in 2008 and 2009. He was also part of two NAIA national runner-up squads in 2007 and 2010.

Ryan ranks second all-time in three major receiving categories, which includes receptions (199), yardage (3,462) and receiving touchdowns (52). In 2010, he was the fourth USF player ever to be named NAIA Player of the Year after leading the Cougars to the national championship game. During his career, Ryan had seven games of 100 yards or more receiving and nine times accumulated 90 yards or more. Ryan had a game career-high of 175 yards with three TDs against Morningside.

A two-time all-conference selection, Ryan had 57 catches for 992 yards with 16 TDs in 2009 in helping the Cougars to a 15-0 record and a national title. In 2008, USF also won an NAIA championship as he had 25 receptions for 407 yards and seven TDs.

In 2010, the Watertown native was named first team NAIA All-American, the GPAC Offensive Player of the Year, and set an NAIA record with 24 TDs. Ryan’s 2010 reception total of 81 ranks third all-time with his 1,430 receiving yards an all-time mark.

Ryan was a two-sport standout during his time at USF spending the winter and spring seasons excelling in Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field. As a member of the horizontal jumps squad, he was a four-time qualifier for the National Track and Field Championships: 2008 indoor long jump, 2009 outdoor triple jump, 2010 indoor long jump, and 2010 outdoor long jump. Ryan was also a seven-time All-GPAC honoree. He maintains positions on four of the USF all-time top ten lists for indoor and outdoor track and field; 3rd all-time indoor long jump, 7th all-time indoor triple jump, 3rd all-time outdoor long jump, and 3rd all-time outdoor triple jump.

Ryan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration from USF and now lives in Rochester, MN with his wife, Kelsey, and daughters, Charlotte and Julia. Ryan is in the real estate and construction arena and owns Dwell Realty Group, The Flooring Collective, and TLC Surfaces.