Ryan McNeil (football)
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| Position: | Cornerback / Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | October 4, 1970 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Fort Pierce, Florida | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Westwood (FL) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Miami | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33 | ||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 161 |
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| Games started: | 136 |
| Tackles: | 696 |
| Interceptions: | 31 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 14 |
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Ryan Darrell McNeil (born October 4, 1970) is a former American college and professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He played college football for the University of Miami, and earned All-American honors. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 1993 NFL Draft, and also played professionally for the St. Louis Rams, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos of the NFL.
McNeil was born in Fort Pierce, Florida. He attended Westwood High School,. where he was a two-time offensive player of the year. As a senior free safety he registered 61 tackles (47 solo), six interceptions and 5 fumble recoveries. As a wide receiver he had 23 receptions for 323 yards and 4 touchdowns. In track, he won the district title in the long jump, triple jump and 440-yard dash.
McNeil accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Miami. As a freshman, he was named the starter at cornerback after Kenny Berry was injured, finishing with 15 tackles (9 solo). The next year although he was platooned at the "field" cornerback position with Roland Smith and registered 34 tackles (19 solo), 6 passes defensed and one interception.
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