Ryan Torain
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 10, 1986 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Topeka, Kansas | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 212 lb (96 kg) | ||||||||
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| College: | Arizona State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2008 / Round: 5 / Pick: 139 | ||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 1,011 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.2 |
| Rushing TDs: | 6 |
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Ryan Devon Torain (born August 10, 1986) is a former American football running back. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fifth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona State University.
He has also played for the Washington Redskins and New York Giants.
Ryan lived in Topeka, KS, attending Pauline South Elementary School and both Washburn Rural Middle and High schools. He resided in the Montara Neighborhood before moving to Shawnee, KS during his high school years. Torain attended Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas. He was a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. Ryan graduated in 2004 when he was a first team All-League selection and an All-State Class 6A selection in football.
Ryan Torain attended Arizona State after graduating from Butler County Community College. He earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors as a junior and was one of the Pac-10's elite backs until his senior season was cut short midway through 2007. Torain ran for 1,229 yards in 2006, becoming ASU's first 1,000-yard runner since Delvon Flowers in 2001 and running for the eighth-most single-season yards in ASU history. Compiling the most yards since Sun Devil great Freddie Williams' total on ASU's legendary, undefeated 1975 squad. Ryan totaled the fourth-most rushing yards by a player in his debut season in the history of the Pac-10 Conference. He ranked 13th in the Nation and second in the Pac-10 Conference among returning backs in total rushing yards. He also led the team with 10 total touchdowns as a junior.
An excellent receiving threat, Torain was ASU's second-leading returning receiver for 2007 and led all returning Pac-10 tailbacks in yards-per-catch average (11.4) and touchdown receptions (3). Ryan ran for over 100 yards in seven games and 70 or more yards in 12 of 19 contests. He rushed for career-highs of 191 yards on 24 carries at California on Sept. 23, 2006. Torain was listed by ESPN's Mel Kiper as the No. 2 senior running back in the nation for 2007. He appeared in 19 games with 14 starts carrying 323 times for 1,782 yards (5.5 avg.). He caught 25 passes for 305 yards (12.2 avg.) with five touchdowns and 12 rushing touchdowns. He averaged 93.8 rushing yards-per-game for his career.
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