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2022 Football Roster

47 Ryan Greenhagen

  • Position LB
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 245
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Sparta, N.J.
  • Highschool Pope John XXIII

Biography

A three-time Academic All-American® … 2022 Patriot League Football Student-Athlete of the Year … Closed out career … A 2022 Walter Campbell Trophy finalist … Selected to play in the 2022 Hula Bowl …  Named to the 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List … Named to the 2022 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List … A four-time All-Patriot League selection and 2020-21 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year … Four-time Academic All-Patriot League selection … Set school career records for total tackles (425), solo tackles (247) and career tackles for loss (48.0) ... A 2022 team captain ... Set an NCAA Division I record with 31 total tackles at Nebraska … A 2021 and 2020-2021 Second Team CoSIDA Academic All-American® … Saw his 2021 season cut short by injury in fifth game of year … Still finished third on team in total tackles … Was leading the NCAA in tackles/game when injured … Named a 2021 Preseason Stats Perform All-American ... 2021 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year ... 2020-21 STATS FCS All-American ... 2020-21 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year ... 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District ... A 2020 HERO Sports First Team Preseason All-American ... Named a 2019 HERO Sport Sophomore All-American ... Also named All-ECAC and All-Patriot League ... Led 2019 squad in tackles and ranked among the NCAA FCS leaders ... Capped a successful freshman campaign by earning Freshman All-America honors... Also named Second Team All-Patriot League... Finished fourth on the 2018 squad in total tackles, tops among all rookies... Led team with eight sacks (fourth in the Patriot League) and was second in tackles for loss (sixth in the league) ... A 2017 NJHerald.com and New Jersey Herald First Team All-Conference selection at Pope John XXIII High School... Named to the 2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021, and 2022 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.

2022 (Grad Season)
• A 2022 Walter Campbell Trophy finalist.
• Selected to play in the 2022 Hula Bowl.
• Named to the 2022 Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List.
• Named to the 2022 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List.
• A 2022 Stats Perform First Team Preseason All-American.
• First Team Academic All-American®.
• 2022 Patriot League Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
• 2022 First Team All-Patriot League.
• Second on team with 103 total tackles, a team-high 57 solo.
• Has 7.0 TFLs along with 4.5 sacks.
• Third in Patriot League and 24th in the NCAA FCS, in tackles/game (9.4).

2021 (Senior Season)
• Started the first five games of the year before suffering a season-ending injury.
• Recorded 102 total tackles, 46 solo, including 5.5 for loss and 3.0 sacks.
• Also had two pass breakups and one interception.
• Was leading the NCAA in tackles/game when injured.
• Broke NCAA record with 31 total tackles at Nebraska.
• Made 28 tackles, eleven solo, including one for loss, the following week versus Monmouth.
• Recorded 17 stops, five solo, including 2.0 for loss, in win at Stony Brook.
• Also had 17 tackles at FAU.

2020-21 (Junior Season)Ryan Greenhagen in action at Holy Cross in 2021
• 2020-21 STATS FCS All-American (Third Team).
• 2020-21 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year.
• 2020-21 First Team All-Patriot League.
• 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-District.
• 2020-21 Academic All-Patriot League.
• Recorded 22 total tackles, eleven solo, despite missing one game.
• Made 2.0 tackles for loss and 1.0 sack.
• Also had a pass breakup.
• Led Patriot League in total tackles/game (11.0).
• Recorded a League single-game high of 16 tackles in the Rams’ 40-8 victory over Colgate.

2019 (Sophomore Season)
• Named a First Team 2019 HERO Sophomore All-American as well as First Team All-Patriot League and All-ECAC.
• Also a Phil Steele First Team All-Patriot League pick.
• Named Academic All-Patriot League in 2019.
• Started all 12 games at linebacker.
• Led team with 123 tackles, 83 solo, including a team-best 18.5 for loss and 4.5 sacks.
• Also had eight QBH, one forced fumble and one pass break up.
• Led Patriot League in TFLs/Game (1.54) and second in tackles/game (10.2).
• Third in the NCAA FCS in solo tackles/game (6.8), 12th in total tackles/game, and 14th in TFLs/game.
• The 18.5 TFLs was the third best single season in school history.
• The 82 solo tackles was the second best single season in school history.
• Four-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week.
• Recorded a career-high 19 tackles, nine solo, including one for loss at Colgate.
• Made 13 tackles, ten solo, including 4.5 for loss and one sack against Richmond.
• Had 12 stops, ten solo, including two for loss and one sack at Stony Brook.
• Also made 12 tackles, ten solo, including one for loss at Yale.
• Recorded ten tackles, seven solo, including one for loss at Bryant.
• Opened season with ten tackles, six solo, including 2.5 for loss vs. CCSU.
• Made nine tackles, six solo, at Lafayette.
• Made eight stops, six solo, at Georgetown.
• Finished with seven tackles, five solo, including 2.0 for loss and one sack along with three quarterback hurries vs. Holy Cross.
• Recorded six tackles, including two for loss and one sack, in season-ending win vs. Bucknell.

2018 (Freshman Season)
• Named a First Team 2018 HERO Freshman All-American as well as Second Team All-Patriot League.
• Appeared in all eleven games at linebacker for the Rams as a freshman.
• Finished fourth on the team with 65 total tackles, 45 solo, including 15.0 for loss and 8.0 sacks.
• Led the team in sacks and was second in tackles for loss.
• Was fourth in the Patriot League and 31st in the NCAA FCS in sacks/game (0.73) while also ranking sixth in the league and 30th in the nation in tackles for loss/game (1.4).
• Also had one forced fumble.
• Made a season-high 12 tackles, eleven solo, including one for loss, at Holy Cross.
• Registered eleven stops, five solo, including two for loss, in win over Bucknell.
• Finished with eight stops, five solo, including 2.0 sacks against Colgate.
• Had seven tackles, including one sack, versus CCSU.
• Made six solo tackles, including one for loss, against Lafayette.
• Recorded five tackles, three solo, including 2.0 for loss and 1.5 sacks at Richmond.
• Also had five tackles, including 1.5 for loss, against Stony Brook.
• Finished with four tackles, three solo, including 1.5 for loss and one sack in the Georgetown game.
• Made three solo stops, including two sacks, versus Bryant.
• Had two tackles, including one for loss, at Lehigh.

Before Fordham
• Played for head coach Brian Carlson at Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta, New Jersey.
• 2017 NJHerald.com and New Jersey Herald First Team All-Conference selection.
• 2017 NJ.com All-Non Public selection.
• A 2016 Second Team All-Conference pick by NJ.com and the New Jersey Herald.
• Recorded 107 tackles along with two interceptions, returning one for a score, and three forced fumbles.
• Also played baseball at Pope John XXIII.
• Member of the Spanish Honor Society.

Personal
• Son of Stacey and Greg Greenhagen.
• Has an older sister (Valerie) and an older brother (Cody).
• Received a degree in Business Administration in 2022.
• Pursuing a master's degree in Business Analytics.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    LB
    6'1" 220 lbs
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    2019Sophomore

    LB
    6'1" 235 lbs
    47
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    2020Junior

    LB
    6'1" 235 lbs
    47
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    2021Senior

    LB
    6'1" 245 lbs
    47
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    2022Graduate Student

    LB
    6'1" 245 lbs
    47