2012:  Redshirted as a walk-on

HIGH SCHOOL:  Earned three letters in football for Coach Chuck Kyle at St. Ignatius . . . helped team to a 13-2 overall record as a senior . . . helped team to a state title as a senior . . . all-conference second team as a senior . . . managed 138 total tackles, including 70 solo tackles as a senior . . . registered nine sacks as a senior and 18 sacks in career . . . totalled 240 tackles, including 90 solos, in career . . . named St. Ignatius' Most Valuable Linebacker as a senior.

PERSONAL:  Son of Tim and Sue Ryan . . . three brothers . . . father played football at Wake Forest . . . brother, Connor Ryan, is a senior captain on the Ball State football team . . . brother, Jake, played football at Michigan . . . born Jan. 20, 1994, in Fairview, Ohio . . . full name is Zachary Francis Ryan.