Career: All-American via Sporting News (second team), PFF College (second team) and Phil Steele (fourth team) in 2020 … Invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl ... Finished career with 44 straight starts at left guard — every game after he moved to that position from being a backup center during the week of the ULM game in the ninth game of the 2017 season … Two-time first-team All-Sun Belt and three-time All-Sun Belt from PFF College … In his four seasons, App State ranked seventh (2020), 16th (2019), 14th (2018) and 22nd (2017) in rushing yards per game while ranking 40th (2020), 13th (2019), 21st (2018) and second (2017) in sacks allowed per game … Key part of line that was ranked No. 7 in the country by PFF College after being recognized as a top-15 line by the Joe Moore Award in 2018 and 2019 ... Invited to the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl ... According to PFF, ranked a top-100 player (No. 85) in all of college football in 2020.
2020: All-American via Sporting News (second team), PFF College (second team) and Phil Steele (fourth team) in 2020 … First-team All-Sun Belt via PFF College and third-team All-Sun Belt by media/coaches … Started all 12 games at left guard … Helped App State rank seventh nationally by rushing for 264.9 yards per game, including 500 in the Myrtle Beach Bowl win against North Texas … He had 50 knockdown blocks during the regular season, prior to the record-setting bowl performance ... According to PFF, ranked a top-100 player (No. 85) in all of college football in 2020, as he was one of two guards in the FBS to record a grade above 86.0 as both a pass-blocker and run-blocker.
2019: First-team All-Sun Belt from PFF College and honorable mention via the league … Started all 14 games at left guard, extending his starting streak to 32 straight games … PFF grade of 76.0 during the regular season ranked No. 8 nationally among left guards … Had a 75.0 grade as a run blocker and 83.0 grade as a pass blocker (one QB hit and no sacks) … According to PFF, over the final six games of the regular season, had a pass-protection grade that ranked No. 6 nationally among all FBS guards … Helped App State rank in the top 25 nationally by rushing for 231.4 yards per game and allowing just 18 sacks … Helped App State’s offensive line rank as a top-15 unit nationally on the Joe Moore Award Honor Roll.
2018: Started all 13 games at left guard and was named second-team All-Sun Belt by the PFF College site … Mainstay on a line that ranked in the top 25 nationally in both rushing yards per game (No. 14 at 240.4) and fewest sacks allowed (No. 20 at 18) for the fifth straight year … Made the All-Sun Belt weekly teams from PFF College for his blocking against Penn State and Texas State … Mountaineers rushed for more than 250 yards against Gardner-Webb (432), South Alabama (348), Louisiana (266) and Coastal Carolina (278). App State allowed no sacks against South Alabama, Louisiana and Middle Tennessee … Mountaineers had at least 500 total yards against Gardner-Webb (692), South Alabama (517) and Georgia State (524).
2017: Appeared in seven games, beginning the season as a reserve center and starting the last five games at left guard … App State averaged 286.4 rushing yards per game in his five starts, going for 169 in his starting debut at ULM, 256 against Georgia Southern, 323 at Georgia State, 357 against Louisiana and 327 in the bowl win against Toledo. The Mountaineers won their final four games by a combined score of 155-30 … Appeared as a reserve against Georgia and Savannah State … Committed one penalty and allowed no sacks in 291 regular season snaps, receiving a grade of 81 from App State’s coaches (236 plus plays) and 80.5 from the PFF College Football site. Had 20 knockdown blocks in those 12 games.
2016: Redshirted
High School: Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports ... First-team all-district and all-area selection as a tight end ... Caught 26 passes for 470 yards and two touchdowns as a senior ... Also served as team’s punter, averaging 45 yards per kick ... Helped lead Braden River to a 13-1 record, the school’s first-ever appearance in the Florida 7-A state semifinals and No. 14 overall ranking in the state of Florida as a senior in 2015 ... Coached by Curt Bradley ... Prep teammate of App State QB Jacob Huesman.
Personal: Full name is Ryan Neuzil … Son of Tina Neuzil … Has one sibling: Alec. … Father, Jeffrey, played baseball at Kansas and professionally for the Kansas City Royals organization, winning one batting title as a minor league rookie and reaching Triple A.
