RYAN DEEHAN
6-6, 230, TE
Poway, Calif. (Poway) |
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HIGH SCHOOL?As a senior, he earned PrepStar All-America honors, when he also was named All-Midland by SuperPrep, third-team All-State and first-team All-CIF, All-North County and All-Conference. SuperPrep ranked him as the No. 57 player in the region and the fourth tight end. Rivals.com penned him in as the 30th best player in California and the No. 9 tight end in the nation, while Scout.com had him the No. 41 player in the state amd the 33rd ranked tight end across the land. A three-year letterman in football and team captain as a senior, he made 19 receptions for 300 yards and five touchdowns at the tight end position in a year when he was asked to showcase more of his blocking skills (and was rewarded as he earned the All-North County honor as an offensive lineman). Defensively, he played outside linebacker, posting 30 tackles, including two quarterback sacks, a forced fumble and an interception. As a junior, he was named second-team All-State, first-team All-Conference and first-team All-CIF at tight end, as he made 51 catches for 828 yards and five touchdowns; he was in on 10 tackles in limited action at linebacker. As a sophomore, he played tight end and had seven catches for 170 yards. His top games as a senior included a 21-7 win over Rancho Buena Vista in the CIF Championship game; he did not make a statistical impact on offense, as Poway ran 46 running plays to just 13 passing plays, but he blocked well and had three tackles and a half sack, helping his team capture the title. In a 35-15 win over Rancho, he had four catches for 64 yards. As a junior, he recorded four catches for 70 yards in a 7-3 win over La Costa Canyon in the CIF semifinals. Under head coach Damien Gonzalez, Poway went 12-0 in Deehan’s senior season, capturing the CIF San Diego Section Division I championship. PHS was 8-5 his junior year, losing to Carlsbad in the CIF Finals, and was 6-6 his sophomore season, advancing to the second round of the playoffs. He also participated in baseball in his freshman and sophomore seasons, and in track his final two years.
ACADEMICS?He plans to major in Business at Colorado.
PERSONAL?Born February 25, 1990 in Poway, Calif. Hobbies include playing sports and video games. Father (Tim) played football at Manhattan (N.Y.). His family lost their home in Poway in October 2007 to the Witch Creek Fire, one of several massive wildfires spurred by the Santa Ana winds that devastated Southern California. They were able to move many possessions to his father’s office ahead of the blaze.
