100 Players in 100 Days – Day 40 – Ryan Bates, Archbishop Wood

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN SPOTLIGHT

Player Name: Ryan Bates, Archbishop Wood

Height: 6-5

Weight: 280

40-Yard Dash: 4.90

Class of: 2015

GPA: 3.6

Position(s): OT/DT

Jersey Number: 52

Years with Varsity: 3

Other Sports: None

Starting experience: Ryan has started on the offensive line since his sophomore year and played some defense.

Honors: 1^st Team Class 3A All-State at OL; 1^st Team Daily News All-City at OL; 1^st Team Class 3A Coaches’ All-Catholic at OL

Coaches Q&A with Steve Devlin:

Q. What are his strengths as an offensive lineman?

A. He has great feet and is very athletic for an offensive lineman that big. He can run and has great technique. He is strong and can bend, which is very important for an offensive lineman. He’s the total package and can do everything.

There are times he’s 15-20-yards down the field sometimes throwing a touchdown block against a safety. That’s very impressive at times.

Q. When he plays defense, what are his strengths?

A. He’s a very good run stopper and is very athletic and can rush the quarterback.

Schools of Interest: Committed to Penn State

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