2019 Football Roster
Roster
Courtright, Ryan
Jersey Number 48
Ryan Courtright
- Position:
- K
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- 195
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Lexington, Tenn.
- Previous School:
- Lexington HS
- High School:
- Lexington HS
Bio
Awards and Honors
2018: Named to the Phil Steele Postseason All-OVC second team…Played in 11 games for the Skyhawks as a kicking specialist…Made 13-of-15 field goal attempts…Made a pair of season-long 44-yard field goals against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 8) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27)…Ranks eighth nationally and first in the OVC by making 86.7 percent of field goal attempts…Ranked 26th nationally with 1.18 field goals per game…Converted 35-of-38 point after attempts…Scored 74 points on the season…Tallied 48 kickoffs for a total of 2,483 yards…Averaged 51.7 yards per kickoff…Notched 15 touchbacks…Scored a season-high 10 points against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 13), making a pair of field goals and four PATs...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017: Played in four games for the Skyhawks on special teams…Converted 2-of-3 field goal attempts…Made a season-long 27-yard field goal against Clarion (Aug. 31)…Made a 23-yard field goal at Ole Miss (Sept. 9)…Converted 5-of-7 point after attempts…Scored 11 points on the season…Attempted seven kickoffs totaling 415 yards…Averaged 59.3 yards per kickoff…Tallied two touchbacks.
2016:Â Redshirted.
BEFORE UTM: Was a standout kicker at Lexington High School for head coach Bryant Hollingsworth…Was one of four finalists for Division II-AA Mr. Football Kicker of the Year in 2015, going 42-for-48 in PAT’s and 8-of-11 in field goal attempts…Booted a season-long 46-yard field goal in a firstround playoff victory at Ridgeway...Also handled punting and kickoff duties as a senior, punting for 650 yards on 15 punts (43.3 average) and 58 touchbacks in 66 kickoff attempts…Earned a Special Teams Player of the Year nod and a spot on the All-West Tennessee team by the Jackson Sun…Trained under former University of Tennessee kicker James Wilhoit.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 4, 1998…Son of Mike and Tina Courtright…Has two siblings, Shawn and Kristen…Majoring in forensic science.
- 2019 Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC first team
- OVC Specialist of the Week (10/13/19)
- 2018-19 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
- 2019 The CFB Network All-Ohio Valley second team
- 2018 Phil Steele Postseason All-OVC first team
- Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Fall 2019)
2018: Named to the Phil Steele Postseason All-OVC second team…Played in 11 games for the Skyhawks as a kicking specialist…Made 13-of-15 field goal attempts…Made a pair of season-long 44-yard field goals against Middle Tennessee (Sept. 8) and Southeast Missouri (Oct. 27)…Ranks eighth nationally and first in the OVC by making 86.7 percent of field goal attempts…Ranked 26th nationally with 1.18 field goals per game…Converted 35-of-38 point after attempts…Scored 74 points on the season…Tallied 48 kickoffs for a total of 2,483 yards…Averaged 51.7 yards per kickoff…Notched 15 touchbacks…Scored a season-high 10 points against Eastern Kentucky (Oct. 13), making a pair of field goals and four PATs...Named to OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2017: Played in four games for the Skyhawks on special teams…Converted 2-of-3 field goal attempts…Made a season-long 27-yard field goal against Clarion (Aug. 31)…Made a 23-yard field goal at Ole Miss (Sept. 9)…Converted 5-of-7 point after attempts…Scored 11 points on the season…Attempted seven kickoffs totaling 415 yards…Averaged 59.3 yards per kickoff…Tallied two touchbacks.
2016:Â Redshirted.
BEFORE UTM: Was a standout kicker at Lexington High School for head coach Bryant Hollingsworth…Was one of four finalists for Division II-AA Mr. Football Kicker of the Year in 2015, going 42-for-48 in PAT’s and 8-of-11 in field goal attempts…Booted a season-long 46-yard field goal in a firstround playoff victory at Ridgeway...Also handled punting and kickoff duties as a senior, punting for 650 yards on 15 punts (43.3 average) and 58 touchbacks in 66 kickoff attempts…Earned a Special Teams Player of the Year nod and a spot on the All-West Tennessee team by the Jackson Sun…Trained under former University of Tennessee kicker James Wilhoit.
PERSONAL: Born on Feb. 4, 1998…Son of Mike and Tina Courtright…Has two siblings, Shawn and Kristen…Majoring in forensic science.
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