Ryan Stapp

Position:
DB
Ht./Wt.:
6-0 / 175
Hometown:
College Station, Texas
High School:
College Station / Abilene Christian
Prev School:
Abilene Christian
Years in College / At Minnesota:
4 / 1
Remaining Eligibility Entering 2025 Season:
2 years
Class:
Junior

PRONUNCIATION

OVERVIEW: Enrolled at Minnesota in January 2022 with two seasons of playing eligibility remaining.

2022: Played in 11 games • made 13 tackles and had one sack and one interception. Game-by-Game: Made his Minnesota debut against New Mexico State • had three tackles against Western Illinois • totaled one tackle against Colorado • had two tackles and one sack (first of his career) at Michigan State • registered three tackles against Purdue • competed at Illinois, at Penn State and against Rutgers • recorded two solo tackles and returned an interception (first as a Gopher) for eight yards against Northwestern • made two tackles against Syracuse.

PREVIOUS COLLEGE: Spent three years at Abilene Christian University • as a junior, competed in 10 games and made 44 tackles and forced one fumble • as a sophomore, played in five games and made 16 total tackles and broke up one pass • as a freshman, played in all 12 games and was credited with 31 tackles, two tackles for a loss, five pass deflections and a forced fumble • credited with 351 all-purpose yards • HERO Sports Freshman All-America Honorable Mention • Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2019 graduate of College Station High School • lettered in football and track • member of the Bi-District Championship team as a senior • member of the 5A Division II State Championship team as a junior • first team all-district CB • first team all-Central Texas CB • first team all-Brazos Valley CB • All-State honorable mention CB.

PERSONAL: Son of Ken and Julie Stapp • has one sibling (Reid) • mother, Julie, played college softball and basketball at Sam Houston State University • she was an All-American in softball and is the basketball team’s all-time career record holder in steals and ranks second in assists.