Ryan Katz

Position:
Quarterback
Height:
6-1
Weight:
209
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Santa Monica, CA
High School:
Santa Monica

2008: Ryan entered OSU in late March of 2008, what would have been normally his final term in high school...one of three current Beavers who graduated from high school early, joining fellow quarterback Sean Canfield (Carlsbad HS, CA) and defensive lineman Carl Sommer (Wilsonville HS, OR)...participated in the entire spring practice session and benefited from taking snaps with the first team behind returning starter Lyle Moevao – Canfield was out of spring while rehabilitating his left shoulder...Ryan has good arm strength and accuracy that will only improve during his career.

SANTA MONICA: Rivals.com rated him the 20^th-best pro-style quarterback following the 2007 season...Ocean League MVP as a senior after passing for 1,860 yards, 20 touchdowns and four interceptions...1,945 yards, 19 touchdowns and four interceptions as a junior...for his three-year varsity career he threw for 5,383 yards...school record six touchdown passes in a 2005 game...three-year team captain...participated in the OSU summer football camp in 2007.

PERSONAL: Born in Santa Monica, California...son of Michael and Jeannie Katz...has two sisters...National Honor Society member at Santa Monica HS...former prep teammate Cameron Collins is a safety at OSU...chose OSU because “I really enjoyed my time visiting campus and the coaching staff – OSU has everything I was looking for in a school”...contemplating majoring in business or exercise and sports science.