Ryan Schlothauer Class: Senior Hometown: Baltimore, Md. High School: Eastern Technical HS Height / Weight: 6-5 / 260 Position: Tight End Experience: 2V

A valuable fifth-year reserve player ... serves as a backup tight end and a special teams contributor ... has played in each of the last 25 games.

As a Senior (2012): Played in all 12 games as a reserve tight end and special teams player ... had one kick return for three yards and one punt return ... recorded 18 tackles on special teams including 10 solo stops ... hauled in his first career recepion for eight yard against Georgia Tech (11/3) ... made his first career start against Clemson (11/10)

As a Junior (2011): Played in all 12 games as a reserve tight end and special teams player ... returned three kicks for 32 yards ... returned a kickoff 12 yards vs. Georgia Tech (10/08) ... also returned kicks for 11 and nine yards at Wake Forest (11/19) and at N.C. State (11/26) ... earned the George Boutselis Memorial Award for the letterman with the highest GPA.

As a Sophomore (2010): Played in all 13 games as a reserve ... most of his snaps came on special teams ... also saw action as a tight end ... returned a kickoff 15 yards vs. Florida State (11/20) ... earned the George Boutselis Memorial Award for the letterman with the highest GPA.

As a Redshirt Freshman (2009): Did not see game action as a reserve tight end ... earned offensive scout team player of the week a team-high three times (vs. Rutgers, 9/26; vs. Wake Forest, 10/10; vs. Virginia, 10/17).

As a Freshman (2008): Redshirted ... named scout team offensive player of the week for his efforts in preparation for the Virginia Tech game (11/6).

At Eastern Technical High School: Played tight end and defensive end for the Mavericks ... garnered first team all-state, all-county and all-metro honors as a senior in 2007 ... also named Digital Sports Defensive Player of the Year in Baltimore County ... helped lead the Mavericks to a 13-1 records in his final prep season ... tallied 75 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior ... earned three varsity letters ... also considered Dartmouth, Harvard and Towson ... also played basketball at Eastern Technical ... coached by Marc Mesaros.

Personal: Born in Baltimore, Md. ... parents are Mark and Judy Schlothauer ... has four siblings - Justin (30), Aaron (26), Ashley (20) and Paige (8) ... brother Justin played football at Towson ... served as his class vice president in high school ... also a member of the honor roll as a prep ... enjoys fishing and cars in his spare time ... lists Emmitt Smith as his favorite athlete ... majoring in operations management.