Player Profile: Ryan Schadler

#33 Ryan Schadler

Position: Running Back
Height: 5-11
Weight: 191
Class: Senior
Hometown: Hesston, Kan.
High School: Hesston HS
Previous School: Wichita State

2017 (Jr.): Saw action in all 12 games starting one at wide receiver … Contributed as one of KU’s primary kickoff returners … Took back 25 kickoffs for a total of 562 yards … Finished the season ranked fifth in the Big 12 Conference in kick return yards averaging 22.5 yards a game … Had 21 receptions for 181 yards for the season … Recorded five rushing attempts, gaining 20 yards and scored one touchdown … SEMO: Caught two passes, gaining 12 yards … Central Michigan: Brought in one touchdown after a successful 33-yard rushing attempt … Caught six receptions for a total of 60 yards … Recorded his best kick return of the season, gaining 46 yards … at Ohio: Completed one pass … Returned four kickoffs for 84 yards … West Virginia: Grabbed one pass for nine yards … Had one kickoff return for 29 yards … Texas Tech: Caught one pass for seven yards … Took back four kick returns for a total of 102 yards … at Iowa State: Had two rushing attempts for a total of one yard … Hauled in three receptions for 16 yards … K-State: Recorded one reception for 11 yards and four kick returns for 65 yards … Baylor: Caught three passes, good for a total of 30 yards … Returned one kick for 22 yards … at Texas: Recorded one reception for four yards … Oklahoma: Returned four kickoffs for 81 yards against the Sooners … at Oklahoma State: Caught two passes for 31 yards … Had a season-high 133 yards on six kickoff returns.

2016: Missed the season due injury.

2015 (RFr.): Played in all 12 games… KU’s primary kickoff returner took back 33 kicks for 750 yards… Finished the season fifth in the Big 12 Conference in kick return yards per game… Earned Third Team All-Big 12 Also ran 20 times for an even 100 yards from scrimmage at running back… Returned three kicks for 104 yards and a score against South Dakota State… South Dakota State: Raced 91 yards for a touchdown on a kickoff return in his Jayhawk debut against SDSU… Named KU’s Special Teams Player of the Week and the Muscle Milk Student Athlete of the Week following his efforts against SDSU… Memphis: Rushed six times for 28 yards… at Rutgers: Saw time, but did not record any statistics… at Iowa State: Returned one kickoff for seven yards and ran the ball twice for five yards… Baylor: Returned three kickoffs for 73 yards… Texas Tech: Returned five kickoffs for a career-best 115 yards… at Oklahoma State: Recorded 104 yards on four kickoff returns and wrapped up a tackle on special teams… Oklahoma: Returned two kickoffs for 39 yards and got another special teams tackle… at Texas: Returned one kick for 21 yards and rushed six times for a career-high 56 yards… at TCU: Returned four kickoffs for 91 yards… West Virginia: Recorded three carries for eight yards and returned four kickoffs for 81 yards… K-State: Returned six kickoffs for 112 yards.

Wichita State (2014): A member of the Wichita State track program for the 2014 fall semester.

High School: Completed a decorated prep career at Hesston High School of the Central Kansas League… Accumulated six school records and was a two-time First Team All-State running back, along with a first-team bid at defensive back in his senior season… Holds the second all-time rank in the state of Kansas for rushing yards in a game with 525 and eight touchdowns in a game against El Dorado… Led the state with 2,541 rushing yards and 42 total touchdowns in 2013 on his way to being named the Kansas Athlete of the Year… Took home the Kansas Class 4A Football Player of the Year award in 2013-14… Garnered consecutive First Team All-CKL honors his junior and senior seasons… A three-time CKL Conference champion with the Swathers and head coach Clint Rider... Earned 12 letters during his tenure with the Swathers… A three-time Kansas state champion in track and was a second-team all-state member of the HHS state champion basketball team his senior year… Member of the honor roll throughout high school and graduated with a 3.56 grade point average.

Personal: Son of Melvin and Donna Schadler… Has one sister, Emily… Cousin, Steven Mathias, played football at Kansas State… Majoring in pre-sport management with a minor in business.