Logan Ryan

Logan Daniel Ryan (born February 9, 1991) is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL).

He was a second-team All-Big East Conference selection as a sophomore in 2011 and was a first-team All-Big East selection as a junior in 2012.

Ryan was also named a first-team All-American by Pro Football Weekly in 2012.

On December 31, 2012, Ryan announced that he would forgo his senior year at Rutgers and declared for the 2013 NFL Draft.

Coming out of Rutgers, Ryan was projected to be a third round draft pick by the majority of NFL draft experts and scouts.

He attended the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine and positional drills.

He played college football at Rutgers as a cornerback and was drafted by the New England Patriots in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft.

He has also played for the Tennessee Titans, New York Giants and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

A native of Berlin, New Jersey, Ryan attended Eastern Regional High School in Voorhees, New Jersey, and played for the Eastern Vikings high school football team.

He was an all-state selection at both cornerback and quarterback.

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Ryan was ranked the No. 32 cornerback prospect in his class.

Ryan played for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team.

On March 13, 2013, Ryan participated at Rutgers' pro day along with Marcus Cooper, Duron Harmon, Steve Beauharnais, Mark Harrison, Brandon Jones, Jawan Jamison, Khaseem Greene, and seven others.

NFLDraftScout.com ranked him the 13th best cornerback prospect in the draft.

The New England Patriots selected Ryan in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2013 NFL Draft.

He was the 14th cornerback drafted in 2013.

On May 16, 2013, the Patriots signed Ryan to a four-year, $2.77 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $563,252.

Ryan competed for a starting cornerback job behind Alfonzo Dennard, Aqib Talib, Kyle Arrington, and Ras-I Dowling.

Head coach Bill Belichick named him the fourth cornerback on the Patriots' depth chart to begin the 2013 season, behind Dennard, Talib, and Arrington.

Ryan made his NFL debut in the Patriots' season-opening 23–21 victory over the Buffalo Bills.

During Week 6 against the New Orleans Saints, Ryan made his first NFL start, helping the Patriots earn a 30–27 victory.

On October 20, 2013, Ryan made four solo tackles, a pass deflection, and his first NFL interception off a pass from New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith during a 27–30 loss.

He returned the interception for a 79-yard touchdown, marking the first of his career.

The following week, he recorded a season-high four solo tackles, defended a pass, forced a fumble, and was credited with the first 11⁄2 sacks of his career after taking down Ryan Tannehill in a 27–17 victory over the Miami Dolphins.

On November 24, 2013, Ryan was named the starter over Alfonzo Dennard, who had been battling a knee injury.

He recorded four combined tackles, a pass deflection, and intercepted a pass by Peyton Manning during a 34–31 victory over the Denver Broncos.

The following week, he started in place of Dennard, who was inactive, and recorded three solo tackles, two pass deflections, and intercepted a pass attempt by Case Keenum during the Patriots' 34–31 victory over the Houston Texans.

On December 22, 2013, he recorded a tackle, a season-high two pass deflections, and intercepted Joe Flacco twice, as the Patriots defeated the Baltimore Ravens 41–7.

Ryan finished his rookie year with 35 combined tackles (29 solo), 1.5 sacks, five interceptions, ten passes defended, and a forced fumble in 16 games and seven starts.

Ryan competed against Alfonzo Dennard, Darrelle Revis, Kyle Arrington, and Brandon Browner for the vacant starting cornerback position left by the departure of Aqib Talib.

He was named the third cornerback on the Patriots' depth chart to begin the regular season.

On September 14, 2014, Ryan earned his first start of the season after Dennard was unable to play due to a shoulder injury.

Ryan recorded three combined tackles, defended two passes, and intercepted Teddy Bridgewater during a 30–7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.

In the next game, he recorded a season-high four solo tackles and deflected a pass during a 16–9 win against the Oakland Raiders.

In the regular-season finale, Ryan collected a season-high five combined tackles during a 9–17 loss to the Bills.

He was named the starter after Alfonzo Dennard suffered a hamstring injury earlier in the week.

Ryan finished his second professional season with 42 combined tackles (29 solo), six pass deflections, and two interceptions in 16 games and six starts.

The Patriots finished the season atop the AFC East with a 12–4 record.

On January 10, 2015, Ryan made one tackle and forced a fumble in a 35–31 victory over the Ravens in the Divisional Round.

On February 1, 2015, Ryan appeared in Super Bowl XLIX and made a tackle and pass deflection in a 28–24 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.