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Ryan Cantrell

Class: RS Senior Hometown: Sugar Land, Texas High School: William P. Clements HS

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 295 Position: Offensive Line

Career Honors: 2008: Rimington Trophy Watch List. 2007: All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Coaches)

2007 (Jr.): Started all 13 games at center... Was considered the team's most consistent lineman.

2006 (So.): Appeared in three games for the Jayhawks, seeing action against Northwestern Louisiana State, Toledo and Iowa State.

2005 (Fr.): Played in six games while starting the last five contests on the offensive line.

2004 (RS): Redshirted... A member of the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

High School: Named the team's most valuable lineman as a senior... Selected to Dave Campbell's Texas Football SuperTeam... Was an Offensive MVP nominee by the Houston Touchdown Club... Lettered three times in football and twice in baseball... Coached in football by Tom Miller... Listed in Who's Who Among American Biology Students.

Personal: Born in Fairfax, Va... Majoring in economics... Would like to live in Houston or Virginia after graduation... Hobbies include playing golf, cooking, collecting tattoos, and playing with his dog... Son of Jim and Maureen Cantrell.... Has one brother who played football at Valparaiso.

Favorites: Place to eat in Lawrence - My house; Place to play football - Memorial Stadium; Activity other than football - Relaxing on the back porch; Athlete - Lance "Puma" Berkman; Pregame ritual - Watching other people look goofy getting ready for the game; Football memory - I'll let you know after this season; Thing about your team - Everyone works for the betterment of the team