University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Ryan Neufeld - #40
Tight End
6-4, 238, Sr.**
Morgan Hill, CA
Live Oak HS
UCLA -- After spending his first three seasons in the program on defense, Ryan switched to tight end in the Spring of 1997 ... Enters his senior season listed second at the position behind returning starter Mike Grieb but figures to see plenty of action, especially in multiple tight end formations ... A very consistent performer, he has good speed and catches and blocks well ... His 9-6.5 horizontal jump is first among tight ends ... In addition, he enters Fall camp as the No. 1 long snapper.
1997 -- Appeared in the final 10 games of the season after missing the first two due to hamstring problems ... Averaged 15.0 yards on his four receptions, best among the tight ends ... Scored the game-winning touchdown in the Cotton Bowl on a five-yard tight end reverse ... His 35-yard catch-and-run versus USC was the second-longest by a Bruin tight end ... Made an 11-yard scoring reception versus Houston ... Made two of his four receptions against Stanford ... Played at least 10 snaps on seven occasions, including 28 versus California, 22 vs. Texas A&M, 19 against Houston, 18 against Oregon State and 17 at Stanford.
1996 -- Saw action as a reserve outside linebacker and on special teams ... On the year, he made 16 tackles, including nine primaries ...Appeared in six games on defense, including the first three (Tennessee, Northeast Louisiana and Michigan) as well as Washington, California and Washington State ... Played 23 snaps at Michigan and 16 versus NLU ... Injured his ankle on special teams at Oregon, causing him to miss most of that contest plus the following game versus Arizona State ... Made eight tackles at Michigan ... Reinjured himself late in the year and missed the final two games (Arizona and USC) of the season.
1995 -- Ryan did an outstanding job as a reserve defensive end ... Played in every game except USC defensively and participated on several of the special teams units on a regular basis ... On the year, he made 23 tackles, including two quarterback sacks ... Made four tackles, including both of his sacks, against California ... Played 30 defensive snaps against Arizona and 20 versus California.
1994 -- Did not see action in his first year with the varsity.
HIGH SCHOOL -- Earned three letters in football under coach Norm Dow at Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, CA ... Selected to the Super Prep All-Far West team ... Named to Cal-Hi Sports All-State high honorable mention squad ... As a tight end in 1993, he had 17 receptions for 633 yards and seven touchdowns ... Totaled 45 receptions for 1,122 yards in his career, a 24.9 yards-per-catch average ... Named first-team all-league as a senior and a junior ... Served as team captain both seasons ... Earned second-team All-Central Coast Section honors as a senior and first-team acclaim as a junior ... Live Oak High Receiver of the Year as a senior and Lineman of the year as a junior ... Honorable mention all-league as a sophomore ... Also lettered two years in both basketball (coach Frank Nolan) and track in the 100m, 200m, 400m relay and discus (coach Raymond Castro). PERSONAL -- Full Name: Ryan Matthew Neufeld ... Born: November 22, 1975 in Los Gatos, CA ... Parents: Roger and Sandra Neufeld ... Has one older sister, Stephanie ... Lists former San Francisco 49er tight end Brent Jones as the athlete he most admires ... Enjoys competing in all sports ... Lists Science as his favorite academic subject ... History major.
Varsity Statistics - R. Neufeld
Receiving
Year No Yds Avg TD Lg 1997 4 60 15.0 1 35Tackles Year TT T-AT Sacks TFL 1994 Redshirted 1995 15 9-6 2-23 2-23 1996 16 9-7 0 0 Totals 31 18-13 2-23 2-23