Ryan Neil

Height:
6-5
Weight:
270
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Danville, CA
High School:
Monte Vista HS

2012 -- Redshirt ... attended Diablo Valley College for one semester, but did not play football ... a walk-on at Cal Poly ... expected to back up the guards on the offensive line this fall ... played in 2013 Spring Game.

High School -- A two-year varsity letter winner in football under head coach Craig Bergman at Monte Vista High School in Danville ... played on both the offensive and defensive lines ... Mustangs posted an 8-5 record in 2011, finished tied for second in the East Bay Athletic League and reached the semifinals of the CIF-North Coast Section Division 1 playoffs ... selected to play in East Bay All-Star Game ... did not play as a sophomore and part of his junior season due to a brain tumor ... committed to UC Davis but, after attending classes at Diablo Valley in the fall of 2012, decided to come to Cal Poly as a walk-on and earned a spot on the roster following the Spring Game ... also lettered in track.

Personal -- Son of Mike Neil and Dee Pathman-Neil ... one sister, Kelley ... cousin Mollie Pathman played soccer at Duke ... lists music and concerts as hobbies ... aspiring to be an engineer ... summer jobs have included landscaping, tutoring and working at Jamba Juice ... born September 3, 1993, in Danville, Calif. ... majoring in general engineering.