TRANSACTIONS: Selected by St. Louis in the fifth round (154th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft (4/29/07).

PRO: Third-year defensive tackle has played in all 32 games of his career…has made 94 career tackles, including 2.0 sacks.

2008 SEASON: Started 12 of 16 games...recorded 46 tackles (26 solo)…Week 12 vs. Chicago (11/23): Made a season-high seven tackles (four solo).

2007 SEASON: Played in all 16 games as a rookie…finished season with 48 tackles including 2.0 sacks…also forced and recovered one fumble…vs. San Francisco (9/16): Made eight tackles including 2.0 sacks, both career-highs…became first Rams’ rookie to have 2.0 sacks in a game since Sean Gilbert at Tampa Bay (12/6/92)…notched first career forced fumble and fumble recovery…at Dallas (9/30): Led defensive line with five tackles (three solo)…at Baltimore (10/14): Led defensive linemen with seven tackles (five solo).

Played in 50 games with 35 starts at Michigan State…totaled 118 tackles (78 solo), 10.5 sacks, 19 tackles for loss and 23 quarterback hurries…originally recruited as a 260-pound outside linebacker, playing that position for two games before redshirting in 2002…played strongside defensive end as a sophomore and junior before shifting to weakside defensive tackle as a senior…as a senior in 2006, started all 12 games and notched 25 tackles and 4.0 sacks despite dealing with a calf strain during the season…redshirted as a true freshman in 2002 after seeing brief action in games vs. Eastern Michigan and California…majored in kinesiology. 

Born Clifton Ryan IV…finished career at Arthur Hill High School in Saginaw, Mich., with 310 tackles and 12.0 sacks…All-Midwest choice by SuperPrep, Prep Star and Prep Football Report…garnered first-team Class A All-State honors from the Detroit News as a senior and was a three-time All-Saginaw Valley Conference performer…Ryan, along with Pittsburgh Steeler LaMarr Woodley, a fellow Saginaw native, hosts a free football camp for youths in Saginaw, Mich., focusing on improving football skills, sportsmanship, and teamwork skills…Woodley and Ryan also lead the Heroes For Kids celebrity golf outing, which has raised over $100,000 for Saginaw youth recreation programs.