Position: | Running back |
Number: | 36 |
Birth Date: | 26 July 1972 |
Birth Place: | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lbs: | 237 |
Draftyear: | 1995 |
Draftround: | 5 |
Draftpick: | 169 |
High School: | Glendale (AZ) Cactus |
College: | Wyoming |
Teams: | |
Statlabel1: | Rushing yards |
Statvalue1: | 16 |
Statlabel2: | Average |
Statvalue2: | 1.0 |
Statlabel3: | Touchdowns |
Statvalue3: | 1 |
Pfr: | ChriRy20 |
Ryan Ray Christopherson (born July 26, 1972) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Wyoming and was selected in the fifth round of the 1995 NFL draft.
Christopherson finished his Wyoming career as the school's all-time rushing leader with 2,906 yards. He also is the single-season rushing leader with 1,455 yards, which he gained as a senior in 1994. He was elected to the school's athletic Hall of Fame in 2006.[1]
In the 1995 NFL draft, the Jacksonville Jaguars picked Christopherson in the fifth round as the 169th overall pick.[2]