Ryan Kalil

Infobox NFLactive
currentteam=Carolina Panthers
currentnumber=65
currentpositionplain=Center

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caption=Kalil (#67), with ball, under during a drive
birthdate=birth date and age|1985|3|29
birthplace=Corona, California
heightft=6
heightin=3
weight=299
debutyear=2007
debutteam=Carolina Panthers
highlights=
* 2005, 2006 All-American
college=Southern California
draftyear=2007
draftround=2
draftpick=59
pastteams=
* Carolina Panthers (2007-present)
nfl=KAL275632

Ryan Kalil (born March 29, 1985 in Corona, California) is an American football offensive lineman for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.

High School

Kalil went to Servite High School in Anaheim, California.

College career

Kalil played for the University of Southern California. He was a 2005 "Sports Illustrated" All-American, and won the USC Trojans' Bob Chandler Award in 2005 and Courage Award in 2004 and on the watch list for the Lombardi Award.

Kalil was on the official watch list for the Rimington Trophy for the top college football center and the Outland Trophy watch list for the best lineman. He was named to the 2005 and 2006 Pac-10 coaches and Rivals.com All Pac-10 team First Team [. [http://usc.scout.com/2/595004.html 2006 All Pac-10 team] , scout.com, November 27, 2006.] . He was a Pro Football Weekly All-American choice and a Rivals.com second-team All American and SI.com honorable mention All-American.

Kalil was voted "lineman of the year" by his eighth ranked Trojans teammates and won the 2006 Morris Trophy. Kalil was invited to play in the Senior Bowl prior to the 2007 NFL Draft.

Pro career

He ran a 4.94 40 yard dash at the 2007 NFL Combine and bench pressed 225 pounds 34 times. His performances at the combine and the Senior Bowl led analysts to project he would be selected in the first or second round of the 2007 NFL Draft.Sam Farmer, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-kalil27apr27,1,6192814.story USC's Kalil is making his move] , "Los Angeles Times", April 27, 2007.] These predictions turned out to be correct, as Kalil was selected in the second round of the draft with the 59th pick by the Carolina Panthers. He was the first center to be selected in the 2007 draft and joined his teammate from the USC Trojans, Dwayne Jarrett, who the Panthers also selected in the 2nd round.

Personal

Kalil's father Frank Kalil played football for the University of Arkansas and the University of Arizona. He was drafted by the National Football League Buffalo Bills in 1982 and later played in the United States Football League until 1984. His mother, Cheryl (née Vancleave), was Miss California in 1981.Sam Farmer, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-kalil27apr27,1,6192814.story USC's Kalil is making his move] , "Los Angeles Times", April 27, 2007.] He is of Lebanese and Mexican heritage, and has two siblings: brother Matt, a senior at Servite who is among the nation's best offensive tackles and already has committed to USC, and sister Danielle, a model and aspiring singer.Sam Farmer, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-kalil27apr27,1,6192814.story USC's Kalil is making his move] , "Los Angeles Times", April 27, 2007.]

Kalil married Natalie Nelson, a classmate and USC Song Girl, having proposed to her in an elaborate trick staging a fake photo shoot at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.Sam Farmer, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-kalil27apr27,1,6192814.story USC's Kalil is making his move] , "Los Angeles Times", April 27, 2007.]

Kalil has interests in the film industry, having made claymation films as a child and worked with fellow USC-alumnus Will Ferrell on a football training spoof for the NFL Network.Sam Farmer, [http://www.latimes.com/sports/college/usc/la-sp-kalil27apr27,1,6192814.story USC's Kalil is making his move] , "Los Angeles Times", April 27, 2007.]

Notes

External links

* [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/kalil_ryan00.html Bio] at USCTrojans.com
* [http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121506aab.html http://usctrojans.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/121506aab.html]
* [http://www.nfl.com/draft/features/chuck_barry Kalil and Will Ferrell] at NFL.com