Ryan Mundy

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Ryan Gregory Mundy (born February 11, 1985 in city-state|Pittsburgh|Pennsylvania) is an American football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia.

Early years

Mundy played receiver and defensive back in high school at Woodland Hills High. During his tenure there, he set a school career record of 54 receiving touchdowns and earned "USA Today" All-American prep honors. He also earned all-state honors and had a pair of interceptions in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Mundy was also a three-year track letterman.

College career

Michigan

Mundy enrolled at Michigan in 2003 and played in 11 games as a true freshman. As a sophomore in 2004, Mundy started in 12 games at free safety. In 2005, Mundy sat out with a medical redshirt after an injury in the beginning of the season. In 2006, Mundy returned and saw some action. Against Michigan State, Mundy set his career-high of eight tackles.

During his four years at Michigan, Mundy started 18 of 35 games with 86 tackles and three interceptions. Mundy earned a sports management degree following his redshirt-junior season, but Michigan did not offer the master's program Mundy wanted. [ [http://www.da.wvu.edu/show_article.php?&story_id=29537&archive_date=2007-08-27 The Daily Athenaeum ] ]

West Virginia

Following his redshirt-junior season of 2006 at Michigan, Mundy decided to use an NCAA rule to transfer to West Virginia University. The rule allowed seniors to transfer to another school and participate in athletics without having the sit out a season due to their previous school not having a certain field they want to study in. Mundy enrolled at West Virginia and began his work on a master's degree in sports administration.

Mundy excelled at practice during the 2007 preseason training. Mundy replaced senior Ridwan Malik at free safety for the starting job for the season opener against Western Michigan. [http://www.wvgazette.com/section/Sports/WVU/2007082430] In that game, Mundy had five total tackles. In the second game of the season, Mundy pounced on a Marshall fumble to recover the ball for the Mountaineers, along with his six tackles, in their 48-23 win. [ [http://www.msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?story=11279&cat=exclusives MSNsportsNET.Com - West Virginia University Mountaineers ] ] In the 21-13 loss to USF, Mundy recorded four tackles and his first interception as a Mountaineer. Against Syracuse in the 55-14 win at the Carrier Dome, Mundy had an interception on Syracuse's first drive off of a tipped pass. In the victory against Mississippi State for homecoming, Mundy recorded two pass deflections and 5 tackles. Against Rutgers, Mundy recorded an interception that he returned for 32 yards, his third interception of the season, and also had a hit on receiver Tiquan Underwood that knocked the ball out of his hands to save a touchdown along with 5 total tackles. In the victories over Louisville and Cincinnati, Mundy had a total of 4 tackles, two pass deflections, and a fumble recovery against Cincinnati. In the 66-21 victory over #20 UConn to clinch the Big East title, Mundy had only one tackle, but did recover a fumble. At the end of the regular season, Mundy earned the team's Coaches Contribution Award. In Mundy's final collegiate game, the 48-28 victory over Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl, he recorded a career-high 11 tackles.

Mundy finished his collegiate career in the 2007 season with 45 tackles, three interceptions, and two fumble recoveries. After the season, Mundy was selected by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame's Hampshire Honor Society as a scholar-athlete.

Professional career

Pre-draft

Ryan Mundy graduated from West Virginia University, but was not invited to the NFL Combine. However, Mundy did work out at the university's Pro Day on March 13, 2008.

("* represents NFL Combine")

Pittsburgh Steelers

Mundy was selected in the sixth round (194th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mundy was the third player drafted from West Virginia in 2008, preceded by Steve Slaton and Owen Schmitt. On June 15, Mundy signed a contract with the Steelers. In his first preseason game as a Steeler, Mundy recorded 3 tackles against the Philadelphia Eagles. However, Mundy was released after the preseason.

References

External links

* [http://www.mgoblue.com/football/playerbio.aspx?id=125748 Michigan Wolverines bio]
* [http://news.steelers.com/team/player/88921 Pittsburgh Steelers bio]
* [http://www.msnsportsnet.com/profile.cfm?id=101477 West Virginia Mountaineers bio]