SENIOR YEAR (2016)
Team Captain … Started the first three games before missing the final eight contests with an injury … Finished the season with 10 tackles and 2.0 TFL … Posted four stops in the season opener at NC State … Recorded TFL’s in the wins at Hampton and versus Norfolk State …
JUNIOR YEAR (2015)
Earned starts in all 13 games … Led the team in sacks (5.0) and tackles for a loss (10.0) … Also totaled 47 tackles, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery and two PBU’s … Recorded a sack in three consecutive games in wins against No. 14/16 Villanova, No. 19/20 New Hampshire and Hampton … Also posted 2.0 TFL and a PBU in both the victories against Villanova and UNH … Tallied a sack and a forced fumble – which came on the same play – in the win at Elon … Registered a sack in the second-round playoff game at No. 12/11 Richmond … Helped secure the triumph against No. 9 James Madison when he recovered a bad snap in the waning seconds of the fourth quarter … Totaled a career-high eight tackles at Delaware …
SOPHOMORE YEAR (2014)
Reserve defensive end who appeared in all 12 games … Finished the season with 24 tackles, 3.0 sacks, 6.0 tackles for a loss, a forced fumble and a PBU … Posted 1.5 sacks versus No. 5/4 Villanova … Recorded his first career sack and a forced fumble (on the same play) in the win at Hampton … Totaled 2.0 TFL in the win at Towson … Registered five tackles and a PBU in the season opener at Virginia Tech … Tallied a half sack in the win against Delaware …
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN YEAR (2013)
Reserve defensive end who appeared in 11 games … Finished the season with 11 tackles, a PBU and a fumble recovery … Recorded three tackles in the contests against No. 14/17 and No. 20 Villanova … Recovered a fumble in the win at Lafayette …
FRESHMAN YEAR (2012)
Redshirted as a member of the scout team ... Recorded a sack in the spring game ...
HIGH SCHOOL
Three-year letterwinner as a fullback, linebacker, defensive lineman and offensive lineman for head coach Sean O'hare at Clover Hill High School ... Earned first-team all-district honors on offense and second-team all-district and second-team all-metro distinction on defense as a senior ... Averaged 7.7 tackles per game as a junior and finished his career with 137 stops, 14 tackles for a loss and two interceptions ... Two-year letterwinner on the baseball team and was an all-academic team selection as a junior ... Member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Club, Interact Club and Beta Club ...
PERSONAL
Son of Donnie Gryder and Terry Royall ... Brother, Ryan Wayne Gryder, attended W&M and graduated with the Class of 2014 ... Majoring in kinesiology and health sciences ... Enjoys listening to music and spending time with family and friends.
