University of Connecticut Athletics
Ryan Fines Joins UConn Football Team as Graduate Transfer
4/25/2018 12:00:00 AM | Football
STORRS, Conn. - Defensive lineman Ryan Fines has signed a financial aid agreement and will join the UConn football team for the 2018 season, as announced by head coach Randy Edsall on Wednesday.
Fines, who will graduate from the University of Miami in May, will enroll at UConn as a graduate student and will have two years of eligibility remaining, beginning with the 2018 season.
"Ryan is a thick guy, a strong guy, an effort guy, a run-through-the-wall, go-to-the-whistle guy," Edsall said to reporters on Wednesday morning. "He'll bring some leadership and maturity to that position."
Ryan Fines | Defensive Line | 6-3, 304 | Bradenton, Fla. | IMG Academy
2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action in two games and totaled one tackle and one fumble recovery…Recorded fumble recovery in season opener against Bethune-Cookman (Sept. 2)…Had one solo tackle vs. Toledo (Sept. 23).
2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in three games…Played in season opener against Florida A&M (Sept. 3) and recorded two tackles and 0.5 TFLs...Played vs. FAU (Sept. 10)…Had one tackle at Virginia Tech (Oct. 20).
2015 (True Freshman): Did not see any game action, redshirted to retain eligibility.
High School: Rated as a three-star athlete by 247Sports… ESPN ranked him as the 51st-best defensive tackle in the country… Finished his senior year with 55 tackles, 14 tackles for loss, and eight sacks in 11 games… Committed to Miami over offers from Arizona, Clemson, USF and Cincinnati.
