RyanMossakowski

Will continue the competition for playing time in August … Redshirted last year, he picked up the offense well for a true freshman … Has regained much strength after going through shoulder surgery his senior year of high school.

2009 (Freshman): Redshirted.

High School: All-America quarterback as selected by SuperPrep and PrepStar magazines … Threw for 7,433 yards and 51 touchdowns during his career at Centennial High School in Frisco, Texas … Totals would have been higher, but he missed approximately half of his senior season because of an injury … Best year came as a junior, when he passed for 2,963 yards and 19 touchdowns … Strong arm and accuracy are shown by his 67.4 completion percentage during his senior season … Known primarily as a passer, but he also has good mobility … Rushed for 799 yards and 20 touchdowns in his career … Ranked as one of the nation’s top-25 quarterbacks by SuperPrep, Scout.com and Rivals.com, and his listings would have been even higher had he not missed part of his senior season … The No. 18 overall prospect in Texas by SuperPrep … Named first-team “All-Combine” at the U.S. Army All-America Junior Combine … A relatively new school, he led his team to a berth in the state playoffs for the first time in school history … Also the team’s starting punter for three years … Coached by Mark Howard … “Ryan is talented physically. He has a lot of intangibles – great character – and is as good a human as he is a player,” Howard said … A two-year all-district baseball outfielder who has considered playing in college or a professional career in that sport … Member of the school’s chapter of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal: Born in Austin, Texas … Son of Dan and Sally Mossakowski … Ryan’s brother, Kyle, played football at Howard Payne University … Currently enrolled in undergraduate studies.

Community Cats: Bellringer for the Salvation Army (2009) … Participated in events with Read Across America and Liberty Elementary School (2009).