2013 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 60
Ryan Drevlow
- Position:
- Nose Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 281
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gwinner, N.D.
- High School:
- North Sargent HS
* 2012 FCS Athletic Directors Academic All-Star
* 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 6 Team
* 2012 MVFC All-Academic Second Team
* Nominated for NCAA Elite 89 Academic Award/2012 FCS Championship
* Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
* Academic All-MVFC Honorable Mention
* MVFC Honor Roll
Part of NDSU’s hard-charging defensive front ... Worked hard to gain strength and improve technique ... Has played in 42 games in career including 27 starts ... 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to FCS Athletic Directors Academic All-Star team ... Landed spot on Capital One Academic All-District team ... Selected to Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic second team ... Started in all 15 games including 11 at nose guard and four at defensive tackle ... Finished with 35 tackles including 11 solos, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks ... Added a pair of QB hurries ... Blocked field goal attempt at Colorado State (9-8-12) ... Came up big with career-high eight tackles in 23-20 win over Georgia Southern (12-14-12) in NCAA FCS semifinal game ... Matched career best 1.0 sacks on three occasions ... NDSU boasted the nation’s top scoring defense (11.53 ppg) in 2012, and also led the country in total defense (234.47 avg/g) and first downs allowed (12.67 avg/g). The Bison ranked 2nd in pass defense (140.6 avg/g), 4th in rush defense (93.87 avg/g), 9th in turnover margin (+1.00 avg/g) and 17th in pass efficiency defense (113.67) ... Received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started in 12 of 13 games played ... Recorded 26 tackles including 13 solos, six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks ... Added two QB hurries ... Had two tackles, both for loss, and a pass breakup against Sam Houston State (1-7-12) in NCAA FCS Championship game ... Matched a career-high with three assisted tackles and had a fumble recovery vs. Georgia Southern (12-17-11) in NCAA FCS semifinals ... Had a career best four tackles vs. Missouri State (10-15-11) ... Nominated for NCAA Elite 89 Academic Award at 2012 FCS Championship ... Academic All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honorable mention ... Received MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 14 games ... Named to the MVFC Honor Roll ... Finished season with 19 tackles including 10 solos, 3.5 tackles for loss, a pair of forced fumbles and one sack ... Had a season-high three tackles on four occasions ... Had a pair of solo stops vs. Morgan State (9-18-10) and vs. Western Illinois (10-2-10) ... Came up with two tackles for loss and sack vs. Morgan State ... Had one forced fumble at Youngstown State (10-9-10) and at Illinois State (10-16-10) ... Part of the Bison defense that ranked 7th nationally in both scoring defense (18.21 ppg) and turnover margin (+1.07 avg.) ... 2009 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out as a redshirt in the Bison program ... Selected to the MVFC Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state for Milnor-North Sargent Bulldogs and head coach Eric Olson ... Played in North Dakota Shrine Bowl and MonDak Bowl ... Played tight end, linebacker, and defensive and offensive line ... Four-year starter and letterwinner ... Three-time all-region selection ... Center for North Sargent basketball team ... Two-time all-Wild Rice Conference and all-district selection ... Competed in throws and mid-distance for Sargent County Thunder ... Set records in shot put, discus, javelin and two-mile relay ... PERSONAL: Son of Gary and Kay Drevlow ... Has one brother, Zachary, and one sister, Jamie ... Sister competes in track & field at NDSU ... Majoring in electrical engineering ... Received Bob & Darlene Yaggie Football Scholarship.
Drevlow’s Career Bests
Solo Tackles: 3 at Southern Illinois, 10-8-11
Assisted Tackles: 7 vs. Georgia Southern, 12-14-12
Tackles: 8 vs. Georgia Southern, 12-14-12
Tackles for Loss: 2.0 vs. Sam Houston State, 1-7-12; at Missouri State, 11-20-10
Forced Fumbles: 1 at Illinois State, 10-16-10; at Youngstown State, 10-9-10
Sacks: 1 vs. five teams, last vs. South Dakota State, 11-10-12
* 2012 Capital One Academic All-District 6 Team
* 2012 MVFC All-Academic Second Team
* Nominated for NCAA Elite 89 Academic Award/2012 FCS Championship
* Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award
* Academic All-MVFC Honorable Mention
* MVFC Honor Roll
Part of NDSU’s hard-charging defensive front ... Worked hard to gain strength and improve technique ... Has played in 42 games in career including 27 starts ... 2012 SEASON (JUNIOR): Named to FCS Athletic Directors Academic All-Star team ... Landed spot on Capital One Academic All-District team ... Selected to Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Academic second team ... Started in all 15 games including 11 at nose guard and four at defensive tackle ... Finished with 35 tackles including 11 solos, 5.5 tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks ... Added a pair of QB hurries ... Blocked field goal attempt at Colorado State (9-8-12) ... Came up big with career-high eight tackles in 23-20 win over Georgia Southern (12-14-12) in NCAA FCS semifinal game ... Matched career best 1.0 sacks on three occasions ... NDSU boasted the nation’s top scoring defense (11.53 ppg) in 2012, and also led the country in total defense (234.47 avg/g) and first downs allowed (12.67 avg/g). The Bison ranked 2nd in pass defense (140.6 avg/g), 4th in rush defense (93.87 avg/g), 9th in turnover margin (+1.00 avg/g) and 17th in pass efficiency defense (113.67) ... Received Missouri Valley Football Conference Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... 2011 SEASON (SOPHOMORE): Started in 12 of 13 games played ... Recorded 26 tackles including 13 solos, six tackles for loss and a pair of sacks ... Added two QB hurries ... Had two tackles, both for loss, and a pass breakup against Sam Houston State (1-7-12) in NCAA FCS Championship game ... Matched a career-high with three assisted tackles and had a fumble recovery vs. Georgia Southern (12-17-11) in NCAA FCS semifinals ... Had a career best four tackles vs. Missouri State (10-15-11) ... Nominated for NCAA Elite 89 Academic Award at 2012 FCS Championship ... Academic All-Missouri Valley Football Conference honorable mention ... Received MVFC Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award ... 2010 SEASON (FRESHMAN): Played in all 14 games ... Named to the MVFC Honor Roll ... Finished season with 19 tackles including 10 solos, 3.5 tackles for loss, a pair of forced fumbles and one sack ... Had a season-high three tackles on four occasions ... Had a pair of solo stops vs. Morgan State (9-18-10) and vs. Western Illinois (10-2-10) ... Came up with two tackles for loss and sack vs. Morgan State ... Had one forced fumble at Youngstown State (10-9-10) and at Illinois State (10-16-10) ... Part of the Bison defense that ranked 7th nationally in both scoring defense (18.21 ppg) and turnover margin (+1.07 avg.) ... 2009 SEASON (REDSHIRT): Sat out as a redshirt in the Bison program ... Selected to the MVFC Honor Roll ... HIGH SCHOOL: Two-time all-state for Milnor-North Sargent Bulldogs and head coach Eric Olson ... Played in North Dakota Shrine Bowl and MonDak Bowl ... Played tight end, linebacker, and defensive and offensive line ... Four-year starter and letterwinner ... Three-time all-region selection ... Center for North Sargent basketball team ... Two-time all-Wild Rice Conference and all-district selection ... Competed in throws and mid-distance for Sargent County Thunder ... Set records in shot put, discus, javelin and two-mile relay ... PERSONAL: Son of Gary and Kay Drevlow ... Has one brother, Zachary, and one sister, Jamie ... Sister competes in track & field at NDSU ... Majoring in electrical engineering ... Received Bob & Darlene Yaggie Football Scholarship.
Drevlow’s Career Bests
Solo Tackles: 3 at Southern Illinois, 10-8-11
Assisted Tackles: 7 vs. Georgia Southern, 12-14-12
Tackles: 8 vs. Georgia Southern, 12-14-12
Tackles for Loss: 2.0 vs. Sam Houston State, 1-7-12; at Missouri State, 11-20-10
Forced Fumbles: 1 at Illinois State, 10-16-10; at Youngstown State, 10-9-10
Sacks: 1 vs. five teams, last vs. South Dakota State, 11-10-12
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