Ryan Schwartz

LBSeasons 2017–2021 (4)Games 355'10" · 205 lbsHometown Burbank, OhioHigh school Northwestern

All-American 2019, 2021

All-American · 2019First Team All-CCIW · 2019All-Region · 2019All-American · 2021All-Region · 2021Academic All-American · 2021

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Tackles

219

6.0 sacks · 24.0 TFL · 6 INT

Points

1 TD

All-Time Rankings

Best career and season finishes (top 10) and single-game finishes (top 3) on computed leaderboards, 1999–2025

2nd Interceptions · Nov 30 2019 · 2 3rd Solo Tackles · career · 159 7th Solo Tackles · 2021 · 64 8th Total Tackles · career · 219 10th Forced Fumbles · career · 3

Biography

From the official athletics bio

2017: Saw limited varsity time on special teams.

2018: Appeared in all 10 games, registering 48 tackles including 8.5 tackles for loss and four sacks...forced a fumble and broke up a pass to go with a season-high nine tackles at North Central on Sept. 29...had eight tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and a sack against North Park on Oct. 6...intercepted a pass against Monmouth on Sept. 1.

2019: D3football.com Third Team All-American...D3football.com First Team All-North Region...First Team All-CCIW...started 12 games and led the nation's top defense with 80 tackles including six tackles for loss and a sack to go with a forced fumble and a fumble recovery...had season-high 11 tackles in wins overs over Illinois Wesleyan and North Central...had eight tackles including 2.5 tackles for loss and a sack in a win over WashU on Oct. 19...had 10 tackles in Quarterfinal loss to Saint John's on Dec. 7...returned a fumble recovery for a touchdown at North Park on Oct. 12.

2021: AP All-American second team member, first team All-Region, first team All-Conference, D3football.com team of the week, two-time CCIW defensive player of the week recipient, CoSIDA Academic All-American and All-District honoree

High school: Three-year varsity starter...All-State honoree...All-Conference selection.

Major: Business/Economics

Season by Season

All-Purpose Yards

Season ▴	G	IR	Yds	Yds/G
2018	10	0	0	0.0
2019	12	18	18	1.5
2021	12	35	35	2.9
Career	34	53	53	1.6

Scoring

Season ▴	TD	FGM	PAT	PATA	Pts
2019	1	0	0	0	6

Defense

Season ▴	GP	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FF	FR
2017	1	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
2018	10	36	12	48	8.5	4.0	1	2	0	1	0
2019	12	57	23	80	6.0	1.0	2	0	1	1	1
2021	12	64	25	89	9.5	1.0	3	2	3	1	1
Career	35	159	60	219	24.0	6.0	6	4	4	3	2

Interceptions

Season ▴	No	Yds	Avg	Long
2018	1	0	0.0	0
2019	2	18	9.0	16
2021	3	35	11.7	21
Career	6	53	8.8	21

Fumble Returns

Season ▴	No	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
2019	1	6	6.0	1	6

Game Logs

From box scores, 1999–2025

Date ▴	Opponent	Solo	Ast	Tot	TFL	Sacks	Int	PBU	QBH	FF	FR
Nov 4, 2017	Augustana College (IL)	2	0	2	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 15, 2018	Illinois Wesleyan University	3	0	3	2.0	1.0	0	1	0	0	0
Sep 22, 2018	Millikin University	1	0	1	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 29, 2018	North Central College	9	0	9	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	1	1
Oct 6, 2018	North Park University	6	2	8	1.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 13, 2018	WashU	1	1	2	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 20, 2018	Augustana College (IL)	4	3	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 27, 2018	Carroll University	4	1	5	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 3, 2018	Carthage College	3	4	7	2.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 10, 2018	Elmhurst University	4	0	4	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 7, 2019	Monmouth College	2	3	5	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 21, 2019	Illinois Wesleyan University	8	3	11	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Sep 28, 2019	Millikin University	6	2	8	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 5, 2019	North Central College	9	2	11	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 12, 2019	North Park University	1	1	2	0.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 19, 2019	WashU	7	1	8	2.5	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 26, 2019	Augustana College (IL)	4	5	9	1.5	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 9, 2019	Carthage College	2	3	5	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 16, 2019	Elmhurst University	3	1	4	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 23, 2019	Martin Luther College	2	2	4	0.0	0.0	0	1	0	1	1
Nov 30, 2019	Central College	4	0	4	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0
Dec 7, 2019	Saint John's University	10	0	10	0.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0
Sep 4, 2021	University of Northwestern (MN)	5	2	7	3.0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0
Sep 18, 2021	North Central College	6	3	9	0.5	0.0	0	0	1	0	0
Sep 25, 2021	North Park University	4	3	7	1.0	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 2, 2021	WashU	4	2	6	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 9, 2021	Augustana College (IL)	8	0	8	1.0	0.0	0	0	1	1	1
Oct 16, 2021	Carroll University	3	3	6	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Oct 23, 2021	Carthage College	6	1	7	0.0	0.0	0	2	0	0	0
Oct 30, 2021	Elmhurst University	4	4	8	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 6, 2021	Illinois Wesleyan University	8	2	10	0.0	0.0	2	0	0	0	0
Nov 13, 2021	Millikin University	7	1	8	1.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nov 20, 2021	Aurora University	4	2	6	0.0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
Nov 27, 2021	Central College	5	2	7	0.0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

Date ▴	Opponent	No	Yds	TD	Long
Oct 12, 2019	North Park University	0	0	1	—

Date ▴	Opponent	TD	FGM	PAT	PATA	Pts
Oct 12, 2019	North Park University	1	0	0	0	6

Date ▴	Opponent	No	Yds	Long
Nov 30, 2019	Central College	2	18	16
Nov 6, 2021	Illinois Wesleyan University	2	35	21
Nov 20, 2021	Aurora University	1	0	0

Roster History

Season	#	Pos	Class	Ht	Wt	Hometown	High School
2017	31	LB	Freshman	5'9"	190 lbs	Burbank, Ohio	Northwestern
2018	30	LB	Sophomore	5'10"	202 lbs	Burbank, Ohio	Northwestern
2019	34	LB	Junior	5'10"	205 lbs	Burbank, Ohio	Northwestern
2021	34	LB	Senior	5'10"	205 lbs	Burbank, Ohio	Northwestern