2012 Football Roster

8 Ryan Kirchner

  • Position Receiver
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rumson, N.J.
  • Highschool Rumson-Fair Haven

Biography

2012
Second team All-NEC
Led the team with 50 catches, totaling 578 yards and three touchdowns.
Totaled 100 yards on punt returns.
Recorded a season-high 121 yards on five catches, including a career-long 81 yard touchdown reception.
Became the program’s all-time leader with a season-high seven receptions for 103 yards at Bryant (10/6).
Scored a season-best two touchdowns at Sacred Heart (10/27).

UAlbany: UAlbany’s all-time leading receiver with 172 career catches ... Was named to the CFPA Punt Returner Watch List for the second straight season… Holds the fourth-best single-season mark with 56 receptions last season…  Caught 12 passes against Stony Brook (11/26) to set UAlbany’s Division I single-game record… Pulled in three TD catches against Sacred Heart (11/19) for another Division I single-game record… Set the single-season record with 10 touchdown passes caught as a junior… Has been UAlbany’s top receiver for the last two seasons.  2011: Played in all 12 games… named to the Northeast Conference Second  Team… Finished with 56 catches for 615 yards on the season…  Completed one of the top 10 best receiving games in school history, making 12 catches for 143 yards in FCS Playoff game versus Stony Brook (11/26)… Caught six passes for 72 yards at Columbia (9/24)… Recorded seven catches for 69 yards in the regular-season finale against Sacred Heart (11/19)… Was UAlbany’s top punt returner with 22 returns for 172 yards… Had a season-best eight returns for 94 yards, with a long of 36, at Saint Francis (10/1). 2010: Ranked first among NEC punt returners with a 10.4 average and third in receptions (4.6 pg) ... fifth-best single-season total in program history with 50 receptions for 504 yards and one touchdown ... career-high seven catches against Maine, Duquesne and Bryant ... caught six passes vs. Stephen F. Austin and Robert Morris ... made first career touchdown catch, a 9-yarder, versus Central Conn. State ... second-longest punt return in school history when he scored on an 80-yard runback against Wagner ... third on team in all-purpose yards at 71.3 per game ... accounted for 100 or more all-purpose yards against three opponents ... 2009: Moved into the rotation at receiver as a redshirt freshman ... 16 receptions for 186 yards ... three catches for 47 yards against Bryant ... hauled in three passes for 29 yards vs. Sacred Heart ... multiple receptions against five teams ... High School: Group II all-state first-team selection ... All-Shore first team by Asbury Park Press ... All-Patriot Division ... hauled in 56 passes for 733 yards and nine touchdowns ... five interceptions as a defensive back ... Shore's co-leading receiver ... played in NJSIAA Central Jersey Group II championship game ... Shore Gridiron Classic MVP ... third-team all-state as a junior ... career stats: 104 receptions, 1,360 yards, 20 touchdowns, nine interceptions ... three varsity letters ... Personal: Major is journalism and communication (dual) with a minor in business administration ... born 5-30-90 ... parents are Steve and Erin Kirchner ... has one brother, Brendan, and one sister, Shannan.


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Historical Player Information

  • 14

    2008Freshman

    Receiver
    6'2" 175 lbs
    14
  • 17

    2009Redshirt Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 180 lbs
    17
  • 8

    2010Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    6'1" 180 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2011Junior

    Wide Receiver
    6'2" 185 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2012Senior

    Receiver
    6'1" 180 lbs
    8