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| current_team = Tulsa Golden Hurricane
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| position = [[Wide
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|11|4}}
| birth_place = [[Charleston, West Virginia]], U.S.
| death_date =
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| draftyear = 2017
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 133
| pastteams =
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|2017}})
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* [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2019}})
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|2020}}–{{NFL Year|2021}})
| pastcoaching =
* [[Tulsa Golden Hurricane football|Tulsa]] (2023–present) <br> Wide receivers coach/recruiting coordinator
| status =
| highlights =
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#2017|2017]])
* [[List of NCAA major college football yearly punt and kickoff return leaders|NCAA punt return leader]] (2013)
* 2× First-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[2013 College Football All-America Team|2013]], [[2015 College Football All-America Team|2015]])
* 3× First-team All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] ([[2013 Atlantic Coast Conference football season#All Conference Teams|2013]], [[2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football season#All Conference Teams|2015]], [[2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football season#All Conference Teams|2016]])
* Third-team All-ACC ([[2014 Atlantic Coast Conference football season#All Conference Teams|2014]])
| statlabel1 = [[Reception (American football)|Receptions]]
| statvalue1 = 50
| statlabel2 = [[Receiving yards]]
| statvalue2 = 321
| statlabel3 = [[Return yards]]
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▲| statlabel5 = [[Touchdown|Total touchdowns]]
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'''Ryan Switzer''' (born November 4, 1994) is an
==Early
Switzer attended [[George Washington High School (Charleston, West Virginia)|George Washington High School]] in [[Charleston, West Virginia]], where he played on his [[high school football]] team, the Patriots.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Derek |date=December 24, 2011 |title=GW's Ryan Switzer receives recognition |url=http://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/high_school_sports/gw-s-ryan-switzer-receives-recognition/article_724e72a7-e192-5930-ab5b-4af1d765aea2.html |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=The Herald-Dispatch |language=en |archive-date=March 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328182913/https://www.herald-dispatch.com/sports/high_school_sports/gw-s-ryan-switzer-receives-recognition/article_724e72a7-e192-5930-ab5b-4af1d765aea2.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As a junior, he led the team in receiving and scored 12 total [[touchdowns]] (receiving, rushing and return combined), averaging over 110 yards all purpose yards per game for the No. 1 ranked team in the state. He finished his senior season with 206 [[football carry|carries]] for 2,379 yards and 32 touchdowns; he also caught 20 passes for 253 yards and four touchdowns and returned three interceptions for scores.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 4, 2018 |title=10 things to know about Ryan Switzer |url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/02/04/5-things-know-cowboys-draft-pick-ryan-switzer-like-channing-tatum-gets-zone |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=SportsDay |language=en |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105121756/https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/dallas-cowboys/cowboys/2018/02/04/5-things-know-cowboys-draft-pick-ryan-switzer-like-channing-tatum-gets-zone |url-status=live }}</ref>
In addition to football, Switzer participated in [[high school basketball|basketball]], helping lead George Washington to the 2011 AAA state basketball title as their starting [[point guard]].
Also a standout [[track and field]] athlete, Switzer finished 7th in the 2010 AAA state track meet in the [[100-meter dash]] with a time of
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As a freshman at UNC (University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill) in 2013, Switzer led all [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] major college players with an average of 20.9 yards per [[punt return]]. He accounted for five punt return touchdowns during the season and also had 32 [[football catch|receptions]] for 341 receiving yards and three receiving touchdowns.<ref name="NPR">{{Cite web |year=2015 |title=Football Bowl Subdivision Records |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/fbs.pdf |publisher=NCAA |pages=72–74 |access-date=November 10, 2015 |archive-date=August 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802032517/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2015/fbs.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Switzer 2013 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-switzer-1/gamelog/2013/ |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810072719/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-switzer-1/gamelog/2013/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 2, against [[2013 NC State Wolfpack football team|NC State]], he threw a 59-yard passing touchdown to [[Quinshad Davis]] in the 27–19 victory.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Carolina at North Carolina State Box Score, November 2, 2013 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2013-11-02-north-carolina-state.html |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810105102/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2013-11-02-north-carolina-state.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As a sophomore in 2014, he caught 61 passes for 757 yards and four touchdowns.<ref name="SR">{{Cite web |title=Ryan Switzer College Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-switzer-1.html |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |language=en |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219102653/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-switzer-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Switzer 2014 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-switzer-1/gamelog/2014/ |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810072716/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-switzer-1/gamelog/2014/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On September 20, against East Carolina, he threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to T. J. Thorpe in the 70–41 loss.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Carolina at East Carolina Box Score, September 20, 2014 |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2014-09-20-east-carolina.html |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=August 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180810105140/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2014-09-20-east-carolina.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
As a junior in 2015, Switzer recorded a team-high 55 receptions for 697 yards and six touchdowns and also returned two [[gridiron punt|punts]] for scores.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Switzer 2015 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-switzer-1/gamelog/2015/ |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=November 12, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181112181504/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-switzer-1/gamelog/2015/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 North Carolina Tar Heels Stats |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/2015.html |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=March 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310220615/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/2015.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2015, a controversial decision by the
In his senior season, Switzer set a school single-season record with 96 receptions for 1,112 yards and scored six touchdowns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Switzer 2016 Game Log |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-switzer-1/gamelog/2016 |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=January 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102094939/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ryan-switzer-1/gamelog/2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> He left North Carolina as the career record holder in both receptions and receiving yards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=North Carolina Tar Heels Receiving |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/receiving.html |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=College Football at Sports-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=March 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180314141810/https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/north-carolina/receiving.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===Dallas Cowboys===
Switzer was selected by the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in the fourth round (133rd overall) in the [[2017 NFL
On September 10, 2017, Switzer made his NFL debut in the season opener against the [[
On October 1, against the [[
He led the team in both punt and kickoff returns.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Dallas Cowboys Statistics & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2017.htm |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605044801/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2017.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He averaged 8.8 yards per punt return and was ninth-best in the NFL among 20 returners with at least 25 attempts. He averaged 25 yards per kickoff attempt and was third-best in the league among the 10 kick returners with at least 24 attempts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 NFL Kick & Punt Returns |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2017/returns.htm |access-date=June 4, 2018 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en |archive-date=June 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180605145225/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2017/returns.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> He was named to the PFWA All-Rookie Team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 NFL All-Rookie Team |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/nfl-all-rookie-2017.htm |access-date=2024-07-29|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
===Oakland Raiders===
On April 28, 2018, after the Cowboys acquired [[Tavon Austin]] and drafted two [[wide receiver]]s, Switzer was traded to the [[Oakland Raiders]] in exchange for [[defensive tackle]] [[Jihad Ward]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teope |first=Herbie |date=April 28, 2018 |title=Cowboys trade Ryan Switzer to Raiders for Jihad Ward |url=
===Pittsburgh Steelers===
On August 27, 2018, Switzer was traded to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] along with a 2019 sixth-round draft pick (#175-[[Sutton Smith]]), in exchange for a 2019 fifth-round draft choice (#158-[[Mike Jackson Sr.|Michael Jackson]]).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shook |first=Nick |date=August 27, 2018 |title=Oakland Raiders trading Ryan Switzer to Steelers |url=
On November 14, 2019, Switzer was placed on [[injured reserve]] with a back injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=November 14, 2019 |title=Nix, Switzer placed on IR |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/nix-switzer-placed-on-ir |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=Steelers.com |archive-date=December 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209054201/https://www.steelers.com/news/nix-switzer-placed-on-ir |url-status=live }}</ref> On December 26, he was designated for return from injured reserve, and began practicing with the team again, but was not activated as the Steelers failed to make the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varley |first=Teresa |date=December 26, 2019 |title=Nix and Switzer designated for return |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/nix-and-switzer-designated-for-return |access-date=December 27, 2019 |website=Steelers.com |archive-date=December 26, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226210459/https://www.steelers.com/news/nix-and-switzer-designated-for-return |url-status=live }}</ref> He appeared in 9 games and played only 81 offensive snaps. He registered 8 receptions for 27 yards, 8 punt returns for 29 yards and 9 kickoff returns for 166 yards.
In 2020, he was passed on the depth chart by [[Ray-Ray McCloud]] during training camp, and was waived on September 5, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Florio |first=Mike |date=September 5, 2020 |title=Steelers release Ryan Switzer in move to 53 |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/05/steelers-release-ryan-switzer/ |access-date=September 5, 2020 |website=ProFootballTalk |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919003934/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/09/05/steelers-release-ryan-switzer/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Cleveland Browns===
Switzer was signed to the [[
On January 23, 2021, Switzer signed a reserve/futures contract with the Browns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2021 |title=Browns sign WR Ryan Switzer |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-wr-ryan-switzer |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=ClevelandBrowns.com |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519023959/https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-sign-wr-ryan-switzer |url-status=live }}</ref> The Browns placed Switzer on injured reserve on August 16, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 16, 2021 |title=Browns reduce roster to 85 |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-reduce-roster-to-85 |access-date=November 25, 2022 |website=ClevelandBrowns.com |archive-date=May 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529073337/https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-reduce-roster-to-85 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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