When Ryan Nall was recruited to Corvallis, he was a three-star tight end out of Central Catholic High School in Portland, Oregon.
Coinciding with Nall’s arrival in Corvallis was Gary Andersen’s arrival as head coach. Nall suddenly found himself running the ball in spot situations, a few carries per game, amassing a total of 73 carries as a freshman. Except: this wasn’t a run-of-the-mill tight end carrying the ball. Nall, at 6’2” and 234 pounds, electrified crowds with his bulldozer runs. He racked up 455 yards on those 73 carries (an average of 6.