{{Short description|American football player (born 1998)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | currentteam = Minnesota Vikings | name = Ryan Van Demark | image = Ryan Van Demark (51493486993) (cropped).jpg | caption = Van Demark with UConn in 2021 | number = 72 | position = Offensive tackle | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|3|22}} | birth_place = Wayne, New Jersey, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 6 | weight_lbs = 307 | high_school = Wayne Valley<br>Hun School of Princeton {{avoid wrap|(Princeton, New Jersey)}} | college = UConn (2017–2021) | undraftedyear = 2022 | teams = * Indianapolis Colts ({{NFL Year|2022}}) * Buffalo Bills ({{NFL Year|2022|2025}}) * Minnesota Vikings ({{NFL Year|2026}}–present) | status = Active | statseason = 2025 | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 43 | pfr = VanDRy00 |statlabel2=Games started|statvalue2=6|statweek=}} '''Ryan William Van Demark''' (born March 22, 1998) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UConn Huskies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Van Demark |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/team/players-roster/ryan-van-demark/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=BuffaloBills.com}}</ref>
Van Demark grew up in Wayne, New Jersey, and played prep football and volleyball at Wayne Valley High School. After graduating in 2016, he spent a postgraduate year at the Hun School of Princeton to help further develop his skills as a football player before starting college.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Meredith |first=Jon |date=May 8, 2022 |title=Wayne Valley’s Ryan Van Demark – From High School Project to College Prospect to NFL Product |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/wayne/sections/sports/articles/wayne-valley-s-ryan-van-demark-from-high-school-project-to-college-prospect-to-nfl-product |access-date=2024-07-13 |website=TAPinto |language=en}}</ref>
==College career== Van Demark started 43 games for the UConn Huskies, most of them coming at left tackle.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 20, 2022 |title=Ryan Van Demark NFL Draft 2022: Scouting Report for UConn OT |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10026520-ryan-van-demark-nfl-draft-2022-scouting-report-for-uconn-ot |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=Bleacher Report}}</ref>
==Professional career== {{NFL predraft | height ft = 6 | height in = 6 1/2 | weight = 307 | dash = 5.27 | ten split = 1.75 | twenty split = 2.97 | shuttle = 4.54 | cone drill = 7.50 | vertical = 30.5 | broad ft = 9 | broad in = 4 | bench = 24 | arm span = 35 3/4 | hand span = 10 3/8 | wingspan ft = 7 | wingspan in = 1 5/8 | note = All values from Pro Day<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://draftscout.com/dsprofile.php?PlayerId=1024143&DraftYear=2022 |title=2022 NFL Draft Scout Ryan Van Demark College Football Profile |access-date=September 3, 2023 |website=DraftScout.com}}</ref> }} ===Indianapolis Colts=== After not being selected in the 2022 NFL draft, Van Demark signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erickson |first=Joel A. |date=May 13, 2022 |title=Insider: Why the Colts gave undrafted tackle Ryan Van Demark $175,000 to sign with them |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2022/05/13/colts-why-undrafted-tackle-ryan-van-demark-go-175-000-sign/9696835002/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=IndyStar}}</ref> However Van Demark, was waived during final roster cuts.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hickey |first=Kevin |date=August 30, 2022 |title=Report: Colts waive OT Ryan Van Demark, LB Forrest Rhyne |url=https://coltswire.usatoday.com/2022/08/30/indianapolis-colts-roster-cuts-ryan-van-demark-forrest-rhyne-2022/ |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=Colts Wire|publisher=USA Today}}</ref>
===Buffalo Bills=== On September 6, 2022, Van Demark signed with the Buffalo Bills practice squad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Merideth |first=Jon |date=September 6, 2022 |title=Wayne Valley Alum Van Demark Chooses Buffalo Bills Over Indianapolis Colts |url=https://www.tapinto.net/towns/wayne/sections/sports/articles/wayne-valley-alum-van-demark-chooses-buffalo-bills-over-indianapolis-colts |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=TAPinto}}</ref> On January 23, 2023, Van Demark signed a reserve/future contract with the Bills.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jenkins |first=Chris |date=January 23, 2023 |title=Bills signed these players to reserve/future contracts for 2023 |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-signed-these-players-to-reserve-future-contracts-for-2023 |access-date=January 3, 2024 |website=BuffaloBills.com |language=en}}</ref>
Van Demark made the Bills' initial 53-man roster for the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Chris |date=August 29, 2023 |title=Top 5 things to know about the Bills initial 53-man roster |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/top-5-things-to-know-about-the-bills-initial-53-man-roster-2023 |access-date=30 August 2023 |website=Buffalo Bills.com}}</ref> He appeared in 12 games in the 2023 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Van Demark 2023 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VanDRy00/gamelog/2023/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> He appeared in 14 games and started two in the 2024 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Van Demark 2024 Game Log |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VanDRy00/gamelog/2024/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref>
===Minnesota Vikings=== On March 20, 2026, Van Demark signed a one-year, $4.2 million contract with the Minnesota Vikings.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kliefield |first1=Rob |title=Vikings Sign T Ryan Van Demark |url=https://www.vikings.com/news/ryan-van-demark-tackle-contract-signed-2026 |website=Vikings.com |access-date=21 March 2026}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://www.vikings.com/team/players-roster/ryan-van-demark/ Minnesota Vikings bio] *[https://uconnhuskies.com/sports/football/roster/ryan-van-demark/11717 UConn Huskies bio]
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