Ryan Kalil attended Servite High School in Corona, Calif and majored in sociology at Southern Cal. His brother, Matt, plays tackle for the Panthers. His father, Frank, played center at Arkansas and Ar ...Show More
Ryan Kalil attended Servite High School in Corona, Calif and majored in sociology at Southern Cal. His brother, Matt, plays tackle for the Panthers. His father, Frank, played center at Arkansas and Arizona before being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 1982 and playing for the United States Football League's Arizona Wranglers in 1983 and Houston Gamblers in 1984. Kalil played in 45 games with 39 starts at center for Southern California. He started his final three seasons as the Trojans compiled a 36-3 record and allowed just four sacks in three years as a starter, including none during final two campaigns. As a senior, Kalil was named Second-team All-America by The Associated Press, First-team All-Pac 10 selection, Won the Morris Trophy, given to the conference's top offensive lineman, was a finalist for the Rimington Trophy, awarded to the nation's top center, named Southern California's Most Inspirational Player and was co-recipient of the team's Offensive Lineman of the Year award. He was also First-team All-Pac 10 choice as a junior and recipient of the team's Bob Chandler Award. Kalil was selected by Carolina in the second round (59th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft (4/28/07). Through his career he helped Carolina set team records with an NFL-leading 500 points and 59 touchdowns and gain a team-record 357 first downs in 2015. Kalil is the only offensive lineman to start all 16 games for Carolina in 2014 for a unit that featured eight different starting combinations. He started his 100th career game for the Panthers at Atlanta (12/28/14), becoming the ninth player in team history to achieve the feat. He was voted to the Pro Bowl 5x (2015, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009) and AP All-Pro First Team 2x (2015, 2013). Hide
