2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 13
Ryan Frain
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-2 / 220
- Position:
- P
- Hometown:
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- High School:
- Scecina
2016 Senior
- First-string punter and holder
- Season-long 67-yard punt at Michigan
- Missed two games with an injury
- Academic All-Big Ten
2015 Junior
- Started all 12 games at punter
- 70 punts for 2,814 yards (40.2 ypp), including eight punts of 50+ yards, 12 inside the 20 and nine touchbacks on season
- Broke Illinois single-game punting average record at Purdue (58.0 ypp) with three punts for 174 yards
- Ninth-most punting yards in a season in UI history
- Career-long 72-yard punt vs. Ohio State, tied for the 14th-longest in UI history
- Career-best three punts inside the 20-yard line at Penn State
2014 Sophomore
- Played in two games, punting once vs. Youngstown State (34 yards) and kicking off four times (once vs. Youngstown State and three times vs. Western Kentucky) for an average of 54.2 yards per kickoff
2013 Redshirt Freshman
- Played in one game, kicking two extra points against Miami (Ohio) in his Illini debut
2012 Freshman
- Redshirted the 2012 season
High School
- A three-star recruit by Scout.com
- Ranked the No. 15 kicker in the nation by Scout.com
- Ranked the No. 13 kicker and No. 2 punter nationally by Kornblue Fab 50
- Named to the 2011 Indianapolis All-City team
- Helped Scecina Memorial to an IHSAA Class 1A state runner-up finish in 2011
- Named to the IHSAA Class 1A All-State team
- Participated in the 2011 Kohl's National Scholarship camp, finishing 10th in field goals
- Averaged 40.3 yards per punt, had touchbacks on 51 of 71 kickoffs and made field goals of 49, 48, 46 and 43 yards in 2011
- Two-time All-Conference selection for soccer
- High school coach was Ott Hurrle
Personal
- Son of Barbara and Nick Frain
- Born Feb. 4, 1994
- Chose Illinois over Georgia Tech
- Majoring in kinesiology
Career Highs
PAT Made: 2 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13
PAT Attempts: 2 vs. Miami (Ohio), 9/28/13
Kickoffs: 3 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14
Kickoff Yardage: 160 vs. Younsgtown State, 8/30/14
Kickoff Average: 53.3 vs. Youngstown State, 8/30/14
Touchbacks: 2 at Penn State, 10/31/15
Punts: 12 at Penn State, 10/31/15
Punting Yardage: 457 at Penn State, 10/31/15
Punting Average: 58.0 at Purdue 11/7/15
Long Punt: 72 vs. Ohio State, 11/14/15
Inside 20: 3 at Penn State, 10/31/15
Touchbacks: 2, twice (last at Penn State, 10/31/15)
50+ Yard Punts: 3 at Purdue 11/7/15
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