2026 Football Newcomers Roster
Roster
Ryan Schwendeman
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- TE
- Hometown:
- O'Fallon, Mo.
- High School:
- St. Dominic
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 245
Pronounced: SCHWEN-deh-men
2025 (Redshirt junior at Southern Illinois): Played in nine games, making two starts at tight end … caught 15 passes for 191 yards and two scores … caught a four-yard TD against Purdue (Sept. 6) … made three catches for 15 yards against Indiana State (Oct. 14) … caught five passes for 96 yards, including a 49-yard catch, against Youngstown State (Nov. 8) … made four catches for 65 yards and a score against South Dakota (Nov. 15)
2024 (Redshirt sophomore at Southern Illinois): Played and started the first 4 games before suffering a season-ending injury … recorded seven catches for 86 yards and two TDs on the season … caught a 35-yard TD pass at Austin Peay and a 1-yard TD catch vs. Incarnate Word
2023 (Redshirt freshman at Southern Illinois): Played in 12 games and made 4 starts … caught six passes for 50 yards on the season
2022 (Freshman at Southern Illinois): Played in 3 games … redshirted
High School/Personal
- Three-year starter on both sides of the ball at St. Dominic
- Three-time All-Conference and All-District selection
- Two-Time All-State honoree
- St. Dominic went 8-5 in 2021 and won the Class 4 District 4 title
- As a senior, earned All-Conference second team honors on both sides of the ball
- Caught 29 passes for 414 yards and two touchdowns
- Also ran for 143 yards on 12 carries with three rushing touchdowns
- Defensively, tallied 46 tackles, seven sacks, two fumble recoveries and an interception
- Finished with 48 catches for 660 yards and nine touchdowns to go along with 46 tackles as a junior to earn Missouri Football Coaches Association All-State Second Team honors
- Caught 20 passes for 289 yards and two touchdowns as a sophomore
- Ranked No. 27 on the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Super 30 senior college football prospects
- Also played basketball at St. Dominic where he averaged 16.8 points and 8.4 rebounds to earn All-State honors as a junior
