| Antwaun Powell-Ryland | |
| School: | Virginia Tech Hokies |
| Currentnumber: | 52 |
| Currentposition: | Defensive end |
| Class: | Senior |
| Birth Date: | 23 February 2002[1] |
| Heightft: | 6 |
| Heightin: | 3 |
| Weight Lb: | 252 |
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| Highschool: | Indian River (Chesapeake, Virginia) |
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| Espn: | 4429009 |
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Jr. (born February 23, 2002) is an American football defensive end for the Virginia Tech Hokies. He previously played for the Florida Gators.
Powell-Ryland attended Indian River High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. He was selected to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-America Game. He committed to the University of Florida to play college football.[2] [3]
After appearing in two games his first year at Florida in 2020, Powell-Ryland played in 12 games in 2021 and had five tackles and 1.5 sacks.[4] In 2022, he played in all 13 games with five starts and recorded 29 tackles and three sacks. After the season, he entered the transfer portal and transferred to Virginia Tech.[5] [6] After playing linebacker at Florida, Powell-Ryland converted to a defensive end at Virginia Tech and became a starter his first year in 2023.[7]