His ten sacks in 2005 rank seventh on Rutgers ’ season-record list and as a senior was a Sports Illustrated honorable mention All-American Selection . He was also an Academic All-American choice and was First-team All-Big East Conference and Academic All-Big East accolades . He was also named the team ’s MVP . Neill was of 3 finalists for the Ted Hendricks Trophy ( nations best Defensive End , 2005 winner Tamba Hali ) . He started all season at right defensive end and ranked second in the Big East and eighth nationally with 21.5 stops for losses and ranked second in the conference with 10.0 sacks and added 24 quarterback pressures , three forced fumbles and a fumble recovery
Big East
Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ryan Neill