Jon Daniel Runyan Jr. (born August 8, 1997) is an

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

guard Guard or guards may refer to: Professional occupations * Bodyguard, who protects an individual from personal assault * Crossing guard, who stops traffic so pedestrians can cross the street * Lifeguard, who rescues people from drowning * Prison ...

for the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. It ...

of the

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

(NFL). He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the 10th-largest state by population, the 11th-largest by area, and the ...

College career

Runyan played offensive tackle at Michigan. He was named first-team All-

Big Ten The Big Ten Conference (stylized B1G, formerly the Western Conference and the Big Nine Conference) is the oldest Division I collegiate athletic conference in the United States. Founded as the Intercollegiate Conference of Faculty Representati ...

as a junior and senior.

Professional career

Runyan was selected by the

in the sixth round, with the 192nd overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. He was signed on June 5, 2020. Runyan saw his first NFL action on September 13, 2020, during a Week 1 victory over the

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. Founded in 1960 as an expansion ...

, filling in at right guard after starter

Lane Taylor Lane Dominick Taylor (born November 22, 1989) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma State. Taylor was signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2013. Professional career ...

and primary backup

Lucas Patrick Lucas Carter Patrick (born July 30, 1993) is an American football center for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Duke. Early years Patrick played high school football at Brentwood High School ...

suffered injuries.

Personal life

A native of

Moorestown, New Jersey Moorestown is a Township (New Jersey), township in Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia and geographically part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of ...

, Runyan is the son of former NFL player and U.S. Congressman Jon Runyan. During college, he took time to study in

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

References

External links

Green Bay Packers bioMichigan Wolverines bio
1997 births Living people Green Bay Packers players American football offensive guards Michigan Wolverines football players Players of American football from New Jersey People from Moorestown, New Jersey Sportspeople from Burlington County, New Jersey {{Offensive-lineman-1990s-stub