
Ryan Vail brings freshman size and safety upside to William & Mary
Ryan Vail enters William & Mary as a 6-1, 205-pound freshman safety from Chantilly, Va., with a build that fits the modern defensive back mold and room to grow into a reliable special-teams and depth piece. The Tribe roster lists him as active for the 2026 season, but public stat lines are still empty, so the main appeal right now is projection: size, versatility, and developmental upside rather than proven production. If your team wants a young, physical defender to mold, he’s a name worth tracking.





