Notre Dame’s veteran scout-team DL with a blue-collar edge
Ryan Kilander is a former Notre Dame defensive lineman whose value was built more on reliability, size, and practice toughness than game-day production: the official roster listed him at 6-foot-1, 305 pounds, and Notre Dame noted he did not see game action while being a valuable scout-team member. In the 2017 season, Sports Reference recorded just one career appearance, so the real story is the steady, physical work behind the scenes—useful context if you’re evaluating culture fit, depth, and trench mentality rather than box-score impact.
