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Ryan Jacob Clady (born September 6, 1986) is an American football offensive tackle for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Broncos, with the 12th overall pick in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Boise State.
Clady was born in Long Beach, California. He attended Eisenhower High School in Rialto, California and was a letterman in football. He was also a first-team All-Citrus Belt League selection, a first-team All-San Bernardino County selection, and a first-team All-California Interscholastic Federation Division I selection.
Clady graduated from Eisenhower High School in 2004. Rated only a two-star recruit by Rivals.com, he was not ranked among the nation's top offensive tackle prospects.
Clady redshirted as a freshman for the Boise State Broncos in 2004. He earned the starting right tackle position at the beginning of the 2005 season and started 13 of 13 games. He was voted to several dotcoms' second and third team All-American squads. He was moved to the left side before the 2006 campaign, starting all 13 games. Clady earned first team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) honors following his sophomore season and was also named to the prestigious SI.com Second-team All-American squad. In 2007, he started each game he played for Boise State and was once again a First-team All-WAC selection. Clady also made several First-team All-American rosters.