University of Wyoming Athletics

UW This Season: Cryder is one of the Mountain West and nation’s offensive lineman. He will lead the group and had a strong spring at the center position.

2020: He was named to the 2020 Rimington Trophy Watch List and the 2020 Outland Trophy Watch ListCryder was a First Team All-MW selection last season. He played and started all six games for the Brown and Gold. Cryder played a key role on the Wyoming offensive line that has the Cowboys ranked No. 2 in the Mountain West and No. 17 in the nation in rushing offense in 2020, averaging 219.5 rushing yards per game. He was a part of a Cowboy offense that rushed for over 280 yards in three of six games this season (281 vs. Hawai'i, 399 at UNLV and 283 at New Mexico).  He has helped fuel a Wyoming offense that has totaled over 360 yards in total offense in five of six games this season (361 at Nevada, 393 vs. Hawai'i, 465 at Colorado State, 498 at UNLV and 374 at New Mexico). He helped pave the way for Cowboy running back Xazavian Valladay to lead the MW in rushing in 2020, averaging 110.0 yards per game. 

2019: Cryder was the anchor of the Cowboy offense line. He earned Second Team-All Mountain West honors.  He played over 800 total snaps in the 2019 season. He led Wyoming with over 100 Knockdown Blocks. Cryder allowed only 1.0 sack for the entire 2019 season, and he has also been called for only one penalty in 12 games in 2019. Cryder has only missed five assignments on the year. He helped pave the way for running back First Team All- MW Xazavian Valladay to record a 1,000-yard rushing season (1,061 yards) in 2019.   He was part of a Wyoming offensive line unit that was one of only two Mountain West O-Lines and one of only 24 nationally to be named to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll for 2019.

2018: Cryder started all 12 games for the Wyoming Cowboys as a redshirt freshman this past season and earned Freshman All-America Honors by the FWAA.  He was also the most versatile offensive lineman for the Cowboys, starting his first four games at guard, three at left guard and one at right guard, before starting the final eight games of the season at center. Was named to MW Academic All-Conference team.

2017: Cryder redshirted his first year with the program. 

High School: Keegan Cryder was ranked by 247 Sports as the No. 19 overall recruit in the state of Colorado in the 2017 recruiting class.  Cryder earned Honorable Mention All-State Class 4A from the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAANow.com), ColoradoPreps.com and MaxPreps.  The teams were selected by Colorado head coaches from across the state.  He played both offensive tackle and defensive end at Dakota Ridge High School.  He is projected as an offensive tackle at Wyoming.  Cryder helped lead his Dakota Ridge High team to a 6-4 overall record and a 4-1 conference mark, finishing second in the Plains League.  He played for head coach Ron Woitalewicz.

Personal: He is majoring in civil engineering at UW.