High School: One of the top quarterbacks in the state in 2001 at Somerville High School for his father and head coach Kevin Carty...earned Associated Press first team All-State honors as a senior when he completed 220 of 390 passes for a school record 3,504 yards and a state record 43 touchdowns...two-year starter who hit on 374 of 679 passes for 5,779 yards and 65 touchdowns, all school records...played wide receiver as a sophomore...named to New Jersey Football Coaches Association Super 100 All-State team...area Offensive Player of the Year by the Bridgewater Courier News and county Offensive Player of the Year by the Newark Star-Ledger...first team all-conference, all-area, and all-county selection...also honored by the Downtown Athletic Club as a High School Heisman Tri-State All-Star...played baseball as a catcher and designated hitter...honor roll student and school’s Freshman Student of the Year.

At Delaware: Fifth-year senior who will battle for starting quarterback spot with Pittsburgh transfer, junior Joe Flacco, and sophomore Jarryd Moyer...three-year backup who will look to take over spot vacated by the loss of two-year starter Sonny Riccio...heady player who knows the Blue Hen system well...solid runner with a capable arm...has more experience than other two quarterbacks, having appeared in 12 career games...in 12 games has completed 13 of 29 passes for 202 yards and one interception...has rushed 23 times for 115 yards and two touchdowns...completed 3 of 7 passes for 15 yards and rushed a game-high 85 yards on five carries with one touchdown in annual Blue-White spring game in April...2005: Earned third varsity letter as team’s No. 2 quarterback...saw action in three games behind starter Sonny Riccio...hit on 2 of 7 passes for 17 yards and one interception...rushed four times for 29 yards and no touchdowns...team went 6-5 under head coach K.C. Keeler...saw action behind center in games vs. Lehigh, West Chester, and Massachusetts....completed 1 of 2 passes for nine yards vs. West Chester and hit on 1 of 5 passes for eight yards and one interception and carried four times for 29 yards in most extensive action vs. Massachusetts...completed 7 of 14 passes for 50 yards in Blue-White spring game...2004: Earned second letter as the team’s No. 2 backup at quarterback behind first-year starter and Missouri transfer Sonny Riccio...saw action in just one game, relieving an injured Riccio for two second-half series in the season opener vs. New Hampshire and converting 3 of 5 passes for 71 yards while rushing for five yards on one carry...threw 61-yard pass to David Boler in first attempt of the season...connected on 5 of 7 passes for 36 yards and one touchdown in spring game...2003: Earned backup quarterback spot behind All-American Andy Hall in pre-season and was No. 2 the entire season as the Blue Hens went 15-1 and captured the NCAA I-AA title...appeared in eight games, seeing action vs. The Citadel, Richmond, West Chester, Rhode Island, Villanova, Southern Illinois, Northern Iowa, and the NCAA championship game win over Colgate...connected on 8 of 17 passes for 104 yards and one touchdown and rushed 18 times for 81 yards and two touchdowns...rushed twice for 14 yards and scored a touchdown in collegiate debut vs. The Citadel, hit on 3 of 4 passes for 43 yards and rushed for nine yards vs. Richmond, rushed twice for 42 yards and a touchdown vs. West Chester, hit on 3 of 5 passes for 42 yards and rushed for 23 yards vs. Rhode Island, and hit on 2 of 4 passes for 19 yards and a touchdown in NCAA playoff win over Southern Illinois...played most of fourth quarter in NCAA championship game win over Colgate and saw extensive first half action vs. Villanova when Hall left the game with a separated shoulder...had season-long 30-yard rush vs. West Chester and season-long 26-yard pass vs. Richmond, both which went for touchdowns...earned spot on Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference team...hit on 3 of 6 passes for 17 yards in spring game...2002: Spent most of season as No. 3 quarterback on depth chart but did not see action as a true freshman...moved up to top backup spot in season finale vs. Villanova when Andy Hall was out with a shoulder injury...retained freshman eligibility...team went 6-6 in first season under head coach K.C. Keeler.

Personal: Ryan David Carty...born Aug. 9, 1983...son of Kevin and Shirley Carty...honor student and ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American nominee as a business management major...named to 2005 Atlantic 10 Academic Honor Roll...father Kevin, is a high school football coach and played football at the College of New Jersey (formerly Trenton State) in 1968-71; brother, Kevin, played quarterback at North Carolina and William & Mary in 1997-00; and brother, Sean, played football at Rutgers...mother is a physical education teacher....has worked as a substitute teacher during the summers...along with Kevin forms the only brother tandem ever to each throw touchdown passes at Delaware Stadium.