California Lutheran University

2012 (Football) -Season Stats
Battled injuries for much of the season but still garnered First Team All-SCIAC honors...finished with 41 tackles and 3.5 sacks in eight games of action...had nine tackles and two sacks against Linfield (Sept. 15)...recorded 10 tackles against Redlands (Oct. 6)...had seven tackles and a sack in a win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (Oct. 13)...scooped up a fumble against North Central and rumbled for 39 yards (Nov. 17).

2011 (Football)
Concluded a stellar 2011 campaign by being named to his second consecutive D3Football.com All-West Region Second Team…All-SCIAC First-Team selection…started all 10 games…led the conference in sacks with seven and also tackles for loss recording 12.5 behind the line of scrimmage…fourth leading tackler on the team…finished with 40 tackles…had six tackles with five of them coming behind the line of scrimmage including two and half sacks against Whittier (Oct. 8)…led the team in tackles with eight against Redlands (Oct. 1)…had two sacks against Pacific Lutheran (Sept. 17).

2010 (Football)
Concluded his sophomore season by receiving D3Football.com All-West Region Second Team honors...named a starter in nine of Cal Lutheran's 10 games...5.5 of his 28 tackles were for a loss...made 3.5 sacks...broke up one pass at Pacific Lutheran (Sept. 18)...recovered a team-high four fumbles to lead the SCIAC...made a season-high 5.5 tackles against Pomona-Pitzer (Oct. 23).

2009 (Football)
Earned All-SCIAC Second Team honors as a freshman defensive lineman...appeared in all 10 games starting the final nine contests...led all freshmen with 31.5 total tackles...had at least 0.5 sacks in five of the last six games...had a pick-six against Whittier (Oct. 3).

St. Francis High School
Graduated from St. Francis High School in La Cañada, Calif. in 2009...was a member of the football and track teams for the Golden Knights...was an All-CIF, all-league and all-area selection.

Personal
Full name: Rian Jamal Younker...born on March 6, 1991 in Pasadena, Calif...is one of Ron and Kathi Younker's three children...has an older brother Ronald Jr. and sister Shante'...family resides in Pasadena, Calif...majoring in exercise science...career goal is to become involved with physical therapy and nutrition.

Favorites
Movie: Unthinkable, Old School
Music: Rap, R&B
Food: Homemade
Sport (other): Basketball
TV Show: Family Guy, The Office
Quote: "Come at me, bro."
Hobbies/Special Talents: Handstands, ninja skills