Ryan Ackerman

Ryan Ackerman (born August 9, 1985) is a former Canadian football and rugby union player.

Biography
Ackerman is a native of Regina, Saskatchewan and attended Thom Collegiate, where he played both sports.

An offensive lineman, Ackerman played football for the University of Regina and was picked up by the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the fourth round of the 2007 CFL Draft, the 28th overall selection. He was added to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' practice roster in 2009.

Ackerman, a rugby union prop, played for the Burnaby Lake Rugby Club. He earned a Canada cap in a Test match against Romania at Ellerslie Rugby Park in Edmonton in 2017.