Ryder Lynn    (Blake Jenner (from TGP2))
Class of 2015
New Directions Member (BKA, NB, NND)
Drama Club Member (NB)
Football Player
Football Quarterback

Ryder is a relatable ordinary Joe type. Ryder transferred to McKinley as a sophomore, and Joined the football team but Coach Beiste thought that he needed focus. His father is a college professor, but he always felt like he wasn’t living up to his heritage because he studied all night and got poor grades until he was diagnosed with dyslexia shortly after transferring to McKinley. Alum Finn Hudson recruited him to be the lead in the McKinley production of Grease. 

Ryder immediately fell in love with his co star Marley Rose even though she already had a boyfriend. After the musical was over, Ryder joined the glee club. He continued to carry a torch for Marley and sought out opportunities to spend time with her, even though she only saw him as a friend. When Marley’s boyfriend cheated on her in the spring of their sophomore year, he impatiently made his move and pressured her to go on a date with him even though she was still hurting from her breakup. He ended up overwhelming her and she decided that she was going to stay single for a while. Ryder continued to carry a torch for Marley but slowly came to accept that she might never develop feelings for her. 

Ryder was overjoyed the following fall when Marley approached him on Thanksgiving weekend and told him that she was willing to try dating again if he was interested and cautioned him that she needed to take it slow. Ryder was overjoyed and agreed. They have been together ever since. Ryder became the rising star of the football team and was named Quarterback of the football team during his junior year, a position he still holds