A model of consistency for the Beavers, Roy Schuening started 50 consecutive games at Oregon State, breaking the school record of 48 straight starts by linebacker Richard Seigler (2000-03).

While Schuening manned the right guard position most often, he showed his versatility and team-first attitude by shifting over to right tackle for the final four contests when injuries depleted the offensive line's depth.

Schuening also excelled in the classroom, as he was one of 20 players on the team that earned Academic All-Pac-10 Conference honors over the last two years. His drive-blocking skills made the national media take notice, as he was awarded with first-team All-America honors as a senior.

At Pendleton High School, Schuening was a three-year starter on both the offensive and defensive line. He earned All-Intermountain League honors as a junior and senior and was the league Lineman of the Year in 2002. He was also the most valuable lineman at the Oregon State and Oregon summer camps in 2002.

Schuening added second-team All-State recognition on defense and honorable mention on offense as a senior. He received two votes on the Long Beach Press Telegram Best in the West list and played in the Les Schwab Oregon Bowl in 2003. He was a member of the Super Prep Western All-Region team and ranked third on its list of top athletes for the state of Oregon and Washington.

For his defensive career, Schuening recorded 114 tackles and 17 sacks. He also lettered two years in wrestling and three in track. He broke the school record in the shot put with a toss of 56-6 as a senior.

Schuening enrolled at Oregon State in 2003, spending the season performing on the scout team. In 2004, he was named to The Sporting News Freshman All-American and All-Pac-10 Conference squads. He started all twelve games at right offensive guard, collecting 47 knockdowns and five touchdown-resulting blocks as the team averaged 379.5 yards per game in total offense.

The right guard was one of three OSU offensive linemen to receive postseason honors, as he was awarded All-Pac-10 Conference honorable mention. He again manned the right guard spot, helping the Beavers improve their running game from 70.7 yards per game in 2004 to 122.5 yards in 2005. He totaled 69 knockdowns and was credited with seven touchdown-resulting blocks.

Schuening was again chosen All-Pac-10 Conference honorable mention in 2006. He started all 14 games, leading a front wall that paved the way for the Beavers to average 242.4 yards per game passing. He would go on to register 75 knockdowns and also made eight touchdown-resulting blocks.

In 2007, Schuening started the first nine games at right guard and the final four games at right tackle. Despite playing with a bout of walking pneumonia earlier in the year, he dominated in the trenches. The offense generated a bulk of its 4,831 yards (371.6 yards per game) over the right side of the line. Schuening would proceed to lead Pac-10 blockers with 17 touchdown-resulting blocks, adding 114 knockdowns to pick up All-America and All-Pac-10 Conference first-team accolades.

Positives: Has a thick, well-proportioned frame with solid upper-body mass, well-defined arms and legs, wide waist and hips and a frame that can carry at least another 15 pounds of bulk … Plays with true aggression, giving total effort until the whistle … Has good field vision, showing alertness picking up the blitz and twists … Hard worker in the training room and has taken to his role of mentoring the younger players … Shows very good balance and body control when he maintains proper pad level working in-line … Has good communication skills working on double teams with his center and tackle … Has good quickness off the snap to seal the shaded defender (better when he sinks his pads) … Can gain advantage with his first step and aggressively hits on initial contact, driving hard with his legs to get movement (needs to shoot his hands better) … Can jolt the defender with his hand punch, but lacks consistency (uses his body and leg drive more often to get movement than to flash consistent hand power) … Good position blocker who keeps his feet working in-line, but is a little stiff in his hips when changing direction … More of a wall-off type of drive blocker, but showed better ability to follow through with his blocks as a senior, as he learned to use his reach to keep defenders away from his body … Has good balance and keeps his base when working at the line of scrimmage (can be pushed back by a quick bull rush) … When he avoids piles, it is due to his ability to stay on his feet … Lands on second-level defenders with good force and gets out in front on short pulls (not as effective folding linebackers when having to run long distances) … Has the knee bend and lower-body strength to anchor in pass protection … Did a better job of keeping his feet active to slide and mirror at guard than he did at tackle … Quick to place and recoil his hands when protecting the pocket (needs to generate a stronger punch) … Has just adequate blocking ability in space, but is an aggressive in-line blocker … Extends his hands well to separate and has made slight improvement with his punch, but must work on improving his pop and shiver … Has good recovery agility vs. stunts, doing a nice job when playing flat-footed, as he is efficient making adjustments in his short-area slide.

Negatives: Has a good grasp of the playbook, but does go through mental lapses on the field … Does not always react quickly to the bull rush and is slow to get good hand placement vs. double moves … Will short arm at times and must learn to use his hand punch better to shock and jolt … Needs to open his hips better in attempts to generate movement and when he gets too high in his stance, he gets too narrow with his base to drive defenders off the line … Must do a better job of shifting his weight and lowering his pads, as he showed late in his senior year when playing tackle that he lacks the foot movement and kick-slide to mirror vs. edge rushers in pass protection … Better blocking at the line of scrimmage, as he does not always take good angles and struggles when he takes on speed moves in space … Lacks the change-of-direction agility you look for from a lineman working into the second level … When he gets too tall in pass protection, he could be walked back into the pocket.

Compares To: JAHRI EVANS-New Orleans … Schuening has enough foot speed off the snap to reach and seal vs. shaded defenders. He is aggressive on initial contact and drives hard with his legs to gain movement, but needs to improve his hand punch, as it is rare to see him shock and jolt. He has the strength to rock the defender back, but must keep his hands inside his framework better and use them with better consistency. He has a good base and knee-bend in pass protection, but is better served working in-line, as his lack of lateral agility was exposed late in his senior year when taking on the speedy edge rushers at offensive tackle. He has not been used much on pulls, but has the quickness to be efficient there in the short area. He does struggle some working in space and must do a better job taking angles when trying to locate second level defenders.

2006: Suffered a mild concussion in a mid-August scrimmage.

2007: Played in the Stanford game (10/27) with walking pneumonia.

Campus: 5.33 in the 40-yard dash … 330-pound bench press … 445-pound squat … 26-inch vertical jump … 33 ¼-inch arm length … 9 ¼-inch hands … Right-handed … 26/45 Wonderlic score.

Attended Pendleton (Ore.) High School, playing football for head coach Bo Yates … Three-year starter on both the offensive and defensive lines … Earned All-Intermountain League honors as a junior and senior and was the league's Lineman of the Year in 2002 … Most Valuable Lineman at the Oregon State and Oregon summer camps in 2002 … Added second-team All-State recognition on defense and honorable mention on offense as a senior … Received two votes on the Long Beach Press Telegram Best in the West list and played in the Les Schwab Oregon Bowl in 2003 … Member of the Super Prep Western All-Region team and ranked third on its list of top athletes for the state of Oregon and Washington … For his defensive career, Schuening recorded 114 tackles and 17 sacks … Also lettered two years in wrestling and three in track … Broke the school record in the shot put with a toss of 56-6 as a senior.

General Agriculture major, earning Academic All-Pac-10 Conference honors … Son of Renae Graton and Ron Schuening … Born 4/08/84 … Resides in Pendleton, Oregon.