John Syptak

John Ashley Syptak (born March 16, 1984) is an American football defensive lineman who has played for the Colorado Crush of the Arena Football League, the San Francisco 49ers ad the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League.

High school years
Syptak attended Bellville High School in Bellville, Texas and was a good student, a standout in football and baseball, and was a member of the National Honor Society, Latin Club, Boy's State, and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and won Bellville's Citizenship Award. In football, he was a two-time team captain, and as a junior, he was named his teams' Most Valuable Defensive Lineman. As a senior, he was named as a first team All-Tri County selection, named the Austin County Defensive Player of the Year, and was selected as the District 25-3A Defensive Player of the Year. In baseball, he was a four-year letterman, a four-time Academic All-District selection, and as a junior, he was an All-District selection. Syptak graduated in 2002 as the valedictorian of his graduating class.