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As a Senior (2024)
• Played in all 13 games, making 10 starts
• Began the season at guard before moving to center starting with win over No. 1 Alabama
• Started the final nine games of the season at center, totaling 560 snaps
• Did not allow a sack in his first seven games as the starting center
• Career-high 71.9 PFF Run Block grade in win over Virginia Tech
As a Junior (2023)
• Played in all 12 games and started 10 primarily at left guard
• Posted a Pro Football Focus pass block grade of at least 80.0 in two games
• Allowed just one sack in 535 total snaps
As a Sophomore (2022)
• Played in six games, starting five, while battling injury
• Saw action at center (182 snaps) and both guard spots during the season
• Posted a Pro Football Focus Pass Block grade of at least 77 in five of six games, including 85.8 vs. No. 1 Georgia
• Did not allow a sack or QB hit and just one hurry, while drawing just one penalty flag, on 344 total snaps
As a Freshman (2021)
• Played in eight games, starting the final five games of the year at right guard
• Played a total of 391 snaps at the two guard positions and did not allow a sack or quarterback hit
• Was called for just one penalty on the season
The Castillo File
• Lettered, and started, three years at Osceola under coach Doug Nichols
• Consensus three-star prospect by ESPN.com, 247Sports.com and Rivals.com
• Listed as the No. 30 prospect in Florida by ESPN.com
• The No. 42 offensive guard nationally by ESPN.com
• Guided Osceola to the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 8A state playoffs all three years
• As a senior, helped the Osceola program to a 9-3 record and trip to the FHSAA Class 8A state championship with a 9-3 victory against Palmetto in the semifinals
• Team suffered a 38-10 loss in the title tilt to Seminole, which finished the year 12-0
• Part of an offense that scored 347 points, 28.9 points/game in 2020
• Spent junior season at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore with coach Henry Russell
• Helped the Panthers to an 11-1 record during 2019 season, including eight consecutive wins to end the season
• Part of an offensive unit that averaged 40.8 points per game during junior season at St. Frances Academy
• As a sophomore, Osceola went 9-3 and 4-0 in 8A District 7 action before falling in the opening round of the FHSAA playoffs
• Anchored an offensive line that allowed offense to score 30.5 points/game in 2018
• National Honor Society member
• Son of Joan Ryan and Delfin Castillo
• Has an older sister, Mederlin, and a younger brother, Germani
• Majoring in medicine, health and society