Jon Daniel Runyan (born November 27, 1973) is an American athlete and politician who was the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2015.

He was selected by the Houston Oilers in the fourth round of the 1996 NFL draft and later played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Chargers.

In high school, he had been an All-State (Michigan) selection in basketball and two-time state champion shot putter.

He retired at the end of the 2009 NFL season and launched his campaign for Congress against incumbent freshman Democrat John Adler, winning the general election on November 2, 2010.

[3] Runyan continues to hold the Flint, Michigan Carman-Ainsworth Middle School shot put record with a 1988 heave of 50 feet 7 inches (15.42 m).

[10] Runyan was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles to a six-year, $30 million contract on February 14, 2000, as an unrestricted free agent.

[13] In a Sports Illustrated magazine in October 2006, Runyan was ranked second on a list of the Dirtiest Players in the NFL.

[14] Bills linebacker Shawne Merriman stated that Runyan "was one of the dirtiest players I've ever been against in my whole entire life.

[17] Runyan held the remarkable streak for an offensive lineman of having started 190 consecutive regular season games.

[23] On November 2, 2010, Runyan defeated Adler 50%–47%, becoming the first challenger to unseat an incumbent New Jersey Congressman since Rush Holt in 1998.

[24] Runyan is the fourth former NFL player to be elected to Congress, after Jack Kemp, Steve Largent, and Heath Shuler.

Runyan announced that he would not seek re-election, after expressing frustration with his fellow Republicans over the government shutdown.

[34] His son, Jon Runyan Jr., played offensive line for the Michigan Wolverines football program[35] and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in 2020 before getting traded to the New York Giants in 2024.

[citation needed] In his spare time, Runyan works as an Uber driver in the Philadelphia area.