#20

Carsen Ryan

Former tight end at BYU. 2025: 45 catches, 620 receiving yards, 3 TD.

TE · BYU · Sr. · #20

6′4″ · 250 lb · Orem, UT

CFB Index 79 · #8 of 156 TEsMedium-low confidenceDrafted by Cleveland — Rd 7, Pick 32, #248 overall

How he plays

Creates mismatches lined up all over the formation.

Explosive rate: 97th percentile.

The full scouting read

The numbers

620

receiving yards · 2025

45 catches · 3 TD · 13.8 per catch

Best game: 8 rec, 120 yds, vs Georgia Tech

His career numbers, season by season

The story

Former tight end at BYU. 2025: 45 catches, 620 receiving yards, 3 TD.

Signed as a 4-star recruit to UCLA in 2022.
Transferred from Utah to BYU in 2025.
Drafted round 7 by the Cleveland in 2026.

The full story, with sources

How it ended

Four seasons at BYU, 1,020 receiving yards — drafted at #248 overall by Cleveland.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

The week the volume broke through — put up 120 yds vs Georgia Tech.Georgia Tech · W 25-212025

20224 games

Signed with UCLA4-star out of American Fork

20245 games

Entered the portal

202513 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

2026

Drafted by Clevelandround 7, pick 248

Career arc

Recruit

★★★★

#306 national

CFB

College

3 teams

2022–2025

NFL

NFL Draft

R7 · #248

Cleveland · 2026

Coaching lineage · 2022–2025

1 coach

2022–2025

Kalani Sitake

BYU

Played his entire career under Kalani Sitake.

Where He Ended Up · NFL

Cleveland2026 NFL rookie season

#248Rd 7 · Pick 32

Cleveland2026 NFL rookie season

View college career stats ↓

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2022UCLA9-4HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning

2023UCLA8-5HC: Chip Kelly · Run-leaning

2024Utah5-7HC: Kyle Whittingham · Balanced

2025BYU12-2HC: Kalani Sitake · Run-leaning

Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles

79All-Conference level #8 of 156?

Medium-low confidenceBreakout10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: explosive rate (97th percentile). Strength: catch rate (90th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

Explosive rate#24 / 798 · 97th pct

22.2%

Catch rate#77 / 798 · 90th pct

81.5%

EPA / target#200 / 798 · 75th pct

0.58

Yards / catch#251 / 798 · 69th pct

13.2

TD rate#254 / 798 · 67th pct

3.7%

Box-score rates (5)

Rec yards#6 / 175 · 97th pct

620

Receptions#11 / 175 · 94th pct

Yards / catch#20 / 175 · 89th pct

13.8

Long catch#53 / 175 · 69th pct

Rec TDs#45 / 175 · 66th pct

Season trend

EPA / target— first qualifying season

Explosive rate— first qualifying season

Catch rate— first qualifying season

TD rate— first qualifying season

Yards / catch— first qualifying season

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season. Most bars are box-score rates; EPA / success-rate bars are computed from real play-by-play (offense only — no defensive EPA model exists yet).

Situational

Situational · Share of own targets (PBP, 2025)

Third-down role

20%11 of his 54 targets came on third down · TE median is 22%

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2025 season · 13 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home7g	4.0	60.3	15.1	0.3
Road6g	2.8	33.0	11.3	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-76g	3.7	55.2	15.2	0.3
Weeks 8+7g	3.3	41.3	11.8	0.1

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Kalani Sitake

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2025

Rotational

Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

79 · #8 of 156 TEs

Former four-star. Now #8 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2025	BYU	45	620	13.8	3	--
2024	Utah	10	113	11.3	1	--
2023	UCLA	13	205	15.8	3	--
2022	UCLA	6	82	13.7	0	--
Career		74	1,020	13.8	7	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2025

W 24–21

vs Utah

4 rec · 36 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 at home.

With B. Bachmeier — 166 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.4 · 64 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD · S. Vander Haar — 42 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 50 LONG

Signature plays

Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|

The plays that mattered most

fact

Week 1 · Georgia Tech · 2&10 · Q1 · EPA +3.59(00:12) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete short left to #20 C.Ryan caught at BYU30, for 35 yards to the GT40 (#27 T.Harris), 1ST DOWN
Week 12 · TCU · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +3.35(06:13) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete short middle to #20 C.Ryan caught at TCU35, for 43 yards to the TCU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:00, 1ST DOWN. The previous play is under automatic review - "Runner broke the plane". CALL UPHELD #44 W.Ferrin kick attempt good (H: #35 S.Vander Haar, LS: #26 G.Grimes)
Week 4 · East Carolina · 3&3 · Q1 · EPA +3.04Bear Bachmeier pass complete to Carsen Ryan for 24 yds to the ECU 32 for a 1ST down East Carolina Penalty, Targeting (Teagan Wilk) to the ECU 17 for a 1ST down
Week 1 · Portland State · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +2.65Bear Bachmeier pass complete to Carsen Ryan for 22 yds for a TD (Will Ferrin KICK)
Week 4 · East Carolina · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA +2.62Bear Bachmeier pass complete to Carsen Ryan for 20 yds for a TD (Will Ferrin KICK)
Week 11 · Texas Tech · 3&5 · Q2 · EPA +2.59(12:57) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete short right to #20 C.Ryan caught at BYU50, for 15 yards to the TTU39 (#7 B.Jordan; #13 B.Roberts), 1ST DOWN
Week 5 · Colorado · 1&10 · Q1 · EPA +2.46Bear Bachmeier pass complete to Carsen Ryan for 28 yds to the COLO 47 for a 1ST down
Week 2 · Stanford · 3&6 · Q4 · EPA +1.83Bear Bachmeier pass complete to Carsen Ryan for 25 yds to the STAN 5 for a 1ST down
Week 14 · UCF · 1&10 · Q2 · EPA +1.69(05:21) Shotgun #47 B.Bachmeier pass complete short right to #20 C.Ryan caught at UCF05, for 20 yards to the UCF01 (#0 K.Lawson; #7 A.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
Week 8 · Utah · 3&4 · Q4 · EPA +1.64Bear Bachmeier pass complete to Carsen Ryan for 10 yds to the UTAH 33 for a 1ST down

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2025 season · 13 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 69-0vs Portland State	2	47	23.5	1	25	Season-high 120 yds
Wk 2	W 27-3vs Stanford	3	36	12.0	0	25
Wk 4	W 34-13@ East Carolina	4	63	15.8	1	24
Wk 5	W 24-21@ Colorado	3	46	15.3	0	28
Wk 6	W 38-24vs West Virginia	2	19	9.5	0	14
Wk 8	W 24-21vs Utah	4	36	9.0	0	26
Wk 9	W 41-27@ Iowa State	2	13	6.5	0	10
Wk 11	L 7-29@ Texas Tech	4	32	8.0	0	15
Wk 12	W 44-13vs TCU	4	79	19.8	1	43
Wk 13	W 26-14@ Cincinnati	2	16	8.0	0	11
Wk 14	W 41-21vs UCF	5	85	17.0	0	26
Wk 15	L 7-34@ Texas Tech	2	28	14.0	0	22
Bowl	W 25-21vs Georgia Tech	8	120	15.0	0	35
Total		45	620	13.3	3	43

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology