Ryan Burns: QB · Stanford · #17.
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Ryan Burns
Keeps the offense on schedule and doesn't lose the game. Fourth year in the same quarterback room at Stanford.
Play style
Consistent underneath passer who protects the lead. Rarely loses games; rarely wins them alone.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 6 games
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| Wk | Opp | CMP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | YPA | QBR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-7vs Rice | 2/4 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 80.4 | Season-high 36 yds |
| Wk 3 | L 17-20@ San Diego State | 1/1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 93.5 | |
| Wk 4 | W 58-34vs UCLA | 2/2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 57.0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 34-24vs Arizona State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 7 | W 49-7vs Oregon | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-24@ No. 25 Washington State | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total | 5/7 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 | — |
Week 1 · 2017
W 62-7
vs Rice · neutral site
36 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 80.4 · 4 rush yds (3 car)
Dominant 55-point win at a neutral site against Rice.
With K. Chryst — 253 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 88.1 · C. Scarlett — 59 rush yds (8 car) · 3 TD · 1 rec · 56 yds
The plays that mattered most
4 seasons under David Shaw — 39-15 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.3 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| YDS/g | TD/g | YPA | INT/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 11.4 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
David Shaw
Pass share
44.1%
363 pass / 460 run
Plays / game
58.8
14 games
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Stanford, 1,228 passing yards — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 21 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2017
1 coachPlayed every college season under David Shaw.
