Ryan Izzo

#81 · TE · Florida State6′5″ · 245 lb · Highland Lakes, NJ

Ryan Izzo: TE · Florida State · #81.

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Ryan Izzo

TE · Florida State · #81

Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. The four seasons at Florida State span two head coaches: Jimbo Fisher and Odell Haggins. One game to point at: 60 receiving yards and 1 reception against Clemson — Week 11, 2017.

Style of play

Play style

No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Florida State in the news

FSU coach buyout figure disclosedNov 1
Dabo criticizes misspelled plane bannerThe New York Times Nov 1
3* WR Majay Thompson decommits from FSUNov 1
FSU president updates AD searchSaturday Down South Oct 28

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Career stats

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Season	Team
2017	Florida State	20	317	15.8	3	60
2016	Florida State	19	227	11.9	1	39
2015	Florida State	14	210	15.0	2	37
2014	Florida State	1	7	7.0	0	7
Career		54	761	14.1	6	60

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2017 season · 9 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	L 7-24vs No. 1 Alabama	3	46	15.3	0	24
Wk 6	L 20-24vs No. 13 Miami	4	54	13.5	1	16
Wk 7	W 17-10@ Duke	1	13	13.0	0	13
Wk 8	L 28-31vs Louisville	2	37	18.5	1	30
Wk 9	L 3-35@ Boston College	1	14	14.0	0	14
Wk 10	W 27-24vs Syracuse	1	5	5.0	0	5
Wk 11	L 14-31@ No. 4 Clemson	1	60	60.0	1	60	Season-high 60 yds
Wk 13	W 38-22@ Florida	1	29	29.0	0	29
Bowl	W 42-13vs Southern Miss	6	59	9.8	0	21
Total		20	317	15.8	3	60

Signature game

Week 6 · 2017

L 20-24

vs Miami

4 rec · 54 yds · 1 TD

With L. Tyler — 44.9 yards per punt · 7 punts · 57 long · J. Blackman — 203 yds · 2 TD · 2 INT · QBR 40.7

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 11 · Clemson · 1st and 10 · Q4 · EPA +4.76James Blackman pass complete to Ryan Izzo for 60 yds for a TD, (Ricky Aguayo KICK)
Week 6 · Miami · 3rd and 10 · Q4 · EPA +3.24Blackman to Izzo: a 15-yard touchdown pass.
Week 8 · Louisville · 3rd and 2 · Q1 · EPA +3.13James Blackman pass complete to Ryan Izzo for 30 yds to the Lvile 47 for a
Week 7 · Duke · 3rd and 8 · Q4 · EPA +2.81James Blackman pass complete to Ryan Izzo for 13 yds to the 50 yard line for a
Week 8 · Louisville · 2nd and 7 · Q1 · EPA +2.61James Blackman pass complete to Ryan Izzo for 7 yds for a TD, (Ricky Aguayo KICK)
Week 9 · Boston College · 4th and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.40James Blackman pass complete to Ryan Izzo for 14 yds to the BC 17 for a

4 more plays

Week 10 · Syracuse · 4th and 3 · Q3 · EPA +1.79James Blackman pass complete to Ryan Izzo for 5 yds to the Syrac 28 for a
Week 1 · Southern Miss · 2nd and 7 · Q2 · EPA +1.77James Blackman pass complete to Ryan Izzo for 12 yds to the FlaSt 45 for a
Week 1 · Alabama · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +1.69Deondre Francois pass complete to Ryan Izzo for 24 yds to the Alab 35 for a
Week 6 · Miami · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.51James Blackman pass complete to Ryan Izzo for 16 yds to the FlaSt 47 for a

Teams and coaches

4 seasons under Jimbo Fisher — 40-13 over that span.

2014Florida State13-1HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2015Florida State10-3HC: Jimbo Fisher · Balanced

2016Florida State10-3HC: Jimbo Fisher · Run-leaning

2017Florida State7-6HC: Jimbo Fisher · Run-leaning, slow tempo

Our ratings

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Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2017 season

10 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: epa / target (89th percentile). Strength: yards / catch (84th percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#82 / 709 · 89th pct

0.85

Yards / catch#114 / 709 · 84th pct

15.9

Explosive rate#140 / 709 · 80th pct

17.2%

TD rate#208 / 709 · 71st pct

6.9%

Catch rate#409 / 709 · 42nd pct

65.5%

Box-score rates (5)

Long catch#9 / 96 · 91st pct

Yards / catch#11 / 96 · 89th pct

15.9

Rec yards#38 / 96 · 61st pct

317

Rec TDs#30 / 96 · 59th pct

Receptions#62 / 96 · 34th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

43rd → 89th percentile

Explosive rate

52nd → 80th percentile

Catch rate

68th → 42nd percentile

TD rate

9th → 71st percentile

Yards / catch

52nd → 84th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2017. 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).

Splits

Home and road splits, scheme and staff

Splits · Per-game

2017 season · 9 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home3g	2.3	32.0	12.3	0.7
Road4g	1.0	29.0	29.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-74g	3.5	43.0	12.9	0.2
Weeks 8+5g	1.2	29.0	25.3	0.4

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2017 season

Head Coach

Odell Haggins

Pass share

42.8%

344 pass / 459 run

Plays / game

61.8

13 games

Team sack rate

8.3%

384 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.

Awards

Player standing · 2017

20 catches in 9 games

About as many catches a game as a typical FBS tight end who plays every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Ryan Izzo

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Career stats

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Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

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Splits

Awards

20 catches in 9 games

Four seasons at Florida State, drafted

2018