Sean Ryan

#5 · WR · Sr. · Rutgers6′1″ · 200 lb · Brooklyn, NY · Erasmus Hall

Sean Ryan: WR · Rutgers · #5.

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Sean Ryan

WR · Rutgers · Sr · #5

Moves the chains on third down. Played for three head coaches at three programs in five seasons: Ed Foley, Neal Brown and Greg Schiano. A game that shows it: 76 receiving yards and 2 receptions against Penn State — Week 12, 2022.

Style of play

Play style

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

Fans

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

Rutgers in the news

Rutgers QB out for gameThe Detroit News Oct 29
Kaj Sanders, Zahmir Dawud out for season247Sports Oct 20

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2022	Rutgers	26	440	16.9	3	55
2021	West Virginia	25	399	16.0	3	44
2020	West Virginia	25	264	10.6	0	28
2019	West Virginia	19	219	11.5	0	39
2018	Temple	11	151	13.7	1	27
Career		106	1,473	13.9	7	55

Season	Team
2022	Rutgers	--	--
2021	West Virginia	--	--
2020	West Virginia	1	2
2019	West Virginia	1	24
2018	Temple	--	--
Career		2	26

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2022 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	Note
Wk 1	W 22-21@ Boston College	1	16	16.0	0	16
Wk 3	W 16-14@ Temple	1	11	11.0	0	11
Wk 4	L 10-27vs Iowa	3	47	15.7	0	29
Wk 5	L 10-49@ No. 3 Ohio State	2	40	20.0	1	26
Wk 6	L 13-14vs Nebraska	2	50	25.0	0	34
Wk 8	W 24-17vs Indiana	3	59	19.7	1	28
Wk 9	L 0-31@ Minnesota	4	46	11.5	0	18
Wk 10	L 17-52vs No. 4 Michigan	4	54	13.5	1	37
Wk 11	L 21-27@ Michigan State	2	25	12.5	0	16
Wk 12	L 10-55vs No. 11 Penn State	2	76	38.0	0	55	Season-high 76 yds
Wk 13	L 0-37@ Maryland	2	16	8.0	0	11
Total		26	440	16.9	3	55

Signature game

Week 10 · 2022

L 17-52

vs Michigan

4 rec · 54 yds · 1 TD

With A. Korsak — 41.6 yards per punt · 7 punts · 3 inside the 20 · G. Wimsatt — 166 yds · 1 TD · 3 INT · QBR 11.9

Signature plays

The plays that mattered most

Week 10 · Michigan · 3rd and 8 · Q1 · EPA +4.00Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Sean Ryan for 37 yds to the Mich 36 for a
Week 12 · Penn State · 1st and 10 · Q3 · EPA +3.46G.Wimsatt pass complete to RUT 25. Catch made by S.Ryan at RUT 25. Gain of 55 yards. Tackled by K.King at PSU 20.
Week 11 · Michigan State · 3rd and 12 · Q2 · EPA +3.37Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Sean Ryan for 16 yds to the MchSt 43 for a
Week 6 · Nebraska · 2nd and 5 · Q1 · EPA +3.05Noah Vedral pass complete to Sean Ryan for 34 yds to the Neb 43 for a
Week 5 · Ohio State · 3rd and 6 · Q1 · EPA +2.99Evan Simon pass complete to Sean Ryan for 14 yds for a TD, (Jude McAtamney KICK)
Week 8 · Indiana · 3rd and 8 · Q2 · EPA +2.83Noah Vedral pass complete to Sean Ryan for 28 yds to the Rutgr 44 for a

4 more plays

Week 9 · Minnesota · 3rd and 9 · Q1 · EPA +2.70Gavin Wimsatt pass complete to Sean Ryan for 18 yds to the Rutgr 44 for a
Week 8 · Indiana · 1st and 10 · Q2 · EPA +2.56Noah Vedral pass complete to Sean Ryan for 15 yds for a TD, (Jude McAtamney KICK)
Week 5 · Ohio State · 2nd and 7 · Q3 · EPA +2.28Evan Simon pass complete to Sean Ryan for 26 yds to the OhSt 30 for a
Week 12 · Penn State · 1st and 10 · Q1 · EPA +1.77G.Wimsatt pass complete to RUT 21. Catch made by S.Ryan at RUT 21. Gain of 21 yards. Tackled by M.Wilson; K.Ellis at RUT 42.

Teams and coaches

2018Temple8-5HC: Geoff Collins · Balanced

2019West Virginia5-7HC: Neal Brown · Pass-leaning

2020West Virginia6-4HC: Neal Brown · Balanced, fast tempo

2021West Virginia6-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced

2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 44 (#264 of 488). Show the ratings

Where this profile ranks vs the WR cohort

Box-score + play-by-play EPA percentiles · 2022 season

44Rotational starter #264 of 488 · 2022?

10 metrics · season cumulative

2022 score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Elite: epa / target (98th percentile). Strength: td rate (83rd percentile).

Real play-by-play efficiency

EPA / target#13 / 636 · 98th pct

1.32

TD rate#104 / 636 · 83rd pct

11.1%

Catch rate#113 / 636 · 82nd pct

88.9%

Yards / catch#129 / 636 · 80th pct

15.2

Explosive rate#155 / 636 · 76th pct

18.5%

Box-score rates (5)

Yards / catch#64 / 550 · 88th pct

16.9

Long catch#205 / 550 · 62nd pct

Rec TDs#216 / 550 · 54th pct

Rec yards#257 / 550 · 53rd pct

440

Receptions#326 / 550 · 40th pct

Season trend

Last seasonThis season

EPA / target

82nd → 98th percentile

Explosive rate

77th → 76th percentile

Catch rate

30th → 82nd percentile

TD rate

73rd → 83rd percentile

Yards / catch

90th → 80th percentile

Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps in 2022. 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

2022 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Home5g	2.8	57.2	22.4	0.4
Road6g	2.0	25.7	13.2	0.2

First half vs Second half

	REC/g	YDS/g	YPR	TD/g
Weeks 1-75g	1.8	32.8	17.5	0.2
Weeks 8+6g	2.8	46.0	17.2	0.3

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2022 season

Head Coach

Greg Schiano

Pass share

43.9%

332 pass / 424 run

Plays / game

63.0

12 games

Team sack rate

5.8%

344 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2022

26 catches in 11 games

Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

44 · #264 of 488 WRs · 2022

Three-star recruit. Now #264 at the position.

Sean Ryan

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Style of play

Fans

Rutgers in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Signature plays

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

26 catches in 11 games

Six seasons, three schools

Moves

2018 6 games

2022 11 games