Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2007-2010Eastern Michigan
Ryan Downard
DB • 6'0" • Lima, OH, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ryan Downard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 0 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a defensive back
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Reliability
61
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
48
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Eastern Michigan
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Western Michigan
Player Story
Ryan Downard built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a defensive back from Lima, OH wearing No. 10, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Ryan Downard's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Eastern Michigan
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2006
Ryan Downard, DB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2007 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan. Ryan Downard shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 0 disruption score.
Quick Answers
Ryan Downard quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Eastern Michigan · DB
- Career Tackles
- 0
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 4 entries · 16 games
- Best season
- 2007 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
- Top game
- Western Michigan
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Shawnee · Eastern Michigan
- High school pipeline
- Shawnee · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 10 · Class 2010
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 4 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.4 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 3 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 37.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 45.6 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 8 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 50 |
Related Context
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Ryan Downard played DB for Eastern Michigan. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ryan Downard recorded 3 rushing yards. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Eastern Michigan.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2007 Regular Season
Eastern Michigan paired 6 primary output with 30 efficiency.
Supporting note
2008 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 13.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2010 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Maryland
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0.7
Efficiency
13.3
Usage
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Consistency
65.3
Best Game by takeover score
Maryland
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Game by game trend chart. Michigan State: 0. Toledo: 1. Maryland: 1
Volume vs Efficiency
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Split Comparison
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First Half0.5 · Games = 2 · -0.5 vs Second Half
Second Half1 · Games = 1 · +0.5 vs First Half
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Maryland
Best efficiency game
20 vs Maryland
Player Story
Ryan Downard story
Ryan Downard built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a defensive back from Lima, OH wearing No. 10, spending time with Eastern Michigan. The clearest part of Ryan Downard's career was his defensive production: 9 interceptions across 16 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2007 with Eastern Michigan. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Ryan Downard's production has multiple signals. His career also includes 3 rushing yards and 29 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 16 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Eastern Michigan.
The arc is straightforward: Ryan Downard moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Eastern Michigan
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2007200820092010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 6 | 30 | — | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 2 | 13.3 | — | -4 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 20 | — | -1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Eastern Michigan | 0 | 0 | — | -1 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Western Michigan
Week 9 · W 19-2 · Conference game
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#2
@ Vanderbilt
Week 5 · L 7-30
2
Havoc Plays
70 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 70 takeover score.
#3
@ Maryland
Week 4 · L 24-51
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
vs Toledo
Week 3 · L 17-41 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#5
@ Northwestern
Week 2 · L 24-27
1
Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2007 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
6 primary output · 30 efficiency · — usage
67.4
#2
2010 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
50
0 primary · 0 efficiency · — usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Eastern Michigan
45.6
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
2
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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