Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2008-2011Oregon State
Ryan McCants
RB • 6'1" • Corona, CA, USA
Balanced backfield optionSteady chain mover
Ryan McCants leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Impact Production
4
Developing production for a back
lowelite
Reliability
10
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
13
Limited ceiling signals so far
limitedstar
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Oregon State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oregon State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Hawai'i
Player Story
Ryan McCants built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Corona, CA wearing No. 24, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Ryan McCants' career was his backfield work: 376...
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- Committed To
- UC Davis
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2020
Ryan McCants, RB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2008 Postseason · Oregon State. Ryan McCants leans balanced backfield option traits and partial efficiency context.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Scrimmage yards
- 415
- Rushing yards
- 376
- Receiving yards
- 39
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Ryan McCants quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Oregon State · RB
- Career Scrimmage Yards
- 415
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 18 games
- Best season
- 2008 Postseason · Oregon State
- Top game
- Hawai'i
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Folsom · UC Davis
- High school pipeline
- Folsom · 38 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 24 · Class 2011
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Scrimmage | Rush Yds | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Oregon State | 11 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 60.1 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Oregon State | 11 | 338 | 314 | 24 | 2 | 60.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Oregon State | 4 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 35.4 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Oregon State | 3 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 27.5 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Related Context
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Ryan McCants played RB for Oregon State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ryan McCants recorded 376 rushing yards, 39 receiving yards, and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2008 with Oregon State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2008 Postseason
Oregon State paired 367 primary output with 38.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Regular Season role shape
backfield-heavy usage with 39.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2011 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: California
Win with 10 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
Analysis workspace
Season Workbench
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Season Explorer
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2010 Regular Season · Oregon State
Games
3
Scrimmage Yards / G
6.3
Efficiency
39.4
Usage
3
Consistency
56.9
Best Game by takeover score
California
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Arizona: 5. California: 10. UCLA: 4
Volume vs Efficiency
Each dot is a game. Farther right means the player carried more of the workload, and higher means they were more efficient with those chances.
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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.
Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Arizona: 1 by 41.7. California: 3 by 34.7. UCLA: 1 by 41.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins7.5 · Games = 2 · +3.5 vs Losses
Losses4 · Games = 1 · -3.5 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
3 games
Featured metric
Scrimmage Yards
Top game by takeover score
California
Best efficiency game
41.7 vs UCLA
Player Story
Ryan McCants story
Ryan McCants built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a running back from Corona, CA wearing No. 24, spending time with Oregon State. The clearest part of Ryan McCants' career was his backfield work: 376 rushing yards, 95 carries, 2 rushing touchdowns, and 39 receiving yards across 18 career games in the available record. His career also includes 39 receiving yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ryan McCants' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Oregon State
2008-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20082008200920102011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Postseason | Oregon State | 367 | 38.8 | 14.3 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Oregon State | 367 | 38.8 | 14.3 | 0 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Oregon State | 29 | 44.8 | 2.8 | -338 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Oregon State | 19 | 39.4 | 3 | -10 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Oregon State | 0 | — | — | -19 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Hawai'i
Week 3 · W 45-7
Win with 74 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
74
Scrimmage Yards
70.5 takeover
74 scrimmage yards and 22.9 usage.
#2
@ Arizona
Week 13 · W 19-17 · Conference game
57
Scrimmage Yards
66.6 takeover
Win with 57 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
57 scrimmage yards and 30.2 usage.
#3
@ UCLA
Week 11 · W 34-6 · Conference game
58
Scrimmage Yards
63.2 takeover
Win with 58 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
58 scrimmage yards and 12.5 usage.
#4
vs Washington State
Week 7 · W 66-13 · Conference game
51
Scrimmage Yards
58.7 takeover
Win with 51 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
51 scrimmage yards and 14.3 usage.
#5
@ USC
Week 8 · L 36-42 · Conference game
10
Scrimmage Yards
53.7 takeover
Loss with 10 yards from scrimmage and efficient touch value.
10 scrimmage yards and 3.1 usage.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2008 Postseason · Oregon State
367 primary output · 38.8 efficiency · 14.3 usage
60.1
#2
2008 Regular Season · Oregon State
60.1
367 primary · 38.8 efficiency · 14.3 usage
#3
2009 Regular Season · Oregon State
35.4
29 primary · 44.8 efficiency · 2.8 usage
Milestones
0
100+ rush yards
0
150+ scrimmage yards
0
2+ TD games
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