Usage Score
19.8
Player Dossier
2007-2010Stanford
Ryan Whalen
WR • 6'2" • Alamo, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Ryan Whalen reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Efficiency
70.8
Consistency
70.8
Season Value
52.2
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Seasons Tracked
- 6
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Ryan Whalen, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Stanford. Ryan Whalen reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Ryan Whalen played WR for Stanford. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ryan Whalen recorded 1,884 receiving yards and 7 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2009 with Stanford.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2009 Postseason
Stanford paired 926 primary output with 94.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2010 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 70.8 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: Sacramento State
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 90.9th percentile of the selected season.
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2010 Postseason · Stanford
Games
11
Receiving Yards / G
39.9
Efficiency
70.8
Usage
19.8
Consistency
70.8
Best Game by takeover score
Sacramento State
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Virginia Tech: 24. Sacramento State: 64. UCLA: 40. Wake Forest: 9. USC: 18. Washington State: 71. Washington: 59. Arizona: 15. Arizona State: 51. California: 34. Oregon State: 54
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. Virginia Tech: 2 by 80. Sacramento State: 4 by 100. UCLA: 4 by 66.7. Wake Forest: 2 by 30. USC: 1 by 100. Washington State: 6 by 78.9. Washington: 5 by 78.7. Arizona: 2 by 50. Arizona State: 5 by 68. California: 3 by 75.6. Oregon State: 7 by 51.4
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
First Half37.7 · Games = 6 · -4.9 vs Second Half
Second Half42.6 · Games = 5 · +4.9 vs First Half
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Sacramento State
Best efficiency game
100 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1/4 | @ Virginia Tech | W 40-12 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 11/28 | vs Oregon State | W 38-0 | — | 7 | 54 | 7.7 | 7.70 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 11/20 | @ California | W 48-14 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 14 |
| Sun 11/14 | @ Arizona State | W 17-13 | — | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 11/7 | vs Arizona | W 42-17 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 9 |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Washington | W 41-0 | — | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Washington State | W 38-28 | — | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 1 | 28 |
| Sun 10/10 | vs USC | W 37-35 | — | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 9/19 | vs Wake Forest | W 68-24 | — | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 0 | 5 |
| Sun 9/12 | @ UCLA | W 35-0 | — | 4 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 16 |
| Sat 9/4 | vs Sacramento State | W 52-17 | — | 4 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 30 |
Career Arc
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- 1
Stanford
2007-2010
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
200720082009200920102010
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Stanford | 11 | 73.3 | 4.5 | — |
| 2008 Regular Season | Stanford | 508 | 77.5 | 26 | 497 |
| 2009 Postseason | Stanford | 926 | 94.8 | 33.9 | 418 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Stanford | 926 | 94.8 | 33.9 | 0 |
| 2010 Postseason | Stanford | 439 | 70.8 | 19.8 | -487 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Stanford | 439 | 70.8 | 19.8 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
UCLA
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118
Primary metric
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
Wake Forest
123
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
123 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.
#3
Notre Dame
91
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 75.8 efficiency score.
#4
Sacramento State
64
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
64 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Oregon State
85
Primary metric
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
85 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2009 Postseason · Stanford
926 primary output · 94.8 efficiency · 33.9 usage
77.6
#2
2009 Regular Season · Stanford
77.6
926 primary · 94.8 efficiency · 33.9 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Stanford
54.3
508 primary · 77.5 efficiency · 26 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Bio, Recruit, and Data Context
Career Facts
1
Career teams
6
Seasons tracked
1,884
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 36 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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