Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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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.
Impact Production
40
Developing production for a receiver
lowelite
Reliability
32
Sporadic game-to-game production
lowhigh
Star Power
58
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2009 Postseason · Stanford
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Stanford
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UCLA
Player Story
Ryan Whalen built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Alamo, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Ryan Whalen's career was his receiving role: 140 catches,...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2011
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 2
- Overall
- No. 167
- NFL Team
- Cincinnati Bengals
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.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,884
- Receptions
- 140
- Touchdowns
- 7
Quick Answers
Ryan Whalen quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Stanford · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,884
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2009 Postseason · Stanford
- Top game
- UCLA
- NFL Draft
- 2011 · Round 6 · Pick 2 · Cincinnati Bengals
- Latest roster
- No. 8 · Class 2010
- 2010 Receiving yards rank
- 439 receiving yards · WR 210th (top 26%) · Pac-10 19th (top 14%) · National 231st (top 14%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Regular Season | Stanford | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 47.4 |
| 2008 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 41 | 508 | 1 | 69.5 |
| 2009 Postseason | Stanford | 12 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 94.1 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Stanford | 12 | 54 | 861 | 4 | 94.1 |
| 2010 Postseason | Stanford | 11 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 63.8 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Stanford | 11 | 39 | 415 | 2 | 63.8 |
Related Context
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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
2008 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 77.5 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: Notre Dame
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2008 Regular Season · Stanford
Games
12
Receiving Yards / G
42.3
Efficiency
77.5
Usage
26
Consistency
59
Best Game by takeover score
Notre Dame
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Oregon State: 30. Arizona State: 5. TCU: 12. San José State: 15. Washington: 76. Notre Dame: 91. Arizona: 62. UCLA: 34. Washington State: 24. Oregon: 54. USC: 35. California: 70
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. Oregon State: 3 by 66.7. Arizona State: 1 by 33.3. TCU: 1 by 80. San José State: 2 by 50. Washington: 7 by 72.4. Notre Dame: 8 by 75.8. Arizona: 5 by 82.7. UCLA: 3 by 75.6. Washington State: 1 by 100. Oregon: 3 by 100. USC: 2 by 100. California: 5 by 93.3
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins41.4 · Games = 5 · -1.6 vs Losses
Losses43 · Games = 7 · +1.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Notre Dame
Best efficiency game
100 vs USC
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 11/22 | @ California | L 16-37 | — | 5 | 70 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| Sun 11/16 | vs USC | L 23-45 | — | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 17.50 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 11/8 | @ Oregon | L 28-35 | — | 3 | 54 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 30 |
| Sat 11/1 | vs Washington State | W 58-0 | — | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/18 | @ UCLA | L 20-23 | — | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 11.30 | 0 | 18 |
| Sat 10/11 | vs Arizona | W 24-23 | — | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 0 | 21 |
| Sat 10/4 | @ Notre DameHigh volume | L 21-28 | — | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 11.40 | 0 | 27 |
| Sun 9/28 | @ Washington | W 35-28 | — | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 10.90 | 1 | 18 |
| Sun 9/21 | vs San José State | W 23-10 | — | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 0 | 8 |
| Sat 9/13 | @ TCU | L 14-31 | — | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 9/7 | @ Arizona State | L 17-41 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Fri 8/29 | vs Oregon State | W 36-28 | — | 3 | 30 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 12 |
Player Story
Ryan Whalen story
Ryan Whalen built his college career from 2007 through 2010 as a wide receiver from Alamo, CA wearing No. 8, spending time with Stanford. The clearest part of Ryan Whalen's career was his receiving role: 140 catches, 1,884 receiving yards, and 7 touchdowns across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2009 with Stanford. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
The value of the career arc is that it connects production to role, not just a name on a roster. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Stanford.
The arc is straightforward: Ryan Whalen 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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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
vs UCLA
Week 5 · W 24-16 · Conference game
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
118
Receiving Yards
98.6 takeover
118 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ Wake Forest
Week 2 · L 17-24
123
Receiving Yards
97 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
123 receiving yards with a 91.1 efficiency score.
#3
vs Washington State
Week 8 · W 38-28 · Conference game
71
Receiving Yards
93 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
71 receiving yards with a 78.9 efficiency score.
#4
@ Notre Dame
Week 6 · L 21-28
91
Receiving Yards
91.9 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
91 receiving yards with a 75.8 efficiency score.
#5
@ Oregon State
Week 6 · L 28-38 · Conference game
85
Receiving Yards
89.7 takeover
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
94.1
#2
2009 Regular Season · Stanford
94.1
926 primary · 94.8 efficiency · 33.9 usage
#3
2008 Regular Season · Stanford
69.5
508 primary · 77.5 efficiency · 26 usage
Milestones
2
100+ receiving yards
2
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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