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Player Dossier
2008-2011San Diego State
Ryan Lindley
QB • 6'4" • Alpine, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Ryan Lindley is a balanced quarterback profile with 4.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
97
Top-tier box-score impact for a quarterback
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
74
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · San Diego State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: UNLV
Player Story
Ryan Lindley built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Alpine, CA wearing No. 14, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Ryan Lindley's career was his passing role:...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2012
- Selection
- Round 6 · Pick 15
- Overall
- No. 185
- NFL Team
- Arizona Cardinals
Ryan Lindley, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Postseason · San Diego State. Ryan Lindley is a balanced quarterback profile with 4.3 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 12,415
- Passing yards
- 12,690
- Touchdowns
- 92
Quick Answers
Ryan Lindley quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 12,415
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 49 games
- Best season
- 2010 Postseason · San Diego State
- Top game
- UNLV
- NFL Draft
- 2012 · Round 6 · Pick 15 · Arizona Cardinals
- Latest roster
- No. 14 · Class 2011
- 2011 Total offense rank
- 3,102 total offense · QB 36th (top 13%) · Mountain West 3rd (top 4%) · National 36th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | San Diego State | 11 | 2,591 | 2,653 | -62 | 17 | 55.5 |
| 2009 Regular Season | San Diego State | 12 | 2,923 | 3,054 | -131 | 24 | 56.3 |
| 2010 Postseason | San Diego State | 13 | 284 | 276 | 8 | 2 | 65.1 |
| 2010 Regular Season | San Diego State | 13 | 3,515 | 3,554 | -39 | 26 | 65.1 |
| 2011 Postseason | San Diego State | 13 | 419 | 413 | 6 | 3 | 57.3 |
| 2011 Regular Season | San Diego State | 13 | 2,683 | 2,740 | -57 | 20 | 57.3 |
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Ryan Lindley played QB for San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ryan Lindley recorded 12,690 passing yards, -275 rushing yards, and 92 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with San Diego State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Postseason
San Diego State paired 3,799 primary output with 63.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Postseason role shape
pass-led usage with 57.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2011 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana
Loss with 419 yards of offense and 64.3 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2011 Postseason · San Diego State
Games
13
Primary Metric / G
238.6
Efficiency
57.2
Usage
4.3
Consistency
80.7
Best Game by takeover score
Louisiana
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana: 419. Cal Poly: 204. Army: 135. Washington State: 275. Michigan: 239. TCU: 193. Air Force: 218. Wyoming: 230. New Mexico: 262. Colorado State: 154. Boise State: 341. UNLV: 166. Fresno State: 266
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana: 51 by 64.3. Cal Poly: 28 by 57.1. Army: 19 by 53. Washington State: 39 by 54.4. Michigan: 49 by 48. TCU: 42 by 37. Air Force: 22 by 86.1. Wyoming: 30 by 52.4. New Mexico: 25 by 65.2. Colorado State: 35 by 59.8. Boise State: 52 by 52. UNLV: 31 by 61.2. Fresno State: 42 by 52.8
Split Comparison
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Wins210 · Games = 8 · -74.4 vs Losses
Losses284.4 · Games = 5 · +74.4 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana
Best efficiency game
86.1 vs Air Force
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/18 | @ Louisiana300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 30-32 | 28 | 49 | 413 | 57.1 | 3 | 0 | 64.3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 12/4 | vs Fresno State | W 35-28 | 21 | 40 | 281 | 52.5 | 0 | 0 | 52.8 | 2 | -15 | -7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 11/27 | @ UNLV | W 31-14 | 13 | 29 | 152 | 44.8 | 2 | 1 | 61.2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Sun 11/20 | vs Boise State300-yard game · 3+ TD | L 35-52 | 30 | 51 | 350 | 58.8 | 3 | 1 | 52 | 1 | -9 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 11/12 | @ Colorado State | W 18-15 | 19 | 35 | 154 | 54.3 | 1 | 1 | 59.8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sun 11/6 | vs New Mexico | W 35-7 | 16 | 24 | 271 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 65.2 | 1 | -9 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Wyoming | L 27-30 | 13 | 27 | 247 | 48.1 | 2 | 1 | 52.4 | 3 | -17 | -5.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Fri 10/14 | @ Air Force | W 41-27 | 15 | 21 | 209 | 71.4 | 2 | 0 | 86.1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Sun 10/9 | vs TCU | L 14-27 | 15 | 41 | 201 | 36.6 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 1 | -8 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Michigan | L 7-28 | 23 | 48 | 253 | 47.9 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 1 | -14 | -14 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs Washington State | W 42-24 | 21 | 37 | 273 | 56.8 | 2 | 1 | 54.4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Army | W 23-20 | 8 | 18 | 146 | 44.4 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 1 | -11 | -11 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Cal Poly3+ TD | W 49-21 | 15 | 27 | 203 | 55.6 | 4 | 0 | 57.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Player Story
Ryan Lindley story
Ryan Lindley built his college career from 2008 through 2011 as a quarterback from Alpine, CA wearing No. 14, spending time with San Diego State. The clearest part of Ryan Lindley's career was his passing role: 12,690 passing yards, 90 touchdown passes, and 1,732 attempts across 49 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with San Diego State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Quarterback careers are usually judged first by volume, efficiency, and scoring chances. With 49 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San Diego State.
The arc is straightforward: Ryan Lindley 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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San Diego State
2008-2011
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Season Value Progression
200820092010201020112011
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Regular Season | San Diego State | 2,591 | 52.9 | 15 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | San Diego State | 2,923 | 53.6 | 8.7 | 332 |
| 2010 Postseason | San Diego State | 3,799 | 63.4 | 7.2 | 876 |
| 2010 Regular Season | San Diego State | 3,799 | 63.4 | 7.2 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | San Diego State | 3,102 | 57.2 | 4.3 | -697 |
| 2011 Regular Season | San Diego State | 3,102 | 57.2 | 4.3 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs UNLV
Week 13 · W 48-14 · Conference game
Win with 338 yards of offense and 89.1 efficiency.
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Total Offense
77.2 takeover
338 total offense with 89.1 efficiency.
#2
vs Nicholls
Week 1 · W 47-0
303
Total Offense
73 takeover
Win with 303 yards of offense and 87.5 efficiency.
303 total offense with 87.5 efficiency.
#3
vs Idaho
Week 5 · W 45-17
458
Total Offense
67.3 takeover
Win with 458 yards of offense and 82.7 efficiency.
458 total offense with 82.7 efficiency.
#4
@ New Mexico State
Week 2 · W 41-21
319
Total Offense
65.9 takeover
Win with 319 yards of offense and 70.3 efficiency.
319 total offense with 70.3 efficiency.
#5
vs Cal Poly
Week 1 · L 27-29
336
Total Offense
61.1 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
336 total offense with 51.9 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Postseason · San Diego State
3,799 primary output · 63.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage
65.1
#2
2010 Regular Season · San Diego State
65.1
3,799 primary · 63.4 efficiency · 7.2 usage
#3
2011 Postseason · San Diego State
57.3
3,102 primary · 57.2 efficiency · 4.3 usage
Milestones
25
250+ passing yards
13
300+ total offense
14
3+ TD games
15
Above avg efficiency
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