Player Career

Ryan Lindley Career Story

Career story, signature performances, transfer context, and season arc are grouped for biography-style searches.

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

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    San Diego State

    2008-2011

    Opening stop

Season Value Progression

200820092010201020112011
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2008 Regular SeasonSan Diego State2,59152.915
2009 Regular SeasonSan Diego State2,92353.68.7332
2010 PostseasonSan Diego State3,79963.47.2876
2010 Regular SeasonSan Diego State3,79963.47.20
2011 PostseasonSan Diego State3,10257.24.3-697
2011 Regular SeasonSan Diego State3,10257.24.30

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.

338

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