Player Dossier

2014-2018

UTEP

Ryan Metz

QB • 6'3" • 210 lbs • El Paso, TX, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Ryan Metz is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage / Role

43%

Rotational offensive role

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Impact Production

34

Developing production for a quarterback

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Reliability

36

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Star Power

43

Limited ceiling signals so far

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Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UTEP

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Unique Seasons
5
Program Path
UTEP
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Incarnate Word

Player Story

Ryan Metz built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a quarterback from El Paso, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Ryan Metz's career was his passing role: 3,488 passing yards,...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2013 · Rating 0.7583

Andress · El Paso, TX

Committed To
UTEP
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Ryan Metz, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Regular Season · UTEP. Ryan Metz is a balanced quarterback profile with 17.9 usage in the latest tracked season.

Stat Footprint

Career production snapshot

Total offense
3,688
Passing yards
3,488
Rushing yards
200
Touchdowns
30

Quick Answers

Ryan Metz quick answers

Latest team and position
UTEP · QB
Career Total Offense
3,688
Tracked sample
5 unique seasons · 5 entries · 32 games
Best season
2016 Regular Season · UTEP
Top game
Incarnate Word
Recruit profile
2-star · Andress · UTEP
High school pipeline
Andress · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
Latest roster
No. 12 · Senior
2018 Total offense rank
622 total offense · QB 176th (top 49%) · Conference USA 32nd (top 17%) · National 317th (top 19%)

Season Ledger

Crawlable season-by-season stats

SeasonTeamGamesTotal OffensePass YdsRush YdsTDOverall
2014 Regular SeasonUTEP00000-
2015 Regular SeasonUTEP81,021900121751.9
2016 Regular SeasonUTEP101,4161,375411465.9
2017 Regular SeasonUTEP8629637-8539.2
2018 Regular SeasonUTEP662257646438.8

Related Context

Ryan Metz played QB for UTEP. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ryan Metz recorded 3,488 passing yards, 200 rushing yards, and 1 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with UTEP.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Regular Season

UTEP paired 1,416 primary output with 61.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

2016 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 61.3 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2018 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech

Loss with 223 yards of offense and 58.1 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

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2016 Regular Season · UTEP

Games

10

Primary Metric / G

141.6

Efficiency

61.3

Usage

13.6

Consistency

72

Best Game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Texas: 31. Army: 18. Southern Miss: 51. Louisiana Tech: 223. UTSA: 204. Old Dominion: 207. Houston Christian: 186. Florida Atlantic: 125. Rice: 157. North Texas: 214

Volume vs Efficiency

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Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 6 by 75.5. Army: 4 by 57.8. Southern Miss: 14 by 60.1. Louisiana Tech: 35 by 58.1. UTSA: 28 by 60.4. Old Dominion: 41 by 51. Houston Christian: 25 by 63. Florida Atlantic: 26 by 52.3. Rice: 38 by 46.4. North Texas: 20 by 88.6

Split Comparison

Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.

Wins201.3 · Games = 3 · +85.3 vs Losses
Losses116 · Games = 7 · -85.3 vs Wins

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

10 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Louisiana Tech

Best efficiency game

88.6 vs North Texas

Result
Sat 11/26vs North TexasW 52-24121717170.62088.634314.30042
Sat 11/19@ RiceL 24-44193416955.92146.44-12-302
Sat 11/12@ Florida AtlanticL 31-35131911868.42152.3771019
Sun 11/6vs Houston Christian3+ TDW 42-10162119176.230634-5-1.3007
Sun 10/30vs Old DominionL 21-31213620258.31151551011
Sat 10/22@ UTSA3+ TDW 52-49152321165.23060.45-7-1.4003
Sat 10/1@ Louisiana TechL 7-28202821571.41158.1781.10013
Sun 9/25vs Southern MissL 7-347145150.00060.1
Sat 9/17vs ArmyL 14-66231666.70057.812202
Sat 9/10@ TexasL 7-41563183.30075.5

Player Story

Ryan Metz story

Ryan Metz built his college career from 2014 through 2018 as a quarterback from El Paso, TX wearing No. 12, spending time with UTEP. The clearest part of Ryan Metz's career was his passing role: 3,488 passing yards, 26 touchdown passes, 539 attempts, and 200 rushing yards across 32 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2016 with UTEP. 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. His career also includes 200 rushing yards and 1 tackle, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 32 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across UTEP.

The arc is straightforward: Ryan Metz 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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    UTEP

    2014-2018

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Season Value Progression

20142015201620172018
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2014 Regular SeasonUTEP0
2015 Regular SeasonUTEP1,02157.7151,021
2016 Regular SeasonUTEP1,41661.313.6395
2017 Regular SeasonUTEP62944.913.4-787
2018 Regular SeasonUTEP62245.117.9-7

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

vs Incarnate Word

Week 4 · W 27-17

Win with 312 yards of offense and 73.6 efficiency.

312

Total Offense

81.6 takeover

312 total offense with 73.6 efficiency.

#2

vs North Texas

Week 6 · L 24-27 · Conference game

350

Total Offense

79.8 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

350 total offense with 60.1 efficiency.

#3

vs Louisiana Tech

Week 12 · L 21-42 · Conference game

209

Total Offense

68.5 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

209 total offense with 56.2 efficiency.

#4

vs UTSA

Week 5 · L 6-25 · Conference game

242

Total Offense

68.1 takeover

Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.

242 total offense with 45.9 efficiency.

#5

@ Louisiana Tech

Week 5 · L 7-28 · Conference game

223

Total Offense

67.5 takeover

Loss with 223 yards of offense and 58.1 efficiency.

223 total offense with 58.1 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by Season Value

2016 Regular Season · UTEP

1,416 primary output · 61.3 efficiency · 13.6 usage

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#2

2015 Regular Season · UTEP

51.9

1,021 primary · 57.7 efficiency · 15 usage

#3

2017 Regular Season · UTEP

39.2

629 primary · 44.9 efficiency · 13.4 usage

Milestones

2

250+ passing yards

2

300+ total offense

4

3+ TD games

10

Above avg efficiency