Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012San Diego State
Ryan Katz
QB • 6'1" • Santa Monica, CA, USA
Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator
Ryan Katz is a balanced quarterback profile with 20.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a quarterback
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Reliability
66
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
62
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Oregon State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Oregon State • San Diego State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: North Dakota
Player Story
Ryan Katz built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Santa Monica, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with Oregon State and San Diego State. The clearest part of Ryan Katz's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Oregon State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Ryan Katz, QB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2010 Regular Season · Oregon State. Ryan Katz is a balanced quarterback profile with 20.6 usage in the latest tracked season.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Total offense
- 4,422
- Passing yards
- 4,085
- Rushing yards
- 337
- Touchdowns
- 38
Quick Answers
Ryan Katz quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San Diego State · QB
- Career Total Offense
- 4,422
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 26 games
- Best season
- 2010 Regular Season · Oregon State
- Top game
- North Dakota
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Santa Monica · Oregon State
- High school pipeline
- Santa Monica · 11 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2012
- 2012 Total offense rank
- 1,635 total offense · QB 109th (top 36%) · Mountain West 9th (top 8%) · National 117th (top 9%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Total Offense | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Oregon State | 4 | 55 | 46 | 9 | 1 | 38.3 |
| 2009 Regular Season | Oregon State | 4 | 179 | 186 | -7 | 0 | 38.3 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Oregon State | 12 | 2,415 | 2,401 | 14 | 20 | 69.4 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Oregon State | 2 | 138 | 104 | 34 | 0 | 39.1 |
| 2012 Regular Season | San Diego State | 8 | 1,635 | 1,348 | 287 | 17 | 65.2 |
Related Context
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Ryan Katz played QB for Oregon State and San Diego State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ryan Katz recorded 4,085 passing yards, 337 rushing yards, and 38 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2010 with Oregon State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2010 Regular Season
Oregon State paired 2,415 primary output with 53.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Regular Season role shape
pass-led usage with 64.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2012 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Oregon State, San Diego State.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: North Dakota
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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Season Explorer
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2012 Regular Season · San Diego State
Games
8
Primary Metric / G
204.4
Efficiency
64.1
Usage
20.6
Consistency
83.2
Best Game by takeover score
North Dakota
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Washington: 205. Army: 224. North Dakota: 301. San José State: 189. Fresno State: 249. Hawai'i: 247. Colorado State: 201. Nevada: 19
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. Washington: 35 by 59. Army: 25 by 68.6. North Dakota: 26 by 84. San José State: 36 by 57.2. Fresno State: 36 by 57.7. Hawai'i: 39 by 65.8. Colorado State: 30 by 66.6. Nevada: 5 by 54.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins198.4 · Games = 5 · -15.9 vs Losses
Losses214.3 · Games = 3 · +15.9 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
8 games
Featured metric
Total Offense
Top game by takeover score
North Dakota
Best efficiency game
84 vs North Dakota
| Result | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 10/21 | @ Nevada | W 39-38 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Colorado State3+ TD | W 38-14 | 16 | 22 | 181 | 72.7 | 2 | 0 | 66.6 | 8 | 20 | 2.50 | 1 | 11 |
| Sun 10/7 | vs Hawai'i3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 52-14 | 15 | 29 | 190 | 51.7 | 2 | 0 | 65.8 | 10 | 57 | 5.70 | 3 | 34 |
| Sun 9/30 | @ Fresno StateDual-threat | L 40-52 | 13 | 23 | 160 | 56.5 | 2 | 3 | 57.7 | 13 | 89 | 6.80 | 0 | 67 |
| Sun 9/23 | vs San José State | L 34-38 | 17 | 27 | 213 | 63.0 | 2 | 0 | 57.2 | 9 | -24 | -2.70 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs North Dakota3+ TD · Dual-threat | W 49-41 | 11 | 18 | 241 | 61.1 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 8 | 60 | 7.50 | 0 | 13 |
| Sat 9/8 | vs Army | W 42-7 | 14 | 21 | 215 | 66.7 | 1 | 0 | 68.6 | 4 | 9 | 2.30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sun 9/2 | @ WashingtonDual-threat | L 12-21 | 10 | 19 | 128 | 52.6 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 16 | 77 | 4.80 | 0 | 32 |
Player Story
Ryan Katz story
Ryan Katz built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a quarterback from Santa Monica, CA wearing No. 12, spending time with Oregon State and San Diego State. The clearest part of Ryan Katz's career was his passing role: 4,085 passing yards, 32 touchdown passes, 570 attempts, and 337 rushing yards across 26 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2010 with Oregon 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. His career also includes 337 rushing yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. With 26 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Oregon State and San Diego State.
The arc is straightforward: Ryan Katz 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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- 1
Oregon State
2009-2011
Opening stop
- 2
San Diego State
2012
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20092009201020112012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Postseason | Oregon State | 234 | 58.7 | 6.7 | — |
| 2009 Regular Season | Oregon State | 234 | 58.7 | 6.7 | 0 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Oregon State | 2,415 | 53.4 | 20.7 | 2,181 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Oregon State | 138 | 58 | 13 | -2,277 |
| 2012 Regular Season | San Diego State | 1,635 | 64.1 | 20.6 | 1,497 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs North Dakota
Week 3 · W 49-41
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
301
Total Offense
75.8 takeover
301 total offense with 84 efficiency.
#2
@ Washington
Week 1 · L 12-21
205
Total Offense
72.7 takeover
Loss with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
205 total offense with 59 efficiency.
#3
@ Fresno State
Week 5 · L 40-52 · Conference game
249
Total Offense
71.5 takeover
Loss shaped by high passing volume and turnover pressure.
249 total offense with 57.7 efficiency.
#4
@ Arizona
Week 6 · W 29-27 · Conference game
400
Total Offense
71 takeover
Win with 400 yards of offense and 62.2 efficiency.
400 total offense with 62.2 efficiency.
#5
vs Hawai'i
Week 6 · W 52-14 · Conference game
247
Total Offense
64.4 takeover
Win with balanced pass-rush production and strong creator value.
247 total offense with 65.8 efficiency.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2010 Regular Season · Oregon State
2,415 primary output · 53.4 efficiency · 20.7 usage
69.4
#2
2012 Regular Season · San Diego State
65.2
1,635 primary · 64.1 efficiency · 20.6 usage
#3
2011 Regular Season · Oregon State
39.1
138 primary · 58 efficiency · 13 usage
Milestones
2
250+ passing yards
2
300+ total offense
4
3+ TD games
9
Above avg efficiency
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