Player Career

Ryan Katz Career Story

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

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

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

  1. 1

    Oregon State

    2009-2011

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    San Diego State

    2012

    Final stop

Season Value Progression

20092009201020112012
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2009 PostseasonOregon State23458.76.7
2009 Regular SeasonOregon State23458.76.70
2010 Regular SeasonOregon State2,41553.420.72,181
2011 Regular SeasonOregon State1385813-2,277
2012 Regular SeasonSan Diego State1,63564.120.61,497

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