Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2009-2012San José State
Ryan Otten
TE • 6'6" • Loomis, CA, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Ryan Otten reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
32
Developing production for a tight end
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
30
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Colorado State
Player Story
Ryan Otten built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Loomis, CA wearing No. 82, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Ryan Otten's career was his receiving role: 126...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2008
Ryan Otten, TE. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · San José State. Ryan Otten reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,760
- Receptions
- 126
- Touchdowns
- 12
Quick Answers
Ryan Otten quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · TE
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,760
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 5 entries · 34 games
- Best season
- 2011 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Colorado State
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · Del Oro · San José State
- High school pipeline
- Del Oro · 13 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 82 · Class 2012
- 2012 Receiving yards rank
- 742 receiving yards · TE 3rd (top 1%) · Western Athletic 4th (top 5%) · National 95th (top 6%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | San José State | 6 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 37.9 |
| 2010 Regular Season | San José State | 4 | 17 | 201 | 3 | 46.1 |
| 2011 Regular Season | San José State | 11 | 52 | 739 | 5 | 78.7 |
| 2012 Postseason | San José State | 13 | 3 | 36 | 0 | 76.7 |
| 2012 Regular Season | San José State | 13 | 44 | 706 | 4 | 76.7 |
Related Context
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Ryan Otten played TE for San José State. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ryan Otten recorded 1,760 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
San José State paired 739 primary output with 84.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2012 Postseason role shape
target-driven usage with 88.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2012 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Louisiana Tech
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2012 Postseason · San José State
Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
57.1
Efficiency
88.7
Usage
13.9
Consistency
71.7
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. Bowling Green: 36. Stanford: 31. UC Davis: 52. Colorado State: 24. San Diego State: 84. Navy: 94. Utah State: 77. UTSA: 11. Texas State: 86. Idaho: 61. New Mexico State: 36. BYU: 63. Louisiana Tech: 87
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Bowling Green: 3 by 80. Stanford: 2 by 100. UC Davis: 3 by 100. Colorado State: 2 by 80. San Diego State: 5 by 100. Navy: 8 by 78.3. Utah State: 4 by 100. UTSA: 2 by 36.7. Texas State: 4 by 100. Idaho: 5 by 81.3. New Mexico State: 1 by 100. BYU: 2 by 100. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 96.7
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins57.6 · Games = 11 · +3.6 vs Losses
Losses54 · Games = 2 · -3.6 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Louisiana Tech
Best efficiency game
100 vs BYU
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 12/27 | @ Bowling Green | W 29-20 | — | 3 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 15 |
| Sun 11/25 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 52-43 | — | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 1 | 30 |
| Sun 11/18 | vs BYU | W 20-14 | — | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 31.50 | 0 | 38 |
| Sat 11/10 | @ New Mexico State | W 47-7 | — | 1 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 36 |
| Sat 11/3 | @ Idaho | W 42-13 | — | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 0 | 24 |
| Sat 10/27 | vs Texas State | W 31-20 | — | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 21.50 | 0 | 37 |
| Sat 10/20 | @ UTSA | W 52-24 | — | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 1 | 6 |
| Sat 10/13 | vs Utah State | L 27-49 | — | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 19.30 | 0 | 28 |
| Sat 9/29 | @ NavyHigh volume | W 12-0 | — | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 11.80 | 0 | 22 |
| Sun 9/23 | @ San Diego State | W 38-34 | — | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 16.80 | 1 | 23 |
| Sun 9/16 | vs Colorado State | W 40-20 | — | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| Sun 9/9 | vs UC Davis | W 45-13 | — | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 0 | 27 |
| Sat 9/1 | @ Stanford | L 17-20 | — | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 0 | 20 |
Player Story
Ryan Otten story
Ryan Otten built his college career from 2009 through 2012 as a tight end from Loomis, CA wearing No. 82, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Ryan Otten's career was his receiving role: 126 catches, 1,760 receiving yards, and 12 touchdowns across 34 career games in the available record. That gives Ryan Otten's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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San José State
2009-2012
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
20092010201120122012
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | San José State | 78 | 52.8 | 7.9 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | San José State | 201 | 60.8 | 15.4 | 123 |
| 2011 Regular Season | San José State | 739 | 84.4 | 17.9 | 538 |
| 2012 Postseason | San José State | 742 | 88.7 | 13.9 | 3 |
| 2012 Regular Season | San José State | 742 | 88.7 | 13.9 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Colorado State
Week 5 · W 38-31
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
112
Receiving Yards
93.3 takeover
112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
@ BYU
Week 6 · L 16-29
108
Receiving Yards
92.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
108 receiving yards with a 80 efficiency score.
#3
vs New Mexico State
Week 4 · W 34-24 · Conference game
98
Receiving Yards
90.3 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
98 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Louisiana Tech
Week 13 · W 52-43 · Conference game
87
Receiving Yards
89.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
87 receiving yards with a 96.7 efficiency score.
#5
@ Navy
Week 5 · W 12-0
94
Receiving Yards
89.1 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
94 receiving yards with a 78.3 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · San José State
739 primary output · 84.4 efficiency · 17.9 usage
78.7
#2
2012 Postseason · San José State
76.7
742 primary · 88.7 efficiency · 13.9 usage
#3
2012 Regular Season · San José State
76.7
742 primary · 88.7 efficiency · 13.9 usage
Milestones
4
100+ receiving yards
3
8+ catch outings
2
2+ TD games
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