Usage Score
17.3
Player Dossier
2009-2011Southern Miss
WR • 6'1" • Killeen, TX, USA
Ryan Balentine reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Usage Score
17.3
Efficiency
77.2
Consistency
58.5
Season Value
63.3
Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Southern Miss
Snapshot
Scouting Read
Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.
Ryan Balentine, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2011 Regular Season · Southern Miss. Ryan Balentine reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Ryan Balentine played WR for Southern Miss. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ryan Balentine recorded 883 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2011 with Southern Miss.
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2011 Regular Season
Southern Miss paired 742 primary output with 77.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2011 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 77.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value is trending up
2011 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Rice
Win with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 92.3th percentile of the selected season.
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Games
13
Receiving Yards / G
57.1
Efficiency
77.2
Usage
17.3
Consistency
58.5
Best Game by takeover score
Rice
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Louisiana Tech: 80. Marshall: 51. SE Louisiana: 10. Virginia: 68. Rice: 114. Navy: 112. SMU: 33. UTEP: 0. East Carolina: 28. UCF: 122. UAB: 59. Memphis: 41. Houston: 24
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 versus efficiency scatter chart. Louisiana Tech: 6 by 88.9. Marshall: 5 by 68. SE Louisiana: 1 by 66.7. Virginia: 5 by 90.7. Rice: 7 by 100. Navy: 4 by 100. SMU: 3 by 73.3. UTEP: 2 by 0. East Carolina: 3 by 62.2. UCF: 6 by 100. UAB: 3 by 100. Memphis: 1 by 100. Houston: 3 by 53.3
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13 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Rice
Best efficiency game
100 vs Memphis
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/3 | @ Houston | W 49-28 | — | 3 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Memphis | W 44-7 | — | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 1 | 41 |
| Fri 11/18 | @ UAB | L 31-34 | — | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 19.70 | 1 | 34 |
| Sun 11/13 | vs UCF100 receiving yards | W 30-29 | — | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 20.30 | 0 | 32 |
| Sat 11/5 | @ East Carolina | W 48-28 | — | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 9.30 | 0 | 16 |
| Sun 10/30 | @ UTEP | W 31-13 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sun 10/23 | vs SMU | W 27-3 | — | 3 | 33 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Sat 10/8 | @ Navy100 receiving yards | W 63-35 | — | 4 | 112 | 28 | 28 | 1 | 77 |
| Sat 10/1 | vs Rice100 receiving yards · 2+ TD | W 48-24 | — | 7 | 114 | 16.3 | 16.30 | 2 | 46 |
| Sat 9/24 | @ Virginia | W 30-24 | — | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 13.60 | 1 | 20 |
| Sat 9/17 | vs SE Louisiana | W 52-6 | — | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 9/10 | @ Marshall | L 20-26 | — | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 10.20 | 0 | 18 |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Louisiana Tech | W 19-17 | — | 6 | 80 | 13.3 | 13.30 | 0 | 39 |
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Southern Miss
2009-2011
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 59 | 77.4 | 6.8 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 82 | 51.9 | 8 | 23 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Southern Miss | 742 | 77.2 | 17.3 | 660 |
#1 Featured game
Rice
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
114
Primary metric
114 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
UCF
122
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
122 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#3
Navy
112
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
112 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
Marshall
16
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
16 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#5
Louisiana Tech
80
Primary metric
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
80 receiving yards with a 88.9 efficiency score.
#1 Season by Season Value
2011 Regular Season · Southern Miss
742 primary output · 77.2 efficiency · 17.3 usage
63.3
#2
2009 Regular Season · Southern Miss
44.2
59 primary · 77.4 efficiency · 6.8 usage
#3
2010 Regular Season · Southern Miss
33.7
82 primary · 51.9 efficiency · 8 usage
3
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
Career Facts
1
Career teams
3
Seasons tracked
883
Career Receiving Yards
Data Context
Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 24 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.
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