Usage / Role
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Rotational offensive role
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Player Dossier
2010-2013Illinois
Ryan Lankford
WR • 6'0" • Jacksonville, FL, USA
Vertical playmakerExplosive finisher
Ryan Lankford reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a receiver
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Reliability
57
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
60
Useful peak profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Illinois
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Illinois
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Player Story
Ryan Lankford built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Ryan Lankford's career was his receiving role:...
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- Committed To
- Illinois
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2010
Ryan Lankford, WR. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2012 Regular Season · Illinois. Ryan Lankford reads as a vertical playmaker based on recent role and receiving efficiency.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Receiving yards
- 1,014
- Receptions
- 70
- Touchdowns
- 8
Quick Answers
Ryan Lankford quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Illinois · WR
- Career Receiving Yards
- 1,014
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2012 Regular Season · Illinois
- Top game
- Washington
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Paxon School/advanced Studies · Illinois
- High school pipeline
- Paxon School/advanced Studies · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 12 · Class 2013
- 2013 Receiving yards rank
- 308 receiving yards · WR 330th (top 36%) · Big Ten 34th (top 21%) · National 393rd (top 22%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Rec | Rec Yds | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Illinois | 5 | 1 | 52 | 0 | 47.9 |
| 2010 Regular Season | Illinois | 5 | 5 | 77 | 1 | 47.9 |
| 2011 Postseason | Illinois | 13 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Illinois | 13 | 9 | 83 | 0 | 39.6 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Illinois | 11 | 37 | 469 | 5 | 70.1 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Illinois | 6 | 15 | 308 | 2 | 61.3 |
Related Context
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Ryan Lankford played WR for Illinois. Across 4 tracked seasons, Ryan Lankford recorded 48 rushing yards, 1,014 receiving yards, and 8 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2012 with Illinois.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2012 Regular Season
Illinois paired 469 primary output with 65.9 efficiency.
Supporting note
2013 Regular Season role shape
target-driven usage with 90 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2013 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Washington
Loss with an explosive receiving profile. It landed in the 83.3th percentile of the selected season.
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2013 Regular Season · Illinois
Games
6
Receiving Yards / G
51.3
Efficiency
90
Usage
13
Consistency
46.1
Best Game by takeover score
Washington
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Southern Illinois: 115. Cincinnati: 10. Washington: 100. Miami (OH): 11. Wisconsin: 50. Michigan State: 22
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. Southern Illinois: 6 by 100. Cincinnati: 1 by 66.7. Washington: 3 by 100. Miami (OH): 1 by 73.3. Wisconsin: 3 by 100. Michigan State: 1 by 100
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins45.3 · Games = 3 · -12 vs Losses
Losses57.3 · Games = 3 · +12 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
6 games
Featured metric
Receiving Yards
Top game by takeover score
Washington
Best efficiency game
100 vs Michigan State
| Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10/26 | vs Michigan State | L 3-42 | — | 1 | 22 | 3 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Sun 10/20 | vs Wisconsin | L 32-56 | — | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 16.70 | 0 | 39 |
| Sat 9/28 | vs Miami (OH) | W 50-14 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Sat 9/14 | vs Washington100 receiving yards | L 24-34 | — | 3 | 100 | 21.2 | 33.30 | 1 | 72 |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Cincinnati | W 45-17 | — | 1 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Sat 8/31 | vs Southern Illinois100 receiving yards | W 42-34 | — | 6 | 115 | 19.2 | 19.20 | 0 | 52 |
Player Story
Ryan Lankford story
Ryan Lankford built his college career from 2010 through 2013 as a wide receiver from Jacksonville, FL wearing No. 12, spending time with Illinois. The clearest part of Ryan Lankford's career was his receiving role: 70 catches, 1,014 receiving yards, 7 touchdowns, and 48 rushing yards across 35 career games in the available record. His career also includes 48 rushing yards and 197 return yards, giving the story more than a single-category snapshot. That gives Ryan Lankford's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Illinois
2010-2013
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201020102011201120122013
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Postseason | Illinois | 129 | 86 | 7.9 | — |
| 2010 Regular Season | Illinois | 129 | 86 | 7.9 | 0 |
| 2011 Postseason | Illinois | 108 | 63.7 | 9.6 | -21 |
| 2011 Regular Season | Illinois | 108 | 63.7 | 9.6 | 0 |
| 2012 Regular Season | Illinois | 469 | 65.9 | 16.8 | 361 |
| 2013 Regular Season | Illinois | 308 | 90 | 13 | -161 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Washington
Week 3 · L 24-34
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
100
Receiving Yards
95.7 takeover
100 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#2
vs Penn State
Week 5 · L 7-35 · Conference game
104
Receiving Yards
93.1 takeover
Loss with an explosive receiving profile.
104 receiving yards with a 99 efficiency score.
#3
vs Southern Illinois
Week 1 · W 42-34
115
Receiving Yards
89.7 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
115 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
#4
vs Charleston Southern
Week 3 · W 44-0
97
Receiving Yards
87.8 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
97 receiving yards with a 92.4 efficiency score.
#5
@ Baylor
Week 1 · W 38-14 · Postseason
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Receiving Yards
72.9 takeover
Win with an explosive receiving profile.
52 receiving yards with a 100 efficiency score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2012 Regular Season · Illinois
469 primary output · 65.9 efficiency · 16.8 usage
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#2
2013 Regular Season · Illinois
61.3
308 primary · 90 efficiency · 13 usage
#3
2010 Postseason · Illinois
47.9
129 primary · 86 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
3
100+ receiving yards
0
8+ catch outings
1
2+ TD games
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