Player Dossier

2013-2017

Stanford

Ryan Burns

QB • 6'5" • 230 lbs • Leesburg, VA, USA

Balanced quarterback profileVolume operator

Ryan Burns is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Usage Score

5.2

Efficiency

61.4

Consistency

42.3

Season Value

29

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Stanford

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
6
Program Path
Stanford
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Washington State

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 Burns, QB. Best season Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason · Stanford. Ryan Burns is a balanced quarterback profile with 5.2 usage in the latest tracked season.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason

Stanford paired 1,169 primary output with 48 efficiency.

Supporting note

2017 Regular Season role shape

pass-led usage with 61.4 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value cooled off

2017 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Rice

Win with 40 yards of offense and 59.6 efficiency. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2017 Regular Season · Stanford

Games

6

Primary Metric / G

13

Efficiency

61.4

Usage

5.2

Consistency

42.3

Best Game by takeover score

Washington State

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Rice: 40. San Diego State: 8. UCLA: 15. Arizona State: 3. Oregon: 0. Washington State: 12

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Rice: 7 by 59.6. San Diego State: 1 by 88.9. UCLA: 3 by 68.5. Arizona State: 1 by 30. Washington State: 2 by 60

Split Comparison

Wins14.5 · n=4 · +4.5 vs Losses
Losses10 · n=2 · -4.5 vs Wins
First Half21 · n=3 · +16 vs Second Half
Second Half5 · n=3 · -16 vs First Half

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

6 games

Featured metric

Total Offense

Top game by takeover score

Rice

Best efficiency game

88.9 vs San Diego State

Result
Sat 11/4@ Washington StateL 21-2460212609
Sun 10/15vs OregonW 49-7
Sat 9/30vs Arizona StateW 34-243013303
Sun 9/24vs UCLAW 58-342213100.00068.512202
Sun 9/17@ San Diego StateL 17-20118100.00088.9
Sun 8/27@ RiceW 62-7243650.01059.6341.3008

Career Arc

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

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    Stanford

    2013-2017

    Opening stop

Season Progression

201320142015201620162017
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2013 Regular SeasonStanford0
2014 Regular SeasonStanford2181.79.421
2015 Regular SeasonStanford13303-8
2016 PostseasonStanford1,1694817.41,156
2016 Regular SeasonStanford1,1694817.40
2017 Regular SeasonStanford7861.45.2-1,091

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Washington State

Loss with 227 yards of offense and 59.8 efficiency.

227

Primary metric

227 total offense with 59.8 efficiency.

#2

Unknown

21

Primary metric

Game with 21 yards of offense and 81.7 efficiency.

21 total offense with 81.7 efficiency.

#3

Rice

40

Primary metric

Win with 40 yards of offense and 59.6 efficiency.

40 total offense with 59.6 efficiency.

#4

San Diego State

8

Primary metric

Loss with 8 yards of offense and 88.9 efficiency.

8 total offense with 88.9 efficiency.

#5

Washington

134

Primary metric

Loss with 134 yards of offense and 56.3 efficiency.

134 total offense with 56.3 efficiency.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2016 Postseason · Stanford

1,169 primary output · 48 efficiency · 17.4 usage

57.8

#2

2016 Regular Season · Stanford

57.8

1,169 primary · 48 efficiency · 17.4 usage

#3

2014 Regular Season · Stanford

48.3

21 primary · 81.7 efficiency · 9.4 usage

Milestones

0

250+ passing yards

0

300+ total offense

0

3+ takeover TD games

6

Above avg efficiency

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2013 · Rating 0.9283

Stone Bridge · Ashburn, VA

Committed To
Stanford
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2013

Career Facts

1

Career teams

6

Seasons tracked

1,281

Career Total Offense

Data Context

Coverage spans 6 tracked seasons, 21 games, and base opponent context only. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ryan Burns quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
QB
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
6
Career passing yards
1,228