Kicker, Maryland (from Eastern Michigan), 2018–⁠22

Chad Ryland

Lettered 2018–⁠21 at Eastern Michigan (school media guide)

Number
No. 38
Height
6′0″
Weight
183 lb
Class (2022)
Senior
Hometown
Lebanon, PA
Born
Oct 15, 1999

Chad Ryland played kicker at Eastern Michigan (2018–⁠21) and Maryland (2022). The New England Patriots took Ryland in round 4, No. 112 overall in the 2023 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
19
Field goals made, 2021 (Eastern Michigan, 7–⁠6)
Drafted
No. 112
Round 4, 2023 NFL Draft (New England Patriots)

Career highs

5field goals, career highvs. Western Michigan, 2021

Honors

Kicking

Field goals made, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamFGMFGAPctLongXPPts
2018Eastern Michigan122060.0514177
2019Eastern Michigan141973.7523577
2020Eastern Michigan111384.6521851
2021Eastern Michigan192286.45547104
2022Maryland192382.6533996
Career759777.355180405

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2018Eastern Michigan38PKYr 1
2019Eastern Michigan38PKYr 2
2020Eastern Michigan38PKYr 3
2021Eastern Michigan38PKYr 4
2022Maryland38PKSr. (Yr 5)6′0″183

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsagePAAR
2018Eastern Michigan––––––-10.7 (20 att.)
2019Eastern Michigan––––––-0.9 (19 att.)
2020Eastern Michigan––––––3.5 (12 att.)
2021Eastern Michigan––––––7.6 (22 att.)
2022Maryland––––––11.3 (23 att.)

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). PAAR: points a kicker added above a replacement-level kicker, with his field-goal attempts. From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2022 Maryland 12 games, 19 of 23 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.BuffaloW 31–⁠10114547
Sep 10atCharlotteW 56–⁠2100088
Sep 17vs.SMUW 34–⁠272241410
Sep 24atMichiganL 27–⁠34225317
Oct 1vs.Michigan StateW 27–⁠13235139
Oct 8vs.PurdueL 29–⁠31124625
Oct 15atIndianaW 38–⁠33123658
Oct 22vs.NorthwesternW 31–⁠24122047
Nov 5atWisconsinL 10–⁠23113914
Nov 19vs.Ohio StateL 30–⁠43223128
Nov 26vs.RutgersW 37–⁠03346413
Dec 30 ✦vs.NC StateW 16–⁠123345110
2021 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 19 of 22 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Sep 3vs.Saint FrancisW 35–⁠1500055
Sep 11atWisconsinL 7–⁠3400011
Sep 18atMassachusettsW 42–⁠2802066
Sep 25vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠211136811
Oct 2atNorthern IllinoisL 20–⁠27234728
Oct 9vs.Miami (OH)W 13–⁠12224717
Oct 16vs.Ball StateL 31–⁠38113247
Oct 23atBowling GreenW 55–⁠242247713
Nov 2atToledoW 52–⁠491134710
Nov 9vs.OhioL 26–⁠34225528
Nov 16vs.Western MichiganW 22–⁠215531116
Nov 26atCentral MichiganL 10–⁠31115014
Dec 18 ✦vs.LibertyL 20–⁠56224328
2020 Eastern Michigan 6 games, 11 of 13 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Nov 4atKent StateL 23–⁠27123403
Nov 11atBall StateL 31–⁠38125247
Nov 18vs.ToledoL 28–⁠4500022
Nov 27vs.Central MichiganL 23–⁠313334211
Dec 5atWestern MichiganW 53–⁠424446517
Dec 12vs.Northern IllinoisW 41–⁠332239511
2019 Eastern Michigan 13 games, 14 of 19 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31atCoastal CarolinaW 30–⁠23112636
Sep 7atKentuckyL 17–⁠38112425
Sep 14atIllinoisW 34–⁠31225228
Sep 21vs.Central ConnecticutW 34–⁠2901022
Oct 5atCentral MichiganL 16–⁠42114214
Oct 12vs.Ball StateL 23–⁠29115225
Oct 19vs.Western MichiganW 34–⁠27243128
Oct 26atToledoL 34–⁠37232928
Nov 2vs.BuffaloL 14–⁠4300022
Nov 12atAkronW 42–⁠1400066
Nov 19atNorthern IllinoisW 45–⁠17112769
Nov 29vs.Kent StateL 26–⁠3401022
Dec 26 ✦vs.PittsburghL 30–⁠343348312
2018 Eastern Michigan 12 games, 12 of 20 field goals
DateOpponentResultFGMFGALongXPPts
Aug 31vs.MonmouthW 51–⁠17113369
Sep 8atPurdueW 20–⁠19222728
Sep 15atBuffaloL 28–⁠3500044
Sep 22atSan Diego StateL 20–⁠23225128
Sep 29vs.Northern IllinoisL 23–⁠263542211
Oct 6atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠27123936
Oct 13vs.ToledoW 28–⁠2601044
Oct 20atBall StateW 42–⁠2001066
Nov 3vs.Central MichiganW 17–⁠7122625
Nov 10vs.AkronW 27–⁠7234139
Nov 23atKent StateW 28–⁠2001044
Dec 15 ✦vs.Georgia SouthernL 21–⁠2300033

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2023 Senior Bowl (National team, won 27–⁠10).

DrillCombine 2023
Height5′11¾″
Weight190 lb
Arm length30⅛″
Hand size9⅜″
Wingspan73⅛″W

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

4 seasons, 52 games with a stat; latest team: Arizona Cardinals.

SeasonTeamGFGMFGA
2023New England Patriots171625
2024Arizona Cardinals132832
2025Arizona Cardinals172533
2026 (so far)Arizona Cardinals5810
NFL career5277100

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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