Ryan Broyles at Oklahoma
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Receiver, Oklahoma, 2007–⁠11

Ryan Broyles

Number
No. 85
Height
5′10″
Hometown
Norman, OK
Born
Apr 9, 1988, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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Ryan Broyles played receiver at Oklahoma (2007–⁠11). He was a consensus All‑American in 2010 and 2011. The Detroit Lions took Broyles in round 2, No. 54 overall in the 2012 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,622
Receiving yards, 2010 (Oklahoma, 12–⁠2)
Best game
208 yards
Vs. Colorado, week 9, 2010: No. 1 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in receptions, 2010
Drafted
No. 54
Round 2, 2012 NFL Draft (Detroit Lions)

Career highs

15catches, best game on filevs. Iowa State, 2010217receiving yards, best game on fileat Kansas, 20113receiving touchdowns, best game on filesix times; last vs. Missouri, 2011

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2008 and 2010

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2008*Oklahoma4668714.9677
2009Oklahoma891,12012.61551
2010Oklahoma1311,62212.41481
2011Oklahoma831,15713.91064
On file (2008–⁠11)3494,58613.14581

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2008*Oklahoma–––302381
2009Oklahoma4810384921
2010Oklahoma2320572680
2011Oklahoma–––361960
On file (2008–⁠11)611301611,1942

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. * That team-season’s player lines are missing part of the team’s yards in our source, so these numbers may be short. Kickoff returns are in our source’s box scores from 2009; before that most are missing, so return totals from those years may leave them out. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2008Oklahoma85WR
2009Oklahoma85WR
2010Oklahoma85WR
2011Oklahoma85WR5′10″

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.

Game by game

2011 Oklahoma 9 games, 83 catches, 1,157 yards, 10 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.TulsaW 47–⁠14141581––4
Sep 17atFlorida StateW 23–⁠137550––2
Sep 24vs.MissouriW 38–⁠28131543––3
Oct 1vs.Ball StateW 62–⁠641092––6
Oct 8vs.TexasW 55–⁠1791221––3
Oct 15atKansasW 47–⁠17132172––6
Oct 22vs.Texas TechL 38–⁠417840––4
Oct 29atKansas StateW 58–⁠17141711––6
Nov 5vs.Texas A&MW 41–⁠252870––2
2010 Oklahoma 14 games, 131 catches, 1,622 yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 4vs.Utah StateW 31–⁠2491422––1
Sep 11vs.Florida StateW 47–⁠17121241––5
Sep 18vs.Air ForceW 27–⁠24101160––1
Sep 25atCincinnatiW 31–⁠29101001––4
Oct 2vs.TexasW 28–⁠205360––6
Oct 16vs.Iowa StateW 52–⁠0151821––2
Oct 23atMissouriL 27–⁠3681100––1
Oct 30vs.ColoradoW 43–⁠10920831165
Nov 6atTexas A&ML 19–⁠338590––5
Nov 13vs.Texas TechW 45–⁠781193––5
Nov 20atBaylorW 53–⁠241211311162
Nov 27atOklahoma StateW 47–⁠419821––6
Dec 4vs.NebraskaW 23–⁠203610––8
Jan 1 ✦vs.UConnW 48–⁠20131701––6
2009 Oklahoma 12 games, 89 catches, 1,120 yards, 15 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 5vs.BYUL 13–⁠1442612273
Sep 12vs.Idaho StateW 64–⁠0715531223
Sep 19vs.TulsaW 45–⁠01112831323
Oct 3atMiamiL 20–⁠211370–––
Oct 17vs.TexasL 13–⁠162331–––
Oct 24atKansasW 35–⁠13111210––1
Oct 31vs.Kansas StateW 42–⁠308912––2
Nov 7atNebraskaL 3–⁠108740––6
Nov 14vs.Texas A&MW 65–⁠108791––4
Nov 21atTexas TechL 13–⁠4171171––2
Nov 28vs.Oklahoma StateW 27–⁠091030––10
Dec 31 ✦vs.StanfordW 31–⁠27131563––4
2008 Oklahoma 13 games, 46 catches, 687 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 6vs.CincinnatiW 52–⁠2671411–––
Sep 13atWashingtonW 55–⁠143852––1
Sep 27vs.TCUW 35–⁠101120––2
Oct 4atBaylorW 49–⁠172180––3
Oct 11vs.TexasL 35–⁠455611––3
Oct 18vs.KansasW 45–⁠314220––3
Oct 25atKansas StateW 58–⁠352310––2
Nov 1vs.NebraskaW 62–⁠281410––4
Nov 8atTexas A&MW 66–⁠285911––4
Nov 22vs.Texas TechW 65–⁠211261––3
Nov 29atOklahoma StateW 61–⁠415480––1
Dec 6vs.MissouriW 62–⁠216850––2
Jan 8 ✦vs.FloridaL 14–⁠244260––2

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2012Combine or pro day 2012
Height5′10⅛″
Weight192 lb
Arm length30¼″
Hand size9″
40-yard dash4.57 s
Bench press21 reps

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 17 games with a stat; latest team: Detroit Lions.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2012Detroit Lions8223102
2013Detroit Lions68850
2014Detroit Lions32250
NFL career17324202

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0), matched to him by his draft pick and college (Player ids: DynastyProcess (GPL-3.0)). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
2020XFLArlington Renegades *

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams. * Off-season roster or practice squad only.

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