Quarterback, Stanford, 2013–⁠17

Ryan Burns

Number
No. 17
Height
6′5″
Weight
230 lb
Hometown
Leesburg, VA

Ryan Burns played quarterback at Stanford (2013–⁠17).

Career highs

222passing yards, career highvs. Washington State, 2016

Team titles: Pac-12 champions, 2013 and 2015

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2014Stanford11100.01313.000
2016Stanford10316761.71,1586.957
2017Stanford5771.4578.110
Career10917562.31,2287.067

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2014Stanford382.7020
2015Stanford4133.305
2016Stanford60110.2014
2017Stanford7213.009
Career74530.7020

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Stanford17QB
2014Stanford17QB
2015Stanford17QB
2016Stanford17QB
2017Stanford17QB6′5″230

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/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. passAdj. rush
2014Stanford4-0.20––-0.8–––
2015Stanford4-0.19––-0.8–––
2016Stanford2240.1012th (n=152)0.2523.133%0.24-0.08
2017Stanford150.25––3.7–––

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). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Stanford 6 games, 57 passing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 26vs.RiceW 62–⁠72436104
Sep 16atSan Diego StateL 17–⁠2011800–
Sep 23vs.UCLAW 58–⁠342213002
Sep 30vs.Arizona StateW 34–⁠24–––––3
Oct 14vs.OregonW 49–⁠7––––––
Nov 4atWashington StateL 21–⁠24–––––12
2016 Stanford 11 games, 1,158 passing yards, 5 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 2vs.Kansas StateW 26–⁠13141815610−14
Sep 17vs.USCW 27–⁠109151091117
Sep 24atUCLAW 22–⁠1313251371118
Sep 30atWashingtonL 6–⁠44152215110−17
Oct 8vs.Washington StateL 16–⁠421925222115
Oct 15atNotre DameW 17–⁠1010191200127
Oct 22vs.ColoradoL 5–⁠10162917003−27
Nov 12atOregonW 52–⁠2701000–
Nov 19atCaliforniaW 45–⁠31–––––−1
Nov 26vs.RiceW 41–⁠17127009
Dec 30 ✦vs.North CarolinaW 25–⁠236118600−6
2015 Stanford 3 games, 13 rushing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.UCFW 31–⁠7–––––3
Oct 3vs.ArizonaW 55–⁠17–––––2
Nov 7atColoradoW 42–⁠10–––––8
2014 Stanford 1 game, 13 passing yards
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Aug 30vs.UC DavisW 45–⁠01113008

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

Before the draft

DrillPro day 2018
Height6′4⅞″
Weight245 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.81 s
Vertical jump36″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press16 reps
3-cone drill7.27 s
20-yard shuttle4.31 s

Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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