Quarterback, Northern Illinois, 2014–⁠18

Ryan Graham

Number
No. 17
Height
6′1″
Weight
214 lb
Class (2018)
Senior
Hometown
Wheaton, IL

Ryan Graham played quarterback at Northern Illinois (2014–⁠18).

Career highs

227passing yards, career highvs. Toledo, 20163touchdown passes, career hightwice; last vs. Toledo, 201699rushing yards, career highvs. Boston College, 2017

Team titles: MAC champions, 2014 and 2018

Passing

Passing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCmpAttPctYdsY/ATDInt
2015Northern Illinois5510253.96916.863
2016Northern Illinois7212856.36885.486
2017Northern Illinois153839.51905.021
Career14226853.01,5695.91610

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Northern Illinois691041.5038
2016Northern Illinois441874.3030
2017Northern Illinois141228.7060
Career1274133.3060

Punting

SeasonTeamPuntsYdsAvgLongIn 20
2015Northern Illinois413634.0470
2016Northern Illinois11414.0140
Career515030.0470

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2014Northern Illinois17QBRS
2015Northern Illinois17QBFr.
2016Northern Illinois17QBSo.
2017Northern Illinois17QBJr.
2018Northern Illinois17QBSr.6′1″214

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
2015Northern Illinois1680.0711th (n=151)0.2411.627%0.28-0.05
2016Northern Illinois1710.1114th (n=152)0.2519.331%0.210.08
2017Northern Illinois530.17––9.137%––

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 Northern Illinois 2 games, 190 passing yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 1vs.Boston CollegeL 20–⁠2315381902199
Nov 9vs.Ball StateW 63–⁠17–––––23
2016 Northern Illinois 8 games, 688 passing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 10atSouth FloridaL 17–⁠48915651021
Sep 17vs.San Diego StateL 28–⁠4218362213211
Sep 24vs.Western IllinoisL 23–⁠281421109118
Oct 22vs.BuffaloW 44–⁠70100144
Nov 1vs.Bowling GreenW 45–⁠20128013
Nov 9vs.ToledoL 24–⁠3124432273197
Nov 16atEastern MichiganW 31–⁠2461058003
Nov 25atKent StateW 31–⁠21––––––
2015 Northern Illinois 8 games, 691 passing yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultCmpAttYdsTDIntRush
Sep 12vs.Murray StateW 57–⁠262331002
Oct 3atCentral MichiganL 19–⁠2902001–
Oct 10vs.Ball StateW 59–⁠41–––––11
Nov 3atToledoW 32–⁠279121321041
Nov 11atBuffaloW 41–⁠3015241902178
Nov 18vs.Western MichiganW 27–⁠1911231582139
Nov 24vs.OhioL 21–⁠26111714210−18
Dec 23 ✦vs.Boise StateL 7–⁠557213800−49

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

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