Tight end, Montana State, 2022–⁠24

Ryan Lonergan

Number
No. 87
Height
6′4″
Weight
230 lb
Class (2024)
Sophomore
Hometown
Bozeman, MT

Ryan Lonergan played tight end at Montana State (2022–⁠24).

Career highs

90receiving yards, career highvs. UT Martin, 2024

Team titles: Big Sky champions, 2022 and 2024

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2022Montana State3175.709
2023Montana State69315.5145
2024Montana State1325019.2253
Career2236016.4353

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2022Montana State87TEYr 1
2023Montana State87TEYr 2
2024Montana State87TESo. (Yr 3)6′4″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/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2022Montana State (FCS)40.36––1.4–
2023Montana State (FCS)31.27––3.8–
2024Montana State (FCS)121.85––22.2–

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). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 Montana State 10 games, 13 catches, 250 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 7vs.MaineW 41–⁠241414
Sep 21vs.MercyhurstW 52–⁠13139039
Sep 28atIdaho StateW 37–⁠171303
Oct 5vs.Northern ColoradoW 55–⁠17225116
Oct 12vs.IdahoW 38–⁠71404
Nov 2atEastern WashingtonW 42–⁠281505
Nov 9vs.Sacramento StateW 49–⁠7113013
Dec 7vs.UT MartinW 49–⁠17390048
Dec 13vs.IdahoW 52–⁠19114014
Jan 6 ✦vs.North Dakota StateL 32–⁠35153053
2023 Montana State 4 games, 6 catches, 93 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Sep 1vs.Utah TechW 63–⁠20145045
Sep 16vs.StetsonW 57–⁠201606
Nov 4vs.Northern ArizonaW 45–⁠21338120
Nov 11vs.Eastern WashingtonW 57–⁠141404
2022 Montana State 3 games, 3 catches, 17 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLong
Oct 1vs.UC DavisW 41–⁠24––––
Oct 8vs.Idaho StateW 37–⁠631709
Dec 17 ✦atSouth Dakota StateL 18–⁠39––––

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

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