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Running back, Fresno State, 2007–09
Ryan Mathews
- Number
- No. 21
- Height
- 5′11″
- Hometown
- Bakersfield, CA
- Born
- Oct 10, 1987, in Bakersfield, California
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Ryan Mathews played running back at Fresno State (2007–09). The San Diego Chargers took Mathews in the first round, No. 12 overall in the 2010 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
234rushing yards, career highvs. Boise State, 20093rushing touchdowns, career highfive times; last at Illinois, 2009All-America: AP second team 2009
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007* | Fresno State | 145 | 866 | 6.0 | 14 | 67 |
| 2008* | Fresno State | 113 | 606 | 5.4 | 6 | 49 |
| 2009 | Fresno State | 276 | 1,808 | 6.6 | 19 | 77 |
| Career | 534 | 3,280 | 6.1 | 39 | 77 | |
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008* | Fresno State | 8 | 146 | 18.3 | 2 | 61 |
| 2009 | Fresno State | 11 | 122 | 11.1 | 0 | 27 |
| Career | 19 | 268 | 14.1 | 2 | 61 | |
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.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fresno State | 21 | RB | |
| 2008 | Fresno State | 21 | RB | |
| 2009 | Fresno State | 21 | RB | 5′11″ |
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
2009 Fresno State 12 games, 1,808 rushing yards, 19 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. UC Davis | W 51–0 | 11 | 106 | 1 | 60 | – | – |
| Sep 12 | at Wisconsin | L 31–34 | 19 | 107 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 9 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Boise State | L 34–51 | 19 | 234 | 3 | 69 | – | – |
| Sep 26 | at Cincinnati | L 20–28 | 38 | 145 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 32 |
| Oct 10 | at Hawai’i | W 42–17 | 24 | 149 | 1 | 19 | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. San José State | W 41–21 | 20 | 233 | 1 | 59 | – | – |
| Oct 24 | at New Mexico State | W 34–3 | 25 | 157 | 2 | 68 | 1 | 27 |
| Oct 31 | vs. Utah State | W 31–27 | 23 | 185 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 26 |
| Nov 7 | at Idaho | W 31–21 | 26 | 143 | 3 | 77 | 3 | 18 |
| Nov 14 | at Nevada | L 14–52 | 8 | 32 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 10 |
| Dec 5 | at Illinois | W 53–52 | 32 | 173 | 3 | 42 | – | – |
| Dec 19 ✦ | vs. Wyoming | L 28–35 | 31 | 144 | 2 | 29 | – | – |
2008 Fresno State 8 games, 606 rushing yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Rutgers | W 24–7 | 26 | 163 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 20 |
| Sep 13 | vs.Wisconsin | L 10–13 | 17 | 54 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 61 |
| Sep 20 | at Toledo | W 55–54 | 18 | 87 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 19 |
| Sep 27 | at UCLA | W 36–31 | 21 | 166 | 1 | 49 | 1 | 25 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Idaho | W 45–32 | 8 | 57 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 8 |
| Oct 25 | atUtah State | W 30–28 | 14 | 58 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 13 |
| Nov 1 | at Louisiana Tech | L 35–38 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | – | – |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Colorado State | L 35–40 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | – | – |
2007 Fresno State 11 games, 866 rushing yards, 14 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Car | Yds | TD | Long | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Sacramento State | W 24–3 | 11 | 77 | 0 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 8 | at Texas A&M | L 45–47 | 11 | 66 | 1 | 16 | – | – |
| Sep 15 | at Oregon | L 21–52 | 14 | 23 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Sep 29 | vs.Louisiana Tech | W 17–6 | 9 | 48 | 0 | 15 | – | – |
| Oct 6 | atNevada | W 49–41 | 14 | 171 | 3 | 67 | – | – |
| Oct 13 | atIdaho | W 37–24 | 17 | 67 | 2 | 14 | – | – |
| Oct 20 | vs.San José State | W 30–0 | 16 | 144 | 2 | 58 | – | – |
| Oct 26 | vs.Boise State | L 21–34 | 15 | 49 | 1 | 9 | – | – |
| Nov 3 | vs.Utah State | W 38–27 | 13 | 106 | 2 | 38 | – | – |
| Nov 24 | vs. Kansas State | W 45–29 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 4 | – | – |
| Nov 30 | atNew Mexico State | W 30–23 | 19 | 99 | 1 | 15 | – | – |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2010 | Combine or pro day 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 5′11⅝″ | |
| Weight | 218 lb | |
| Arm length | 31″ | |
| Hand size | 9¼″ | |
| 40-yard dash | 4.45 s | |
| 10-yard split | 1.55 s | |
| Vertical jump | 36″ | |
| Broad jump | 10′1″ | |
| Bench press | 19 reps | |
| 3-cone drill | 7.00 s | |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.33 s |
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
7 seasons, 86 games with a stat; latest team: Philadelphia Eagles.
Pro Bowl: 2011
| Season | Team | G | Car | Yds | TD | Rec | Rec yds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 157 | 675 | 7 | 22 | 145 |
| 2011 | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 222 | 1,091 | 6 | 50 | 455 |
| 2012 | San Diego Chargers | 12 | 184 | 707 | 1 | 39 | 252 |
| 2013 | San Diego Chargers | 16 | 285 | 1,255 | 6 | 26 | 189 |
| 2014 | San Diego Chargers | 6 | 74 | 330 | 3 | 9 | 69 |
| 2015 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 106 | 539 | 6 | 20 | 146 |
| 2016 | Philadelphia Eagles | 13 | 155 | 661 | 8 | 13 | 115 |
| NFL career | 86 | 1,183 | 5,258 | 37 | 179 | 1,371 | |
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. Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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