Running back, Oregon State, 2014–⁠17

Ryan Nall

Number
No. 34
Height
6′2″
Weight
237 lb
Hometown
Sandy, OR
Born
Dec 27, 1995

Ryan Nall played running back at Oregon State (2014–⁠17).

At a glance

Best season
951
Rushing yards, 2016 (Oregon State, 4–⁠8)
Best game
221 yards
Vs. California, week 6, 2016: No. 2 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in points per game, 2016

Career highs

221rushing yards, career highvs. California, 20164rushing touchdowns, career highvs. Oregon, 20168catches, career highat Minnesota, 201680receiving yards, career highat Minnesota, 2016

Honors

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2015Oregon State734556.2366
2016Oregon State1479516.51389
2017Oregon State1658104.9875
Career3852,2165.82489

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2015Oregon State710915.6037
2016Oregon State222149.7241
2017Oregon State272408.9244
Career5656310.1444

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2014Oregon State34RB
2015Oregon State34RB
2016Oregon State34RB
2017Oregon State34RB6′2″237

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. rush
2015Oregon State820.2177th (n=268)0.1217.014%0.14
2016Oregon State1810.2478th (n=259)0.1343.626%0.30
2017Oregon State2010.1763rd (n=287)0.1233.328%0.08

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 Oregon State 11 games, 810 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Aug 26atColorado StateL 27–⁠581511513300
Sep 2vs.Portland StateW 35–⁠32165914340
Sep 9vs.MinnesotaL 14–⁠487310–––
Sep 16atWashington StateL 23–⁠521511823120
Sep 30vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠4291805440
Oct 14vs.ColoradoL 33–⁠362417232280
Oct 26vs.StanfordL 14–⁠1519840220
Nov 4atCaliforniaL 23–⁠37123504541
Nov 11atArizonaL 28–⁠49229502401
Nov 18vs.Arizona StateL 24–⁠4012421130
Nov 25atOregonL 10–⁠69144101−70
2016 Oregon State 10 games, 951 rushing yards, 13 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 1atMinnesotaL 23–⁠30137108800
Sep 17vs.Idaho StateW 37–⁠7133912−40
Sep 24vs.Boise StateL 24–⁠38146622100
Oct 1atColoradoL 6–⁠479350110
Oct 8vs.CaliforniaW 47–⁠44142213–––
Oct 15vs.UtahL 14–⁠191320–––
Oct 29vs.Washington StateL 31–⁠351913123711
Nov 5atStanfordL 15–⁠2610770270
Nov 19vs.ArizonaW 42–⁠172312412151
Nov 26vs.OregonW 34–⁠243115542340
2015 Oregon State 9 games, 455 rushing yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDRecRec ydsRec TD
Sep 4vs.Weber StateW 26–⁠7240–––
Sep 25vs.StanfordL 24–⁠425291–––
Oct 10atArizonaL 7–⁠448300–––
Oct 17atWashington StateL 31–⁠524320–––
Oct 24vs.ColoradoL 13–⁠17201221–––
Oct 31atUtahL 12–⁠27–––2180
Nov 7vs.UCLAL 0–⁠418350–––
Nov 21vs.WashingtonL 7–⁠5272901370
Nov 27atOregonL 42–⁠521917414540

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

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018
Height6′2⅛″
Weight232 lb
Arm length31½″
Hand size10″
40-yard dash4.58 s
10-yard split1.61 sW
Vertical jump33″
Broad jump10′2″
Bench press15 reps
3-cone drill6.95 s
20-yard shuttle4.16 s

Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

3 seasons, 18 games with a stat; latest team: Chicago Bears.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2019Chicago Bears428000
2020Chicago Bears9300867
2021Chicago Bears514014
NFL career186120971

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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