
Receiver, North Carolina, 2013–16
Ryan Switzer
- Number
- No. 3
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hometown
- Charleston, WV
- Born
- Nov 4, 1995, in Charleston, West Virginia
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Ryan Switzer played receiver at North Carolina (2013–16). The Dallas Cowboys took Switzer in round 4, No. 133 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
16catches, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 2016208receiving yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Clemson, 2015Honors
All-America: FWAA 2013; AFCA 2015; Athlon Sports 2013; ESPN 2013
Receiving
| Season | Team | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | North Carolina | 32 | 341 | 10.7 | 3 | 57 |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 61 | 757 | 12.4 | 4 | 75 |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 55 | 697 | 12.7 | 6 | 89 |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 96 | 1,112 | 11.6 | 6 | 75 |
| Career | 244 | 2,907 | 11.9 | 19 | 89 | |
Returns
| Season | Team | KR | Yds | TD | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | North Carolina | – | – | – | 25 | 502 | 5 |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 1 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 172 | 0 |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 1 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 302 | 2 |
| 2016 | North Carolina | – | – | – | 16 | 106 | 0 |
| Career | 2 | 25 | 0 | 102 | 1,082 | 7 | |
Rushing
| Season | Team | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | North Carolina | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 8 | 29 | 3.6 | 0 | 13 |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Career | 24 | 78 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Ht |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | North Carolina | 3 | WR | |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 3 | WR | |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 3 | WR | |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 3 | WR | 5′10″ |
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | North Carolina | 35 | 0.58 | 22nd (n=341) | 0.81 | 20.3 | 5% |
| 2014 | North Carolina | 94 | 0.39 | 29th (n=496) | 0.52 | 36.7 | 9% |
| 2015 | North Carolina | 80 | 0.61 | 64th (n=465) | 0.53 | 48.8 | 9% |
| 2016 | North Carolina | 126 | 0.54 | 52nd (n=489) | 0.52 | 67.3 | 14% |
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
2016 North Carolina 13 games, 96 catches, 1,112 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 24–33 | 7 | 52 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 10 | at | W 48–23 | 5 | 68 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 17 | vs. | W 56–28 | 5 | 101 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 24 | vs. | W 37–36 | 16 | 208 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 1 | at | W 37–35 | 14 | 158 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 8 | vs. | L 3–34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 15 | at | W 20–13 | 9 | 17 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 22 | at | W 35–14 | 8 | 72 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 5 | vs. | W 48–20 | 4 | 50 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Nov 10 | at | L 27–28 | 4 | 35 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 19 | vs. | W 41–7 | 4 | 93 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 25 | vs. | L 21–28 | 13 | 171 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 30 ✦ | vs. | L 23–25 | 5 | 85 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
2015 North Carolina 14 games, 55 catches, 697 yards, 6 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs. | L 13–17 | 6 | 57 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 53–14 | 3 | 46 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 48–14 | 3 | 50 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
| Sep 26 | vs. | W 41–14 | 5 | 89 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 3 | at | W 38–31 | 2 | 23 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | W 50–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 24 | vs. | W 26–13 | 6 | 37 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Oct 29 | at | W 26–19 | 5 | 126 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 7 | vs. | W 66–31 | 5 | 107 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Nov 14 | vs. | W 59–21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Nov 21 | at | W 30–27 | 4 | 46 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 28 | at | W 45–34 | 8 | 38 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 5 | vs. | L 37–45 | 3 | 41 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Dec 29 ✦ | vs. | L 38–49 | 3 | 29 | 0 | – | – | – |
2014 North Carolina 13 games, 61 catches, 757 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | vs. | W 56–29 | 8 | 43 | 0 | – | – | 7 |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 31–27 | 6 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 |
| Sep 20 | at | L 41–70 | 2 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 27 | at | L 35–50 | 3 | 87 | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Oct 4 | vs. | L 17–34 | 5 | 67 | 0 | – | – | 6 |
| Oct 11 | at | L 43–50 | 1 | 24 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 18 | vs. | W 48–43 | 9 | 136 | 2 | – | – | – |
| Oct 25 | at | W 28–27 | 1 | 27 | 0 | – | – | 4 |
| Nov 1 | at | L 20–47 | 9 | 39 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 15 | vs. | W 40–35 | 3 | 68 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Nov 20 | at | W 45–20 | 3 | 109 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 29 | vs. | L 7–35 | 5 | 31 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 26 ✦ | vs. | L 21–40 | 6 | 54 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
2013 North Carolina 13 games, 32 catches, 341 yards, 3 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Rec yds | Rec TD | KR | Yds | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at | L 10–27 | 3 | 15 | 0 | – | – | – |
| Sep 7 | vs. | W 40–20 | 3 | 14 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 21 | at | L 20–28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Sep 28 | vs. | L 31–55 | 2 | 28 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 5 | at | L 17–27 | 1 | 17 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 23–27 | 5 | 28 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Oct 26 | vs. | W 34–10 | 1 | 13 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 2 | at | W 27–19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 9 | vs. | W 45–14 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
| Nov 16 | at | W 34–27 | 2 | 21 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
| Nov 23 | vs. | W 80–20 | 5 | 118 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Nov 30 | vs. | L 25–27 | 5 | 54 | 0 | – | – | 1 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. | W 39–17 | 3 | 22 | 0 | – | – | 3 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (South team, won 16–15).
| Drill | Combine 2017 |
|---|---|
| Height | 5′8½″ |
| Weight | 181 lb |
| Arm length | 28″ |
| Hand size | 9¼″ |
| 40-yard dash | 4.51 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.56 sW |
| Vertical jump | 32″ |
| Broad jump | 9′8″ |
| Bench press | 11 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.77 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.00 s |
Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
In the NFL
3 seasons, 41 games with a stat; latest team: Cleveland Browns.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 6 | 41 | 0 |
| 2018 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16 | 36 | 253 | 1 |
| 2019 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 8 | 27 | 0 |
| NFL career | 41 | 50 | 321 | 1 | |
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.
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