Ryan Switzer at North Carolina
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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

Best season
1,112
Receiving yards, 2016 (North Carolina, 8–⁠5)
Best game
208 yards
Vs. Pittsburgh, week 4, 2016: No. 3 receiving game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In the nation in punt return average, 2013
Drafted
No. 133
Round 4, 2017 NFL Draft (Dallas Cowboys)

Career highs

16catches, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 2016208receiving yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20162receiving touchdowns, career highthree times; last vs. Clemson, 2015

Honors

All-America: FWAA 2013; AFCA 2015; Athlon Sports 2013; ESPN 2013

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013North Carolina3234110.7357
2014North Carolina6175712.4475
2015North Carolina5569712.7689
2016North Carolina961,11211.6675
Career2442,90711.91989

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2013North Carolina–––255025
2014North Carolina1170371720
2015North Carolina180243022
2016North Carolina–––161060
Career22501021,0827

Rushing

SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013North Carolina10292.909
2014North Carolina8293.6013
2015North Carolina362.0013
2016North Carolina3144.707
Career24783.3013

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

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013North Carolina3WR
2014North Carolina3WR
2015North Carolina3WR
2016North Carolina3WR5′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

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2013North Carolina350.5822nd (n=341)0.8120.35%
2014North Carolina940.3929th (n=496)0.5236.79%
2015North Carolina800.6164th (n=465)0.5348.89%
2016North Carolina1260.5452nd (n=489)0.5267.314%

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
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.GeorgiaL 24–⁠337520––2
Sep 10atIllinoisW 48–⁠235680––2
Sep 17vs.James MadisonW 56–⁠2851011––1
Sep 24vs.PittsburghW 37–⁠36162081––2
Oct 1atFlorida StateW 37–⁠35141580–––
Oct 8vs.Virginia TechL 3–⁠34220–––
Oct 15atMiamiW 20–⁠139171––2
Oct 22atVirginiaW 35–⁠148720––1
Nov 5vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠204500–––
Nov 10atDukeL 27–⁠284350––1
Nov 19vs.The CitadelW 41–⁠74931––2
Nov 25vs.NC StateL 21–⁠28131711––1
Dec 30 ✦vs.StanfordL 23–⁠255851––2
2015 North Carolina 14 games, 55 catches, 697 yards, 6 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.South CarolinaL 13–⁠176570––1
Sep 12vs.North Carolina A&TW 53–⁠143460––2
Sep 19vs.IllinoisW 48–⁠143501––5
Sep 26vs.DelawareW 41–⁠145891––3
Oct 3atGeorgia TechW 38–⁠312230–––
Oct 17vs.Wake ForestW 50–⁠14–––––1
Oct 24vs.VirginiaW 26–⁠136370––2
Oct 29atPittsburghW 26–⁠1951261––2
Nov 7vs.DukeW 66–⁠3151071–––
Nov 14vs.MiamiW 59–⁠21280181
Nov 21atVirginia TechW 30–⁠274460––3
Nov 28atNC StateW 45–⁠348380––2
Dec 5vs.ClemsonL 37–⁠453412––2
Dec 29 ✦vs.BaylorL 38–⁠493290–––
2014 North Carolina 13 games, 61 catches, 757 yards, 4 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 30vs.LibertyW 56–⁠298430––7
Sep 6vs.San Diego StateW 31–⁠2766201173
Sep 20atEast CarolinaL 41–⁠702100––1
Sep 27atClemsonL 35–⁠503871––4
Oct 4vs.Virginia TechL 17–⁠345670––6
Oct 11atNotre DameL 43–⁠501240––3
Oct 18vs.Georgia TechW 48–⁠4391362–––
Oct 25atVirginiaW 28–⁠271270––4
Nov 1atMiamiL 20–⁠479390––2
Nov 15vs.PittsburghW 40–⁠353681––1
Nov 20atDukeW 45–⁠2031090––2
Nov 29vs.NC StateL 7–⁠355310––1
Dec 26 ✦vs.RutgersL 21–⁠406540––3
2013 North Carolina 13 games, 32 catches, 341 yards, 3 TD
DateOpponentResultRecRec ydsRec TDKRYdsPR
Aug 29atSouth CarolinaL 10–⁠273150–––
Sep 7vs.Middle TennesseeW 40–⁠203140––1
Sep 21atGeorgia TechL 20–⁠28160––1
Sep 28vs.East CarolinaL 31–⁠552280––1
Oct 5atVirginia TechL 17–⁠271170––3
Oct 17vs.MiamiL 23–⁠275280––1
Oct 26vs.Boston CollegeW 34–⁠101131––2
Nov 2atNC StateW 27–⁠19150––2
Nov 9vs.VirginiaW 45–⁠14–––––5
Nov 16atPittsburghW 34–⁠272210––3
Nov 23vs.Old DominionW 80–⁠2051182––2
Nov 30vs.DukeL 25–⁠275540––1
Dec 28 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 39–⁠173220––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).

DrillCombine 2017
Height5′8½″
Weight181 lb
Arm length28″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.51 s
10-yard split1.56 sW
Vertical jump32″
Broad jump9′8″
Bench press11 reps
3-cone drill6.77 s
20-yard shuttle4.00 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.

SeasonTeamGRecYdsTD
2017Dallas Cowboys166410
2018Pittsburgh Steelers16362531
2019Pittsburgh Steelers98270
NFL career41503211

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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