Receiver, Stanford, 2007–10
Ryan Whalen
- Number
- No. 8
- Height
- 6′2″
- Hometown
- Alamo, CA
- Born
- Jul 26, 1989, in Alamo, California
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Ryan Whalen played receiver at Stanford (2007–10). The Cincinnati Bengals took Whalen in round 6, No. 167 overall in the 2011 NFL Draft.
At a glance
Career highs
9catches, career highat Wake Forest, 2009123receiving yards, career highat Wake Forest, 20092receiving touchdowns, career highat Wake Forest, 2009Receiving
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
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
2010 Stanford 11 games, 41 catches, 439 yards, 2 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Sacramento State | W 52–17 | 4 | 64 | 0 | 30 |
| Sep 11 | at UCLA | W 35–0 | 4 | 40 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Wake Forest | W 68–24 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 9 | vs. USC | W 37–35 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Washington State | W 38–28 | 6 | 71 | 1 | 28 |
| Oct 30 | at Washington | W 41–0 | 5 | 59 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 6 | vs. Arizona | W 42–17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Nov 13 | at Arizona State | W 17–13 | 5 | 51 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 20 | at California | W 48–14 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 14 |
| Nov 27 | vs. Oregon State | W 38–0 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 16 |
| Jan 3 ✦ | vs. Virginia Tech | W 40–12 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
2009 Stanford 12 games, 57 catches, 926 yards, 4 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | atWashington State | W 39–13 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 25 |
| Sep 12 | atWake Forest | L 17–24 | 9 | 123 | 2 | 30 |
| Sep 19 | vs. San José State | W 42–17 | 3 | 63 | 0 | 29 |
| Oct 3 | vs.UCLA | W 24–16 | 6 | 118 | 0 | 46 |
| Oct 10 | atOregon State | L 28–38 | 5 | 85 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 17 | atArizona | L 38–43 | 5 | 91 | 1 | 40 |
| Oct 24 | vs.Arizona State | W 33–14 | 7 | 93 | 0 | 22 |
| Nov 7 | vs. Oregon | W 51–42 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 39 |
| Nov 14 | atUSC | W 55–21 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 16 |
| Nov 21 | vs.California | L 28–34 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
| Nov 28 | vs. Notre Dame | W 45–38 | 6 | 75 | 1 | 23 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. Oklahoma | L 27–31 | 3 | 65 | 0 | 42 |
2008 Stanford 12 games, 41 catches, 508 yards, 1 TD
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs.Oregon State | W 36–28 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 6 | atArizona State | L 17–41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Sep 13 | at TCU | L 14–31 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 20 | vs.San José State | W 23–10 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
| Sep 27 | atWashington | W 35–28 | 7 | 76 | 1 | 18 |
| Oct 4 | atNotre Dame | L 21–28 | 8 | 91 | 0 | 27 |
| Oct 11 | vs.Arizona | W 24–23 | 5 | 62 | 0 | 21 |
| Oct 18 | atUCLA | L 20–23 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 1 | vs.Washington State | W 58–0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 8 | atOregon | L 28–35 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 30 |
| Nov 15 | vs.USC | L 23–45 | 2 | 35 | 0 | 24 |
| Nov 22 | atCalifornia | L 16–37 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 37 |
2007 Stanford 1 game, 1 catch, 11 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 | atWashington State | L 17–33 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
Before the draft
| Drill | Combine 2011 |
|---|---|
| Height | 6′1⅛″ |
| Weight | 202 lb |
| Arm length | 30″ |
| Hand size | 9″ |
| Wingspan | 71⅝″W |
| 40-yard dash | 4.60 s |
| 10-yard split | 1.58 sW |
| Vertical jump | 38½″ |
| Broad jump | 10′3″ |
| Bench press | 18 reps |
| 3-cone drill | 6.67 s |
| 20-yard shuttle | 4.09 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, 11 games with a stat; latest team: Cincinnati Bengals.
| Season | Team | G | Rec | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 |
| 2012 | Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 7 | 53 | 0 |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL career | 11 | 11 | 80 | 0 | |
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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