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Matt Ryan

QB·2008–2024·Boston College
Draft 2008, round 1, pick 3
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Comps

Measured on his 2016 season (4,944 passing yards), the best of his career on file, era-adjusted.

Overall match
size, testing and production, same career stage
Peyton Manning ’0572%Philip Rivers ’1366%Eli Manning ’1162%
Famous comp
names you know, same point in their careers (around year 9)
Trent Green ’0083%Jared Goff ’2480%
Plays like
on-field production only
Tom Brady ’1685%Randall Cunningham ’9884%Trent Green ’0083%
Built like
measurables only, his size
Dan Orlovsky85%Matt Leinart76%Eli Manning74%
Coming out
pros whose college production, size and testing looked like his
Philip Rivers ’0465%Eli Manning ’0464%Dan Orlovsky ’0564%

Names you know nearby: Carson Palmer ’03 58%.

Of his 20 closest coming out: 5 stars, 3 starters, 7 backups, 5 didn't stick.

Career

234 games · 62,792 passing yds · 381 passing TD · 183 INT · 1,539 rushing yds · 4 Pro Bowls · 1x first-team All-Pro

Stats: Pro Football Reference (via nflverse).