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Sean Ryan

WR · Rutgers · Sr. · #5

Dallas — drafted 2004, Rd 5, Pick 12, #144 overall
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Sean Ryan

WR · Rutgers · Sr · #5

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#1007 national
CFB
College
2 teams
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
R5 · #144
Dallas · 2004

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DallasEntering 23rd NFL season

#144Rd 5 · Pick 12
DallasEntering 23rd NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021West Virginia6-7HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
2022Rutgers4-8HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022Rutgers2644016.93--
2021West Virginia2539916.03--
Career5183916.56--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2022

W 22–21

at Boston College

1 rec · 16 yds

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Moves the chains on third down.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Possession Receiver

Reliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive.

WR

His 2022 production profile sits closest to Tim Jones’s 2020 season.

Tim Jones

80%match

Southern Miss · 2020

All-Conference USANFL Rd 6
#2

Reggie Brown

James Madison · 2022

80%
#3

Sean Ryan

West Virginia · 2021

NFL Rd 5
76%
#4

Keontez Lewis

Wisconsin · 2022

76%
#5

Taysir Mack

Pittsburgh · 2021

76%

Matches Tim on

Height
Weight
Yards / reception

Differs from Tim on

Recruiting rating (lower)

Through 3 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Dai'Jean Dixon’s path through Nicholls.

Dai'Jean Dixon

98%match

Nicholls · 2021

#2

Jermaine Jackson

Idaho · 2023

97%
#3

Ben Ratzlaff

Houston Christian · 2020

95%
#4

Josh Palmer

Tennessee · 2020

94%
#5

Marcus Sanders Jr.

Georgia Southern · 2025

94%

Matches Dai'Jean on

Yards per reception
202020212022

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Dariyan Wiley's junior season at UL Monroe (2023).

UL Monroe · 2023

#2

Donavon Greene

Wake Forest · 2024

78%
#3

Daniel Jackson

Minnesota · 2022

All-Big Ten
77%
#4

Stephen Gosnell

Virginia Tech · 2023

76%
#5

Kelly Akharaiyi

Mississippi State · 2024

All-Conference USA
76%

Matches Dariyan on

Yards / reception
Total EPA (college ability)
Weight

Differs from Dariyan on

Recruiting rating (higher)

Development

Development Trajectory · receiving yards

2021–2022
3992021
4402022

+10%

Modest growth (10%) across the multi-season window.