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Retrospective scouting report · Class of 2011Consensus #038
RB· Round 2

Ryan
Williams.

Ryan Williams
Sickos Grade
75.1/100
Pre-draft #38

Virginia Tech official athletic logoVirginia Tech· 5'9"· 212 lb· 4.59s 40

/ Recruiting profile
★★★★★stars.9982
National · #4HS class · 2024
Saraland, AL
247Sports composite via CFBD
R2 · #38 · Arizona Cardinals
02Scheme fit
Ideal system

The Cardinals primarily employed a horizontal spread passing scheme with zone running concepts, emphasizing versatility and speed at the skill positions.

A-gap runnerOne-cut backReceiving optionGoal-line back
Best role

Year 1 contributor sharing carries and potentially handling short-yardage, with a ceiling as a capable every-down back.

Wrong fit

A purely power-run, gap scheme where his quickness isn't fully utilized and he's asked to consistently churn out tough yards from stationary blocks.

Williams' immediate impact will depend on health, but his blend of size and agility projects well into a rotational backfield role.

04The evaluation

Selected #38 overall in Round 2 of the 2011 NFL Draft by Arizona Cardinals out of Virginia Tech.

07Athletic testing
Height
5'9"
Weight
212 lb
40 yd
4.59s
Vertical
40"
Broad
10'3"
3-cone
6.96s
Shuttle
4.18s
Bench
19
Relative Athletic Score
6.49
/10 · official

Relative Athletic Score (Kent Lee Platte) benchmarks combine/pro-day numbers against every measured prospect at the position since 1987. 10.00 is elite; 5.00 is average.

06Athletic profilevs. RB on Big Board
40VERTBRD3CSHTLBNCH

— — — positional median (p50)

40 yd
4.59sp50
Vertical
40inp50
Broad jump
123inp50
Three-cone
6.96sp50
Shuttle
4.18sp50
Bench
19repp50
08College production
YrTeamGAttYdsTDRecRecYds
2005Air Force722903332
2006Air Force102442412
2007Air Force622200224
2009Virginia Tech1329316552116180
2010Virginia Tech10110477910109
Career2363930843732347

A dash means the figure is not published by a source we trust — never a zero we invented.

/ Efficiency, 2025
good
Predicted Points Added / play
+0.644
percentile at position
72%
PPA · pass
+0.657
PPA · rush
+0.176
CFBD PPA — 0 = league-average play
/ Usage share, 2025
9.1%of team plays
87 percentile at positionAlabama
Pass plays · 15.5%Run plays · 0.6%Third down · 12.4%Passing downs · 11.6%
CFBD usage — share of the offense's plays involving the player
Share of production2025 · Alabama
8%of the offense's positive expected-points output
Production share8%
Snap share9%
  • Ty SimpsonQB24%
  • Germie BernardWR10%
  • Keelon RussellQB9%

#4 of 20 tracked contributors · Production leaned on volume · Offense explosiveness 1.27 (p65) · CFBD — usage x PPA per tracked player

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