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Ryan Lindley

Ryan George Lindley (born June 22, 1989) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is currently the senior offensive analyst at San Diego State University. He played college football for the San Diego State Aztecs, and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft. Lindley was also a member of the San Diego Chargers, New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, and Ottawa Redblacks.

Ryan Lindley
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Lindley with the Arizona Cardinals in 2013
San Diego State Aztecs
Position:Senior offensive analyst
Personal information
Born: (1989-06-22) June 22, 1989 (age 35)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:232 lb (105 kg)
Career information
High school:El Capitan (Lakeside, California)
College:San Diego State (2008–2011)
NFL draft:2012 / round: 6 / pick: 185
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
  • San Diego State (2017–2018)
    Graduate assistant
  • Cleveland Browns (2018)
    Running backs coach
  • Cleveland Browns (2019)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • Utah (2020)
    Offensive analyst
  • Mississippi State (2021–2022)
    Defensive analyst
  • San Diego State (2022)
    Quarterbacks coach
  • San Diego State (2023)
    Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
  • San Diego State (2024–present)
    Senior offensive analyst
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Passer rating:52.4
TD–INT:3–11
Completion percentage:51.1
Passing yards:1,372
Stats at Pro Football Reference
Stats at CFL.ca

Early life and college

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Lindley attended El Capitan High School in Lakeside, California. As a senior, he threw for 3,521 yards and 35 touchdowns.

 
Lindley while at San Diego State

After not playing in his first year on campus at San Diego State University in 2007 while Kevin O'Connell was the Aztecs' starter, Lindley started 11 games as a redshirt freshman in 2008. During the season, he completed 242 of 427 passes for 2,653 yards, 16 touchdowns and nine interceptions. As a sophomore in 2009 he started 12 games and completed 239 of 437 passes for 3,054 yards with 23 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. As a junior in 2010 Lindley completed 243 of 421 passes for 3,830 yards, 28 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. He helped lead the Aztecs to the 2010 Poinsettia Bowl, their first Bowl game since the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl.[1] He helped them defeat the Navy Midshipmen 35 to 14 after completing 18 of 23 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns.[2]

College statistics

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Season Team Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
San Diego State Aztecs
2008 San Diego State 242 427 56.7 2,653 6.2 16 9 117.0 31 -62 -2.0 1
2009 San Diego State 239 437 54.7 3,054 7.0 23 16 123.4 22 -131 -6.0 1
2010 San Diego State 243 421 57.7 3,830 9.1 28 14 149.4 19 -31 -1.6 0
2011 San Diego State 237 447 53.0 3,153 7.1 23 8 125.7 18 -51 -2.8 0
Career[3] 961 1,732 55.5 12,690 7.3 90 47 128.8 90 -275 -3.1 2

Professional career

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Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight Arm length Hand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m) 		229 lb
(104 kg) 		32+5⁄8 in
(0.83 m) 		10 in
(0.25 m)		 4.90 s 1.69 s 2.87 s 4.45 s 7.52 s 29.5 in
(0.75 m)		 9 ft 0 in
(2.74 m)
All values from NFL Combine[4][5][6]

Arizona Cardinals (first stint)

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Lindley was drafted in the sixth round of the 2012 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).[7] On November 18, 2012, he replaced John Skelton in a loss to the Atlanta Falcons. He made his first professional start on November 25 against the St. Louis Rams. In his first season, he posted a very low 46.7 passer rating and threw 7 interceptions compared to 0 touchdowns. After two seasons with the team, Lindley was released by the Cardinals on August 25, 2014.

San Diego Chargers

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Lindley signed with the San Diego Chargers and was assigned to their practice squad on August 31, 2014.[8]

Arizona Cardinals (second stint)

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On November 11, 2014, Lindley re-signed with the Cardinals after a season-ending injury to Carson Palmer. On December 11, 2014, starting quarterback Drew Stanton was injured in the game against the Rams, Lindley entered the game and saw his first in-game action since 2012. On December 28, 2014, against the San Francisco 49ers, Lindley threw his first career touchdown pass to Michael Floyd, ending an NFL-record 228 pass attempts without a touchdown to start his career.[9] He finished the 2014 season with a 48.4% completion rate, 562 yards passing, 2 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and a 56.8 passer rating.[10]

On January 3, 2015, in the Cardinals' first-round playoff game at the Carolina Panthers, Lindley completed 16 of 28 passes for 82 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.[11] He had a passer rating of 44.3 and Arizona lost 27–16.[11] The Cardinals totaled 78 yards of offense, the fewest in NFL playoff history.[12]

New England Patriots

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On August 10, 2015, Lindley agreed to terms with the New England Patriots.[13] On September 5, 2015, the Patriots released Lindley after the last preseason game.[14]

Indianapolis Colts

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On December 29, 2015, Lindley signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[15] On January 3, 2016, Lindley split time with fellow recent signee Josh Freeman in the Colts season finale against the Tennessee Titans and went 6/10 for 58 yards and a touchdown in the 30–24 win.[16]

Ottawa Redblacks

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After not playing professional football for more than a year, Lindley signed with the Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League (CFL) on February 2, 2017.[17] Lindley saw the most action during the preseason for the Redblacks; he completed 18 of 30 pass attempts for 140 yards with 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions. Lindley made his first CFL start on September 22, 2017: Starting quarterback Trevor Harris and backup Drew Tate were both out with injuries. Lindley played very poorly, completing just 16 of 36 pass attempts (44.4%) for only 151 yards (4.2 yards per attempt), with one interception and the Redblacks were beaten handily by the Blue Bombers 29–9.[18] Lindley was not much better in the team's next match against the Saskatchewan Roughriders, completing 17 of 31 pass attempts (54.8%) for 161 yards (5.2 yards per attempt), with one touchdown and one interception.[19] On March 6, 2018 Lindley was released by the Redblacks.[20]

Professional career statistics

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NFL

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Regular season
Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2012 ARI 6 4 89 171 52.0 752 4.4 0 7 46.7 4 7 1.8 0
2013 ARI 0 0 DNP
2014 ARI 3 2 45 93 48.4 562 6.0 2 4 56.8 0 0 0.0 0
2015 IND 1 0 6 10 60.0 58 5.8 1 0 109.6 0 0 0.0 0
Career[21] 10 6 140 274 51.1 1,372 5.0 3 11 52.4 4 7 1.8 0
Postseason
Year Team Games Passing Rushing
GP GS Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2014 ARI 1 1 16 28 57.1 82 2.9 1 2 44.3 0 0 0.0 0
Career[22] 1 1 16 28 57.1 82 2.9 1 2 44.3 0 0 0.0 0

CFL

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Regular season
Year Team GP Passing Rushing
Cmp Att Pct Yds Y/A TD Int Rtg Att Yds Avg TD
2017 OTT 18 40 81 49.4 391 4.8 1 3 52.0 47 74 1.6 5
Career 18 40 81 49.4 391 4.8 1 3 52.0 47 74 1.6 5

Coaching career

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San Diego State (first stint)

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Lindley was a graduate assistant at his alma mater, San Diego State from 2017 through October 31, 2018.

Cleveland Browns

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Lindley was hired as the running backs coach for the Cleveland Browns on October 31, 2018, after running backs coach Freddie Kitchens was promoted to offensive coordinator.[23] On January 14, 2019, he was named the Browns' quarterbacks coach.[24]

Utah

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In 2020, Lindley worked as an offensive analyst for the Utah.

Mississippi State

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In 2021, Lindley joined Mississippi State as a defensive analyst.[25]

San Diego State (second stint)

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Lindley was named the quarterbacks coach at San Diego State on October 2, 2022.[26] He became the offensive coordinator in 2023.[27] He became senior offensive analyst in 2024.[28]

Personal life

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After being released by the Colts, Lindley's agent, Rep 1 Sports, hired him as a coach. He was tasked with getting Carson Wentz and Jared Goff ready for their NFL Combine and Pro Day performances.[29][30][31][32][33][34] In 2014, Lindley was a stand-in body double for Andrew Luck in a Visa commercial that featured Cardinals teammate Larry Fitzgerald. The commercial also featured Drew Brees and Colin Kaepernick through CGI. At San Diego State University, Lindley majored in Social Science Teaching.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Utah will go bowling in Las Vegas". ESPN. December 1, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
  2. ^ "Ronnie Hillman rumbles for 228 yards in San Diego State's win". ESPN. December 23, 2010. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2014.
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  4. ^ "Ryan Lindley Draft and Combine Prospect Profile". NFL.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "2012 Draft Scout Ryan Lindley, San Diego State NFL Draft Scout College Football Profile". draftscout.com. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  6. ^ "Ryan Lindley 2012 NFL Draft Profile". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  7. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  8. ^ "Bolts Announce 2014 Practice Squad". San Diego Chargers. August 31, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "Cardinals vs. 49ers - Game Recap - December 28, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
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  12. ^ Dopher, Marc (January 4, 2015). "Panthers capture first playoff win since 2006". WYFF4. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  13. ^ Palacios, Ruben (August 10, 2015). "Patriots QB shuffle: release Matt Flynn, sign Ryan Lindley". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  14. ^ "Patriots cut Ryan Lindley and nine others". September 4, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  15. ^ "Indianapolis Colts make roster move". blogs.colts.com. December 29, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  16. ^ "Titans vs. Colts - Box Score - January 3, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  17. ^ 3Down Staff (February 2, 2017). "Redblacks sign former NFL starter Ryan Lindley (and why they did it)". 3DownNation. Retrieved February 2, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "Blue Bombers pour it on to rout Redblacks". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  19. ^ "2017-09-29 Game Tracker - Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Ottawa Redblacks (2428) - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  20. ^ "Redblacks cut backup QB Lindley - Article - TSN". TSN. March 5, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
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  22. ^ "Ryan Lindley". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  23. ^ "Browns add Ryan Lindley to coaching staff". ClevelandBrowns.com. October 31, 2018.
  24. ^ "Browns add to coaching staff". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 14, 2019.
  25. ^ "Ryan Lindley to join Bulldog football staff". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  26. ^ "Ryan Lindley Named Quarterbacks Coach". SDSU Athletics. October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  27. ^ "RYAN LINDLEY". goaztecs.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  28. ^ "Ryan Lindley". goaztecs.com. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  29. ^ King, Peter (February 29, 1016). "The Pride of North Dakota". mmqb.si.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  30. ^ Valkenburg, Kevin Van (April 12, 2016). "One wrist injury, 612 throws, zero competition -- Does Carson Wentz really add up to $20M?". ESPN. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  31. ^ Bowen, Les (January 29, 2016). "So far at Senior Bowl, Carson Wentz living up to the hype". philly.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  32. ^ Brugler, Dave (March 23, 2016). "2016 NFL Draft: Carson Wentz to make final argument at NDSU pro day". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  33. ^ Alper, Josh (February 15, 2016). "Jared Goff "confident" he'll be best quarterback in draft". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  34. ^ Gehlken, Michael (April 26, 2016). "Ryan Lindley guided draft's top picks". sandiegouniontribune.com. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
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