Ryan didn’t take a step back in his sophomore season, but injuries prevented him from taking that step forward everybody was expecting. Still, in just 14 games (and a couple others playing hurt), Ryan managed to accumulate decent backup fantasy numbers during the 2009 season. He threw for multiple TDs in eight games this past year, and there was just one non-injury-plagued game in which he didn’t throw a touchdown pass as well. If it weren’t for his turf toe injury, Ryan might have been right on the cusp of starting fantasy QB status as he continued to show the promise of becoming one of the elite players in the future.
~ Ranked 19th in the league in QB fantasy points with 183.5 (basic scoring system)
~ Tied for 13th in the league with 22 passing touchdowns
~ Ranked 20th in the league with a 80.9 QB Rating
~ Ranked 23rd in the league with a 58.3% completion percentage
~ Ranked 21st in the league with 208.3 passing yards per game (only threw 3 passes in Week 12 due to injury)
~ Ranked 22nd in the league with 263 completions
~ Tied for 20th in the league with 451 attempts
~ Ranked 21st in the league with 2,916 passing yards
~ Ranked 21st in the league in yards/attempt (6.47)
~ Ranked third in the league for the least amount of sacks taken (19) by a QB who started at least ¾ of his team’s games
~ Set career bests in passing attempts (451) and passing TDs (22)
