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Ryan Staub
- Position:
- QB
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Stevenson Ranch, Calif.
- High School:
- West Ranch
CAREER
Experienced transfer quarterback who joins the Vols after spending three seasons at Colorado … Originally signed with Colorado out of West Ranch High School in California as part of the Class of 2023 … Enrolled at Tennessee in January 2026 and owns two seasons of eligibility, including the 2026 season … At Colorado, played in 12 games with two starts … Completed 53-of-98 passes (54 percent) for 681 yards with four touchdowns and four interceptions.2025 – RS-SOPHOMORE (COLORADO)
Appeared in five games and made one start at quarterback … Completed 30-of-55 passes for 427 yards with three touchdowns and four interceptions … Added 19 rushes for 30 yards and one rushing score … Was 0-of-2 with two picks vs. Arizona (11/1) … Completed 4-of-8 passes for 65 yards at Utah (10/25) and scored his first career rushing touchdown … Started against Houston (9/12) and was 19-of-35 for 204 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions … Made his season debut off the bench against Delaware (9/6), completing 7-of-10 passes for 158 yards and two touchdowns … Also saw action against Kansas State (11/29).2024 – RS-FRESHMAN (COLORADO)
Played four games and served as the backup to Shedeur Sanders … Was 0-of-4 in passing and saw action on 20 snaps … Played against Nebraska (9/7), UCF (9/28), Arizona (10/19) and Oklahoma State (11/29).2023 – FRESHMAN (COLORADO)
Earned a redshirt as a true freshman after playing in three games with one start … Completed 23-of-40 passes for 254 yards and one touchdown with no interceptions … First career start came against Utah (11/25) in the last game of the season as he completed 17-of-24 passes (70.8 percent) for 195 yards and first career touchdown to Travis Hunter … Saw action as a reserve against Washington State (11/17), completing 5-of-14 passes for 56 yards … Made his collegiate debut against Nebraska (9/9) and was 1-of-2 for three yards.HIGH SCHOOL & PERSONAL
A three-star prospect out of West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, California, under head coach Chris Varner … Ranked the No. 22 quarterback and No. 45 player in the state of California by Rivals … Ranked the No. 24 quarterback and No. 68 player in California by ESPN … Started as a junior and senior … As an upperclassman, was 355-of-600 passing for 5,422 yards and 58 touchdowns to just 15 interceptions, leading West Ranch to a 19-4 record as a starter … Holds virtually every single season and career QB school record … Also ran the ball 66 times for 687 yards and 10 touchdowns with one 100-yard game … Finished his career with five 300-yard passing games (one 400) and four games with five-plus touchdown passes (one with six) … As a senior in 2022, was 200-of-321 passing for 3,008 yards and 37 touchdowns to just five interceptions, adding 35 rushes for 363 yards and four touchdowns, leading West Ranch to an 11-1 record … In his final season, led West Ranch to its first Foothill League Championship and an undefeated 10-0 record … Following the season, was named Foothill League Most Valuable Player, First Team All-CIF Southern Section, Los Angeles Daily News Player of the Year and California Cal-Hi Sport All-State … His best rushing game was against Saugus, when he had two rushes for 100 yards and a 74-yard touchdown, and also connected on 25-of-40 passes for 380 yards and five touchdowns in a 43-6 win, giving him 480 yards of total offense … As a junior, was 155-of-279 passing for 2,414 yard and 21 touchdowns with 10 interceptions, adding 31 rushes for 324 yards and six scores … In 2021, named Foothill League Offensive Player of the Year, First Team All-CIF Southern Section, Los Angeles Daily News All-Area First Team and California Cal-Hi Sports All-State … Set career highs for yards and touchdowns in a 62-38 win over Pacifica when he was 20-of-30 for 455 yards and six touchdowns and added two rushes for 75 yards and another score, giving him 530 yards of total offense and seven touchdowns … Also ran track and field at West Ranch … His brother, Jared, played wide receiver at Cal Berkeley … His father, Craig, was an All-Pac 10 pole vaulter at Cal Berkley … His grandfather, Jerry, was a catcher on a national championship baseball team at USC … Instagram handle is @ryan.staub_ … X handle is @_ryanstaubFB | Music City Bowl Postgame Press Conference (12.30.25)
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