Matt Ryan

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Selected as a first round (3rd pick overall) draft choice by the Atlanta Falcons in 2008.

Career
Following a stellar career at Boston College em-erged as a Heisman Trophy candidate while earning ACC Player of the Year honors as a senior.

Ranked eighth in the nation in total offense and established school records for 400-yard passing performances in both a career and a season while tallying 4,507 yards in 2007. His five 400-yard performances in a career broke the school record set by Doug Flutie and his four games with over 400 yards in 2007 also set a Boston College season record.

Completed 807 of 1,347 passes for 9,313 yards and 56 touchdowns in his Golden Eagle career. His 807 completions and 1,347 attempts established school career-records while his completion percentage of 59.9 ranked third in school annals.

His 9,313 passing yards placed him third on the Boston College all-time record list behind Doug Flutie and Glenn Foley.

With his 388 pass completions in 2007, Ryan joined Philip Rivers of North Carolina State and Ben Bennett of Duke as the only quarterbacks in ACC history to complete 300 passes in a season.

Ryan’s 31 touchdown passes in 2007 broke the old school season-record of 27 by Doug Flutie in 1984.

His career-high 435 yards against Georgia Tech in 2007 rank sixth on the school’s game-record passing list.

With five touchdown passes against Wake Forest last season, Ryan finished one shy of tying the school record of six, held by Flutie.

Of the Division I-A quarterbacks in the draft who started 24 or more games, Ryan won 76.5 percent of his 34 starts. Louisville’s Brian Brohm won 73.5 percent and Michigan’s Chad Henne won 72 percent of their starts.

In “big games” Ryan posted a 10-4 record (2-2 vs. Virginia Tech, 1-1 vs. Florida State, 3-0 vs. Clemson, 1-1 vs. Miami).

2007 Season
Completed 388 of 654 passes for 4,507 yards and 31 touchdowns earning him first-team All-ACC honors and ACC Player of the Year accolades.

All-America second team choice by The NFL Draft Report.

Finished seventh in the Heisman Trophy voting and was the recipient of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award.

Winner of the school’s Scanlan Award, which is given to a Boston College football player who represents excellence on the field, academics, character and community service.

Named ACC Player of the week on six occasions.

Led the conference and ranked 10th nationally with an average of 322 passing yards per game.

His 4,507 passing yards was the third-highest total in major college ranks.

Set school and ACC records as he completed 388 of 654 passing, hitting on 59.3 percent of his attempts.

Compiled four 400-yard passing games, including performances against Wake Forest (9/1), Georgia Tech (9/15), Florida State (11/3) and Maryland (11/10).

Threw for five touchdowns in the season opener against Wake Forest (9/1).

Recorded four touchdown passes while contributing with 312 passing yards against Bowling Green (10/6).

2006 Season
Set school season records after completing 263 of 427 passes. Also added 2,942 passing yards and 15 touchdowns while being named an All-ACC first-team choice.

Led the league in total offense (242.3 ypg.) and passing yards per game (245.2).

Scored four times on 51 rushes.

139 of 263 pass completions produced first downs as he had 28 passes gain at least 20 yards.

Helped convert 63 of 171 third-down plays (36.8 percent) and five of 17 fourth-down plays.

Totaled 323 passing yards and a season-high three touchdowns in the season opener at Central Michigan (8/31).

Registered his second-highest passing total (356 yards) while adding two touchdowns against BYU (9/16).

Compiled his first career 400-yard passing game (402 yards) at Wake Forest (11/4).

2005 Season
Completed 121 of 195 passes (62.1) for 1,514 passing yards and eight touchdowns in his sophomore campaign.

Appeared in 12 games as a quarterback and holder and started in five contests.

Carried the ball 37 times for 94 yards and five touchdowns.

Compiled one of his best games of the season in a victory against Clemson (9/24) while he threw for 221 yards and added one rushing touchdown.

Threw for a season-high 256 passing yards and three touchdowns in the season finale at Boise State (12/28).

2004 Season
Following his redshirt season, completed 35 of 71 passes for 350 yards and two touchdowns in his first season on the gridiron.

Recorded 121 yards and one touchdown at Temple (11/20).

Set a season-high 200 passing yards and one touchdown against Syracuse (11/27).

2003 Season
Redshirted as a freshman.

Personal
Attended William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, Pa. and earned All-East honors from Tom Lemming’s Prep Football Report.

Captured All-Southeastern Pennsylvania accolades as a senior quarterback in addition to receiving All-City first-team honors in 2002 and second-team recognition in 2001.

Threw for more than 1,300 yards with 15 touchdowns and just two interceptions as a senior.

Served as the team captain in 2002 and also captained the school’s basketball and baseball teams.

2004 recipient of Boston College’s Mall Scholar-Athlete Award.

A Communications major

Born Matthew Thomas Ryan on May 17, 1985.