Matt Ryan, Heisman Candidate? Part II: Ryan at the Turn

Between now and Friday, we will be doing a little something we're calling Matt Ryan, Heisman Candidate?. It will be a 4 part series with one post each day. The schedule is Analyzing the Losses (Tuesday), Ryan at the Turn (Wednesday), Why Matty Won't Win (Thursday), and Why Matty Will Win (Friday). Here is Part II:

At the quarter mark of the season we did a comparison of Matt Ryan's stats to those of Heisman winning quarterbacks since 2000. At the time, it looked like Ryan would match, if not better, the other QBs on the list. Unfortunately, things have not gone as planned. Here is a look at how Ryan stacks up three quarters of the way through BC's schedule.

Year	QB	Comp. %	Pass YDs	Pass TDs	INTs	Rush YDs	Rush TDs
2000	Weinke	61.7%	4167	33	11	-97	1
2001	Crouch	53.9%	1572	7	11	1229	18
2002	Palmer	63.2%	3942	33	10	-122	4
2003	White	61.6%	3846	40	10	-150	1
2004	Leinart	65.3%	3322	33	6	-44	3
2006	Smith	67.0%	2507	30	5	233	1
2007	Ryan*	59.4%	3797	28	15	51	1

*Projected 2007 stats over a 12 game season