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Ryan Thelwell

Minnesota · Wide Receiver · 1994-97

SPD
73
HND
63
RTE
82

Game attribute ratings

Scouting Report

In the Minnesota record book, Thelwell ranks No. 8 in career receiving yards and No. 8 in career receptions. Thelwell's 1996 season ranks No. 6 in program history for receiving yards.

Thelwell was the No. 215 overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft.

In 17-0 that career earns a 70 overall, the 6th-highest wide receiver rating at Minnesota since 1990 and No. 72 among all wide receivers of the 1995-1999 era.

Honors & Awards

  1. 1996
    • Second-team all-conference
  2. 1998
    • No. 215 overall pick, NFL Draft

Minnesota Record Book

  • No. 8 in career receiving yards
  • No. 8 in career receptions
  • No. 6 in single-season receiving yards (1996)

Top-10 entries in the program's career and single-season lists.

Minnesota Teammates

  1. 91Tyrone Carter1996-99S
  2. 80LeManzer Williams1994-97EDGE
  3. 74Karon Riley1999-2000EDGE
  4. 74Thomas Hamner1996-99RB
  5. 72Chris Darkins1992-95RB
  6. 72Willie Middlebrooks1999-2000CB
  7. 70Broderick Hall1996LB
  8. 70Rodney Heath1994-96CB
  9. 70Tutu Atwell1994-97WR
  10. 69Ben Mezera1997-2000EDGE

Full Minnesota all-time roster

Top Wide Receivers of the 1995-1999 Era

  1. 91Peter WarrickFlorida State · 1995-99WR
  2. 90Keyshawn JohnsonUSC · 1994-95WR
  3. 90Terry GlennOhio State · 1993-95WR
  4. 88Antonio BryantPittsburgh · 1998-2001WR
  5. 88Bobby EngramPenn State · 1993-96WR
  6. 88Tim DwightIowa · 1994-97WR
  7. 88Troy WaltersStanford · 1996-99WR
  8. 86Dennis NorthcuttArizona · 1996-99WR

Best college wide receivers since 1990Best Big Ten players

Sources: Wikipedia (Ryan Thelwell) and its All-America, all-conference, award and program statistical-leader pages; season statistics and NFL Draft data from CollegeFootballData.com. Ratings are 17-0's own estimates, graded within each era. How ratings work.