| Colorado Buffaloes–No. 16 | |
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| Position | Quarterback |
| Class |  Sophomore |
| Personal information | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College |
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| High school | West Ranch (Stevenson Ranch, California) |
Ryan Staub is an American college football quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes.
Staub attended West Ranch High School in Stevenson Ranch, California. As a senior, he threw for 3,008 yards and 37 touchdowns. [1] Following his high school career, Staub committed to play college football at the University of Colorado Boulder. [2]
Staub redshirted in 2023, serving as the back up to Shedeur Sanders. Following an injury to Sanders, he made his first career start in the final game of the season against Utah, completing 17 passes for 195 yards and a touchdown in a 23–17 defeat. [3] [4] He returned in 2024, remaining as the backup to Sanders. [5] Staub entered the 2025 season as the third string quarterback behind Kaidon Salter and Julian Lewis. [6] Against Delaware, he threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns in a 31–7 victory. [7] [8]
| Season | Team | Games | Passing | Rushing | |||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Record | Comp | Att | Pct | Yards | Avg | TD | Int | Rate | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | |||
| 2023 | Colorado | 3 | 1 | 0–1 | 23 | 40 | 57.5 | 254 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 119.1 | 11 | -26 | -2.4 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Colorado | 4 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Colorado | 1 | 0 | 0–0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 157 | 15.7 | 2 | 0 | 267.9 | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Career | 8 | 1 | 0–1 | 30 | 54 | 55.6 | 411 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 137.8 | 16 | -24 | -1.5 | 0 | ||