← 2012 DRAFT PLAYER PROFILE R1 · #8 OVERALL · QB

Ryan Tannehill

Drafted by MIA · GM Jeff Ireland · Texas A&M

All NFL teams

Full-career context

These totals follow Ryan Tannehill across every NFL team. Draft credit is separated below for each team that selected him.

Games played155
Games started151
Weighted career AV91
Pro Bowls1
AP1 All-Pro0
Career seasons12

Accountability by draft event

What each drafting team received

2012 · Round 1 · #8

MIA draft credit

GM Jeff Ireland

Team games88
Team starts88
On-team AV61
On-team PB / AP10 / 0
Terrible-1.52 contribution45th of 50 picks for this GM

Games: direct team-season record. Starts: direct team-season record.

Long-career hit

Ryan Tannehill became a 12-season, 155-game NFL player after going #8. The retained-value model still ranks him 45th of 50 for Jeff Ireland because MIA only got 88 of those games.

His retained-value contribution score (opportunity plus quality plus recognition, with related outcomes collapsed inside each bucket) is -1.52. This is a per-pick accountability metric, separate from Jeff Ireland's leaderboard composite θ.

Full-career context prevents this from being labeled as a bad talent pick: the negative model score is about retained team value, not whether the draft identified an NFL-caliber player.

The walkthrough below shows which bucket carried the pick: playing time, value quality, or league honors.

Opportunity
Did he earn the field?
Games played
88
on drafting team · 155 full-career
Games started
88
on drafting team · 151 full-career
Snap-z
5.0
5 modeled seasons
Quality
Was that time valuable?
On-team AV
61
modeled; full weighted AV 91
AV / 1k snaps
11.5
4,449 snaps in rate base
AV-rate z
+0.1
position-year adjusted quality
Recognition
Did the league notice?
Pro Bowls
0
1 full-career
AP1 All-Pro
0 AP1
all on drafting team · AP2 context 0
All-Decade
0
context only

Did this pick move Jeff Ireland's grade?

The first chart removes the time axis: every Jeff Ireland pick is sorted by retained contribution across opportunity, quality, and recognition. Ryan Tannehill totals -1.52. The second chart breaks that same contribution into the seasons when the evidence arrived. Opportunity and quality can move separately, which keeps high-snap, low-AV profiles from looking cleaner than they are.

Aggregate contribution by player

-4-3-2-10+1+2+3163. Jones#163 · Reshad Jones · aggregate +3.04Jones +3.01. Long#1 · Jake Long · aggregate +1.53108. Hartline#108 · Brian Hartline · aggregate +1.49165. Clemons#165 · Chris Clemons · aggregate +1.30235. Wilson#235 · Jimmy Wilson · aggregate +1.29174. Clay#174 · Charles Clay · aggregate +1.05104. Jenkins#104 · Jelani Jenkins · aggregate +0.90252. Spitler#252 · Austin Spitler · aggregate +0.8340. Misi#40 · Koa Misi · aggregate +0.73204. Hilliard#204 · Lex Hilliard · aggregate +0.55166. Sturgis#166 · Caleb Sturgis · aggregate +0.55227. Matthews#227 · Rishard Matthews · aggregate +0.3377. Thomas#77 · Dallas Thomas · aggregate +0.26250. Jones#250 · Don Jones · aggregate +0.21145. Carroll#145 · Nolan Carroll · aggregate +0.2097. Miller#97 · Lamar Miller · aggregate +0.19106. Sims#106 · Dion Sims · aggregate +0.17245. Dotson#245 · Lionel Dotson · aggregate +0.03195. Thomas#195 · Donald Thomas · aggregate -0.06215. Randall#215 · Kheeston Randall · aggregate -0.0662. Thomas#62 · Daniel Thomas · aggregate -0.0961. Smith#61 · Sean Smith · aggregate -0.16231. Kearse#231 · Frank Kearse · aggregate -0.18161. Nalbone#161 · John Nalbone · aggregate -0.19212. McCoy#212 · Chris McCoy · aggregate -0.1978. Egnew#78 · Michael Egnew · aggregate -0.2815. Pouncey#15 · Mike Pouncey · aggregate -0.29155. Kaddu#155 · Josh Kaddu · aggregate -0.2942. Martin#42 · Jonathan Martin · aggregate -0.32214. Folsom#214 · J.D. Folsom · aggregate -0.3566. Langford#66 · Kendall Langford · aggregate -0.37183. Cunningham#183 · B.J. Cunningham · aggregate -0.3972. Vernon#72 · Olivier Vernon · aggregate -0.4028. Odrick#28 · Jared Odrick · aggregate -0.49111. Gates#111 · Clyde Gates · aggregate -0.4944. White#44 · Pat White · aggregate -0.5993. Davis#93 · Will Davis · aggregate -0.61164. Gillislee#164 · Mike Gillislee · aggregate -0.6787. Turner#87 · Patrick Turner · aggregate -0.73119. Edds#119 · A.J. Edds · aggregate -0.7632. Merling#32 · Phillip Merling · aggregate -0.78110. Murphy#110 · Shawn Murphy · aggregate -0.79176. Parmele#176 · Jalen Parmele · aggregate -1.0573. Jerry#73 · John Jerry · aggregate -1.278. Tannehill#8 · Ryan Tannehill · aggregate -1.52Tannehill -1.5181. Gardner#181 · Andrew Gardner · aggregate -1.6454. Taylor#54 · Jamar Taylor · aggregate -1.8025. Davis#25 · Vontae Davis · aggregate -2.37Davis -2.457. Henne#57 · Chad Henne · aggregate -4.11Henne -4.13. Jordan#3 · Dion Jordan · aggregate -4.25Jordan -4.3

Incremental contribution by season

-10-8-6-4-20+2+4+62008 · Lionel Dotson · incremental +0.082008 · Jake Long · incremental +0.642008 · Lex Hilliard · incremental -0.022008 · Donald Thomas · incremental -0.032008 · Kendall Langford · incremental -0.482008 · Phillip Merling · incremental -0.562008 · Shawn Murphy · incremental -1.292008 · Chad Henne · incremental -1.682008 · Jalen Parmele · incremental -1.702009 · Lex Hilliard · incremental +0.332009 · Jake Long · incremental +0.632009 · Brian Hartline · incremental +1.112009 · Chris Clemons · incremental +1.512009 · Kendall Langford · incremental -0.032009 · Lionel Dotson · incremental -0.032009 · John Nalbone · incremental -0.062009 · Donald Thomas · incremental -0.152009 · Phillip Merling · incremental -0.382009 · Sean Smith · incremental -0.382009 · J.D. Folsom · incremental -0.612009 · Pat White · incremental -0.892009 · Patrick Turner · incremental -1.222009 · Vontae Davis · incremental -2.052009 · Chad Henne · incremental -2.102009 · Andrew Gardner · incremental -2.602010 · Phillip Merling · incremental +0.012010 · Sean Smith · incremental +0.032010 · Koa Misi · incremental +0.142010 · Lex Hilliard · incremental +0.262010 · Brian Hartline · incremental +0.492010 · Nolan Carroll · incremental +0.522010 · Chris Clemons · incremental +0.572010 · Austin Spitler · incremental +1.432010 · Jake Long · incremental +1.512010 · Reshad Jones · incremental +1.972010 · Kendall Langford · incremental -0.042010 · Lionel Dotson · incremental -0.052010 · Chris McCoy · incremental -0.382010 · John Nalbone · incremental -0.462010 · Vontae Davis · incremental -0.922010 · Jared Odrick · incremental -0.962010 · A.J. Edds · incremental -1.262010 · John Jerry · incremental -1.932010 · Chad Henne · incremental -1.992011 · Nolan Carroll · incremental +0.062011 · Sean Smith · incremental +0.072011 · Jared Odrick · incremental +0.082011 · Chris Clemons · incremental +0.202011 · Koa Misi · incremental +0.322011 · Austin Spitler · incremental +0.332011 · Lex Hilliard · incremental +0.432011 · Brian Hartline · incremental +0.552011 · Reshad Jones · incremental +0.562011 · Jake Long · incremental +0.662011 · Jimmy Wilson · incremental +2.012011 · Charles Clay · incremental +2.102011 · Kendall Langford · incremental -0.042011 · John Jerry · incremental -0.162011 · Daniel Thomas · incremental -0.192011 · Phillip Merling · incremental -0.192011 · Frank Kearse · incremental -0.362011 · Chad Henne · incremental -0.692011 · Clyde Gates · incremental -0.762011 · Vontae Davis · incremental -0.852011 · Mike Pouncey · incremental -1.542012 · Nolan Carroll · incremental +0.042012 · Sean Smith · incremental +0.072012 · Jared Odrick · incremental +0.092012 · Charles Clay · incremental +0.102012 · Daniel Thomas · incremental +0.142012 · Mike Pouncey · incremental +0.252012 · Austin Spitler · incremental +0.282012 · Lamar Miller · incremental +0.422012 · Jimmy Wilson · incremental +0.442012 · Koa Misi · incremental +0.442012 · Chris Clemons · incremental +0.672012 · Reshad Jones · incremental +0.692012 · Brian Hartline · incremental +0.732012 · Rishard Matthews · incremental +0.762012 · Jake Long · incremental -0.072012 · Kheeston Randall · incremental -0.142012 · Michael Egnew · incremental -0.242012 · Jonathan Martin · incremental -0.272012 · Josh Kaddu · incremental -0.312012 · John Jerry · incremental -0.382012 · Olivier Vernon · incremental -0.402012 · B.J. Cunningham · incremental -0.702012 · Ryan Tannehill · incremental -3.262013 · Ryan Tannehill · incremental +0.052013 · Nolan Carroll · incremental +0.052013 · Jared Odrick · incremental +0.092013 · Lamar Miller · incremental +0.102013 · Austin Spitler · incremental +0.162013 · Rishard Matthews · incremental +0.172013 · Charles Clay · incremental +0.182013 · Don Jones · incremental +0.182013 · Mike Pouncey · incremental +0.232013 · Koa Misi · incremental +0.312013 · Jimmy Wilson · incremental +0.602013 · Chris Clemons · incremental +0.642013 · Reshad Jones · incremental +0.652013 · Brian Hartline · incremental +0.702013 · Caleb Sturgis · incremental +1.172013 · Jelani Jenkins · incremental -0.022013 · Daniel Thomas · incremental -0.042013 · Dallas Thomas · incremental -0.052013 · Olivier Vernon · incremental -0.072013 · Josh Kaddu · incremental -0.102013 · Jonathan Martin · incremental -0.222013 · Dion Sims · incremental -0.222013 · Michael Egnew · incremental -0.312013 · John Jerry · incremental -0.382013 · Will Davis · incremental -0.582013 · Mike Gillislee · incremental -1.352013 · Jamar Taylor · incremental -1.672013 · Dion Jordan · incremental -5.522014 · Mike Gillislee · incremental +0.022014 · Ryan Tannehill · incremental +0.062014 · Jared Odrick · incremental +0.092014 · Caleb Sturgis · incremental +0.102014 · Daniel Thomas · incremental +0.132014 · Rishard Matthews · incremental +0.142014 · Lamar Miller · incremental +0.142014 · Charles Clay · incremental +0.142014 · Don Jones · incremental +0.192014 · Mike Pouncey · incremental +0.222014 · Dion Sims · incremental +0.232014 · Dallas Thomas · incremental +0.272014 · Koa Misi · incremental +0.312014 · Reshad Jones · incremental +0.472014 · Brian Hartline · incremental +0.622014 · Jimmy Wilson · incremental +0.682014 · Jelani Jenkins · incremental +1.522014 · Olivier Vernon · incremental -0.062014 · Will Davis · incremental -0.602014 · Jamar Taylor · incremental -1.212014 · Dion Jordan · incremental -2.872015 · Ryan Tannehill · incremental +0.042015 · Lamar Miller · incremental +0.122015 · Rishard Matthews · incremental +0.122015 · Dion Sims · incremental +0.132015 · Mike Pouncey · incremental +0.222015 · Koa Misi · incremental +0.362015 · Dallas Thomas · incremental +0.362015 · Reshad Jones · incremental +0.722015 · Jelani Jenkins · incremental +0.882015 · Olivier Vernon · incremental -0.072015 · Dion Jordan · incremental -0.792015 · Jamar Taylor · incremental -1.432016 · Dallas Thomas · incremental +0.012016 · Ryan Tannehill · incremental +0.042016 · Koa Misi · incremental +0.072016 · Mike Pouncey · incremental +0.082016 · Jelani Jenkins · incremental +0.102016 · Reshad Jones · incremental +0.242016 · Dion Sims · incremental +0.612016 · Dion Jordan · incremental -0.802017 · Don Jones · incremental +0.182017 · Mike Pouncey · incremental +0.232017 · Reshad Jones · incremental +1.662017 · Will Davis · incremental -0.102018 · Ryan Tannehill · incremental +0.022018 · Reshad Jones · incremental +0.522019 · Reshad Jones · incremental +0.13Henne -1.7Parmele -1.7Davis -2.0Henne -2.1Gardner -2.6Jones +2.0Jerry -1.9Henne -2.0Wilson +2.0Clay +2.1Tannehill -3.3Tannehill +0.0Jordan -5.5Tannehill +0.1Jordan -2.9Tannehill +0.0Tannehill +0.0Tannehill +0.020089 players200916 players201019 players201121 players201223 players201328 players201421 players201512 players20168 players20174 players20182 players20191 player
Above expectationBelow expectationRyan TannehillGM total -12.9Ryan Tannehill by season -3.1

How much retained production did Ryan Tannehill return vs. his slot?

Each mark below is one player's model value above slot. Light gray marks are slot-similar peers: QBs drafted within ±5 picks of Ryan Tannehill since 2010 (18 players). Dark marks are GOAT-tier benchmarks (Brady, Manning, Mahomes) for orientation.The score is the retained production/value bucket from the pick-residual model: on-team AV plus AV-rate quality, adjusted for draft slot, position, and era. Opportunity snaps and league honors are excluded.

-2-10+1+2+3+4Model value above slot1. ManningPeyton Manning · model value +4.9+4.9199. BradyTom Brady · model value +4.5+4.510. MahomesPatrick Mahomes · model value +2.8+2.87. AllenJosh Allen · model value +2.6+2.66. HerbertJustin Herbert · model value +1.312. WatsonDeshaun Watson · model value +1.111. FieldsJustin Fields · model value +0.83. MayeDrake Maye · model value +0.75. TagovailoaTua Tagovailoa · model value +0.412. NixBo Nix · model value +0.412. PonderChristian Ponder · model value +0.38. LockerJake Locker · model value -0.13. BortlesBlake Bortles · model value -0.28. TannehillRyan Tannehill · model value -0.2-0.26. JonesDaniel Jones · model value -0.38. PenixMichael Penix · model value -0.34. RichardsonAnthony Richardson · model value -0.510. McCarthyJ.J. McCarthy · model value -0.93. LanceTrey Lance · model value -1.33. DarnoldSam Darnold · model value -1.710. RosenJosh Rosen · model value -2.1-2.110. GabbertBlaine Gabbert · model value -2.2-2.2
Ryan TannehillSlot-similar peers (18)GOAT QBs (Brady, Manning, Mahomes)

Cumulative value over time

Year-by-year running totals since draft. Left axis = games started. Right axis = honors (Pro Bowl / AP1 / AP2). Pre-2013 picks have no games-started line because that comes from per-game snap counts (not available for older players). Honors extend back to 1980.

'12'14'16'18'20'22'230387611415201Cumulative GSHonors count
Games started (cumulative) Pro Bowls AP1 All-Pro AP2 All-Pro

Full-career season history (12 scored seasons)

YearTeamGPGSSnapsSnap-zAVAV/snapPBAP1AP2
2012MIA161610
2013MIA16161,0211.31110.8
2014MIA16161,0651.41413.1
2015MIA16161,0251.4109.8
2016MIA13137580.61013.2
20170000
2018MIA11115800.3610.3
2019TEN12106370.41117.3
2020TEN16161,0521.61615.2
2021TEN17171,1681.71311.1
2022TEN12126860.7811.7
2023TEN1095020.2510.0

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