Sophomore defensive lineman for Georgia Tech. 2020: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
6′5″ · 265 lb · Kennesaw, GA
The story
2 defensive lineman for Georgia Tech. 2020: 2 sacks, 2.5 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearCurtis Ryans
This is his second year in the same defensive front at Georgia Tech. In 2020 the league put his name on paper for the first time: ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week. The receipt: 4 tackles, 2 sacks against Florida State — Week 2, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Two seasons at Georgia Tech, 2 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Geoff Collins — 6-16 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: sacks (82nd percentile). Concern: tackles (11th percentile).
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 21 | 15 | 3.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 6 · 2020
W 46–27
vs Louisville
2 TOT · 0 TFL
With J. Sims — 249 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 64 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · P. Harvin III — 47 AVG · 2 IN 20 · 57 LONG
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 16-13@ Florida State | 4 | 3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | W 46-27vs Louisville | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 7-73vs Clemson | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-48@ Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 20-34vs Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |