CFB Zeitgeist Score
39
Mid-pack in the position cohort. Carried by passes defended at the 86th percentile.
Dexter Ricks Jr.
Below the discourse floor — the honest stats-only state.
18 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas State
2025Liberty
2026Texas State
CB · LIBERTY · CONFERENCE USA
Dexter Ricks Jr.
- 3
- #20
- 5-11 | 180 lb
- Milledgeville, GA
Heisman Heat
#9413
<1% win probability
Fan Belief
Awaiting
Player-specific FI not yet ingested. Falls back to team mood below.
Respect Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
Reality Gap
Awaiting
Coming online with player-level FI.
ACCOLADE PROBABILITY
Heisman
<1%
TOP DB AWARD
Jim Thorpe
—
CONSENSUS
All-American
—
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Splitting first-team reps.
Not on team2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career Arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Liberty
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Identity & Role
The durable bio layer: position, size, hometown, and roster role.
Recruiting Pedigree
How big the prospect was before college, and whether the later career arc beat that expectation.
| Class | Profile | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3-star | 0.8230 | No. 1838 recruit | HighSchool | Liberty |
Transfer Arc
Portal movement changes role, context, and perception. This keeps that path in one place.
| Season | Move | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Liberty -> Texas State | 3-star | 0.8400 | Immediate |
Heisman Lens · 2024 Season · Final
Where the player landed at the end of the listed season — final nowcast rank, win/finalist/ballot probabilities, and the cleanest official Heisman placement on file.
HIGH CONFIDENCE· through week 16Heisman Futures
Not yet listed on major futures markets.
No achievements unlocked yet this season.
Selector Grid · 2025
AP—
FWAA—
AFCA—
WCFF—
SN—
SI—
Selector recognition fills in once the major honors lists (AP, FWAA, AFCA, Walter Camp, Sporting News, SI) are scraped and ingested.
NIL · Recruiting · NFL Draft
Market value, pedigree & pro outcome
Recruit stars
★★★☆☆
to Liberty
Composite
0.8230
#1838 national
Today’s Hot-Take
The Hot-Take engine fires when this player’s percentile profile crosses a defensible threshold (top 10% in a cohort, 100+ snap sample). When it’s quiet, the model is honoring its “must be defensible” rule.
Anti-Take
PENDINGThe contrarian read fires when the rules-engine detects a stat that complicates the Hot-Take. Quiet here means the model hasn’t found a defensible counter yet — not that one doesn’t exist.
The Room on Dexter Ricks Jr.
Fan sentiment · Awaiting signal
The Room reads fan conversation around a player — who’s talking, what they believe, and how that shifts. It publishes once weekly volume rebuilds; for most players that’s in-season, when game-week chatter spikes.
Cohort divergence map
Cohort divergence reads how different fanbases talk about this player. Returns once weekly mentions clear the publish floor.
Rival Radar
How rival fanbases talk about Dexter Ricks Jr.
No rival-bucket mentions in the current season.
Signature Story
Awaiting candidate metric
He hasn't written his page yet — we'll start filling it in when there are enough snaps to rank against his peers.
Signature Moment
No signature moment on the ledger yet.
Returns once this player puts together a multi-game body of work — single-game flashes alone don't clear the bar.
Season Pace · Projection
Where the defensive totals stand
Through 6g
18Tackles
1Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Per game
3Tackles
0.2Tackles for loss
0Sacks
Projected (13g)
39Tackles
2.2Tackles for loss
0Sacks
To hit 80-tackle season (currently 18): needs 8.9/game over remaining 7.
To hit 100-tackle season (currently 18): needs 11.7/game over remaining 7.
To hit 6-sack season (currently 0): needs 0.9/game over remaining 7.
To hit 10-sack season (currently 0): needs 1.4/game over remaining 7.
Why this is a rare defensive case
The fast read on the thing that makes this player more than a generic stat line.
Dexter Ricks Jr. is trying to climb the steepest award hill in college football: a defensive candidacy. The hook is the disruption profile on Liberty's defense, with 0.0 sacks, 1.0 tackles for loss, and -- interceptions through the current loaded season. For a defender, the question is never just production; it is whether elite disruption and team context can become nationally undeniable.
2025 Season · Final
Traditional stats first. Advanced context underneath.
Last season
DEF season snapshot
2025 season snapshot | final
2025 season snapshot | finalData: CFBD player stats + local Heisman modelPeer context: same position + same level
Player identity What kind of player is this?
30-second read
What kind of player is this?
Coverage splash against FBS defenders.
2025 Season · Final
2025 season snapshot | final
Tackling & Disruption
TOT
18 56th
SOLO
13 65th
TFL
1.0 59th
SACK
0.0 65th
Coverage & Takeaways
PD
4 84th
Game Log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 13-23@ Bowling Green | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 13-31vs James Madison | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ Old Dominion | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | W 30-27vs New Mexico State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 10 | W 59-30vs Delaware | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 17-21vs Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Season-by-season tables Career rows + per-season box score
Traditional history
Traditional Stats
Season rows up top, career context at the bottom.
Season context · Team result + system
2022Liberty8-5HC: Hugh Freeze · Run-leaning
2023Liberty13-1HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2024Liberty8-4HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
2025Liberty4-8HC: Jamey Chadwell · Run-heavy
Advanced layer Usage, value, and context
Advanced metrics second
Advanced Metrics
Usage, value, and opponent-adjusted context.
TFL, sacks, and QB hurries are grouped together because defensive Heisman cases are usually built on visible havoc, not on tackle counts alone.
Pass breakups, interceptions, and forced fumbles matter because national awards voters respond to plays that change possessions and highlight reels.
Every percentile is compared against players at the same position and level, so an FBS quarterback is judged against FBS quarterbacks, not the whole sport.
The top tables stick to the stats fans already know from broadcasts and box scores. Advanced context is pushed underneath instead of replacing the basics.
Open full stat explorer
| Group | Metric | Value | Rank | Pct | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defense | Total tackles | 18 | #2161/4942 | 56th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | TFL | 1.0 | #2051/4972 | 59th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Sacks | 0.0 | #1762/4972 | 65th pct | Disruptionvs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Pass breakups | 4 | #340/2184 | 84th pct | Coveragevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Solo tackles | 13 | #1622/4584 | 65th pct | Volumevs FBS DEF |
| Defense | Fumbles recovered | 2 | #13/736 | 98th pct | Takeawaysvs FBS DEF |
| Ball Security | Fumbles lost | 0 | #1/773 | 100th pct | Turnoversvs FBS DEF |
Player Standing
Universal 17-step ladder. Tier pills below; accolade streams nested.
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION
On-team2-deepStartingRecognizedEliteApex
AWAITING CLASSIFICATION · Rung None of 16
Why he’s here
Standing classification populates when honors, Heisman, and roster signals all align.
What moves him up
What moves him down
Accolade streams
Status—Awaiting tracker
The Thorpe award tracker integrates per-week probability once a dedicated scraper for this award lands. Confirmed past winners and finalists for this player will surface here.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road2g | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Win vs Loss
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Losses4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Pocket and defense-quality (clean vs. pressure) splits are coming soon.
Savant · Box-rate percentiles
Where this profile ranks vs the CB cohort
39Mid-pack
Elite: passes defended (85th). Concern: qb hurries (22nd).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Advanced Savant · CB · 2024
Percentile Card
Advanced opponent-adjusted percentile bars are coming soon for this player.
P4G5All FBS
Advanced Savant
Opponent-adjusted advanced metrics with a cohort filter.
Advanced opponent-adjusted metrics are coming soon for this player. Selected cohort: P4.
Peer Comparator · Fingerprint match
Three closest profiles by box-rate percentile
Dexter Ricks Jr.LibertyTyler MartinMassachusetts· 65% simTahj Ra-ElPurdue· 64% simDalton JohnsonArizona· 62% sim
Passes defended
Forced fumbles
Solo tackles
Tackles for loss
Tackles
Sacks
QB hurries
Closest peers by overall box-score percentile profile at the same position.
Player DNA
The Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tayvonn Kyle’s 2022 season.
Tayvonn Kyle
92%match
#2
Douglas Newsome
90%
#3
Rashad Ajayi
85%
#4
A.J. Odums
83%
#5
Tyreek Chappell
82%
Matches Tayvonn on
Weight
PD rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jarvis Brownlee's senior season at Louisville (2023).
Jarvis Brownlee
77%match
#2
Kris Abrams-Draine
1st-team All-AmericanNFL Rd 5
77%
#3
Javan Robinson
74%
#4
Max Melton
NFL Rd 2 · Pk 11
70%
#5
Micah Robinson
All-AACNFL Rd 7
67%
Matches Jarvis on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Pass share
38.7%
314 pass / 498 run
Plays / game
67.7
12 games
OL sack rate (allowed)
8.4%
249 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Coaching Lineage · 2022–2025
2 coaches2022
Hugh Freeze
Liberty
2023era →
Jamey Chadwell
Liberty
2024
Jamey Chadwell
Liberty
2025
Jamey Chadwell
Liberty
Coaching transition mid-career: Hugh Freeze → Jamey Chadwell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Bio · Recruiting · Transfer · Roster
Off-field context — switch tabs to drill into recruit profile, transfer arc, or roster timeline.
HometownMilledgeville, GA
Height5'11"
Weight180 lb
Class3
PositionCB
Jersey20
No fields populated yet.
No fields populated yet.
Current teamLiberty
ConferenceConference USA
Joined2025
Career arc4 season(s)
Trophy Case · Detail
Every honor on the ledger, broken out by stream and selector.
No formal honors on the ledger yet
All-America, all-conference, player-of-the-week, watch-list, and postseason awards land here when they're earned. The absence is the signal: most players never collect formal honors, and that's its own kind of context.
Honors Timeline
Season-end distinction and week-by-week recognition on one timeline.
| Season | Honor | Scope | Team / Selector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No formal honors on the ledger yet. All-America, all-conference, weekly awards, watch lists, and postseason trophies land here when they’re earned. | ||||
Heisman By Year
Modeled rank and official finish by season.
| Season | Team | Role | Latest Model | Forecast | Win | Finalist | Official Finish | Points | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Liberty | CB3 | #9413 | #9497 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W16 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2023 | Liberty | CB3 | #9945 | #9551 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W19 snapshot | Conference USA |
| 2022 | Liberty | CB3 | #10383 | #10192 | 0.0% | 0.0% | -- | -- | W20 snapshot | FBS Independents |
Roster Timeline
Team, conference, and class by season.
| Season | Team | Conference | Pos | Class | Bio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Liberty | Conference USA | CB | 3 | No. 20 | 5-11 | 180 lb | Milledgeville, GA |
| 2024 | Liberty | Conference USA | CB | 3 | No. 20 | 5-11 | 180 lb | Milledgeville, GA |
| 2023 | Liberty | Conference USA | CB | 3 | No. 20 | 5-11 | 180 lb | Milledgeville, GA |
| 2022 | Liberty | FBS Independents | CB | 3 | No. 20 | 5-11 | 180 lb | Milledgeville, GA |