Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#24
Dexter Ricks Jr.
Senior defensive back on Texas State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 178 lb · Milledgeville, GA
CFB Index 51 · #158 of 327 cornersLow confidenceTransferred Liberty → Texas State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 1943 nationally · Signed with Liberty
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Texas State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Liberty in 2022.
- Transferred from Liberty to Texas State in 2026.
Dexter Ricks Jr.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across five seasons and two programs, three head coaches: Hugh Freeze, Jamey Chadwell and G.J. Kinne. The receipt on tape: 5 tackles, 1 TFL against Texas, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Liberty3-star out of Baldwin
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022
Texas State
Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas State
2025Liberty
2026Texas State
2026 snapshot
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
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceFading
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 5.0 TKL/g, 1.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
G.J. Kinne
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Liberty | 18 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Liberty | 39 | 24 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Liberty | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 73 | 48 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 2 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
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His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tayvonn Kyle’s 2022 season.
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).
77%match
Matches Jarvis on
Class year
Weight
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Dexter Ricks Jr.
The secondary · Texas State
- #7Ryan Nolan72 tackles · 2025
- #1Amarion Atwood29 tackles · 2025
- #20Malik Willis20 tackles · 2025
- #24Dexter Ricks Jr.18 tackles · 2025
- #3Craig Royal Jr.14 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology