Dominique Ratcliff is a defensive lineman who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Indiana.
Ratcliff disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for four head coaches across five seasons and three programs. One game to point at: 3 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Wisconsin — Week 12, 2025.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
13 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | 13 | 8 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| 2024 | Texas State | 22 | 9 | 3.5 | 2.0 |
| 2023 | Texas State | 27 | 13 | 5.0 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Texas State | 17 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 2021 | Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 80 | 35 | 15.0 | 5.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 73-0vs Indiana State | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 30-20@ No. 3 Oregon | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 56-6vs UCLA | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 55-10@ Maryland | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 27-24@ Penn State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-7vs Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 15 | W 13-10vs No. 1 Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 38-3vs No. 11 Alabama | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 56-22vs No. 5 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 8 | 5.0 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 31-7
vs Wisconsin
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Wisconsin.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
38%5 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries13 tackles · 5 for loss · 1.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Curt Cignetti
Pass share
38.7%
404 pass / 641 run
Plays / game
65.3
16 games
Team sack rate
5.3%
380 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
The No. 2,273 recruit in the country is starting on the defensive line in the Big Ten as a senior.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2020–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Billy Napier, Jake Spavital, G.J. Kinne and Curt Cignetti.
