Jahvaree Ritzie: DL · North Carolina · #5.
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Jahvaree Ritzie
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at North Carolina. The first career honor came in 2024: All-ACC. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 3 tackles for loss against Minnesota — Week 1, 2024.
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 1 interception. 4.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
247Sports Nov 3
Syracuse.com Oct 22Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Carolina | 38 | 18 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | North Carolina | 25 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- |
| 2022 | North Carolina | 47 | 16 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | North Carolina | 25 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 135 | 55 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 2 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 19-17@ Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10vs North Carolina Central | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 20-21@ Duke | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 24-34vs Pittsburgh | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 34-41vs Georgia Tech | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-14@ Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-11@ Florida State | 3 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 31-24vs Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-41@ Boston College | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 30-35vs NC State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 18 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 |
Week 1 · 2024
W 19-17
at Minnesota
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 6 tackles
A close one, won by 2 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
12%4 TFLSack rate
12%4 sacksHurry rate
13%5 hurries38 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 4.5 sacks · 1 interception.
4 seasons under Mack Brown — 29-24 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Freddie Kitchens
Pass share
44.2%
391 pass / 493 run
Plays / game
68.0
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
420 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #131 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at North Carolina, 7 sacks — the college career is complete.
A blue-chip recruit with honors.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-ACC
All-ACC mention (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2024)
ACC Defensive Line Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
1 coachPlayed every college season under Mack Brown.
