John Ridgeway: DL · Arkansas · #99.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
John Ridgeway
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Came to Arkansas by way of Illinois State. One game to point at: 7 tackles against Georgia — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
39 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 4 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Arkansas | 39 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Career | 39 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 40-21vs No. 15 Texas | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-10vs Georgia Southern | 4 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 20-10vs No. 7 Texas A&M | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 0-37@ No. 2 Georgia | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 51-52@ No. 17 Ole Miss | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 23-38vs Auburn | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 45-3vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-28vs Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 16-13@ LSU | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 35-42@ No. 2 Alabama | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 34-17vs Missouri | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 11 | 4.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
10%4 TFLSack rate
5%2 sacksHurry rate
3%1 hurry39 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sam Pittman
Pass share
35.3%
314 pass / 576 run
Plays / game
74.2
12 games
Team sack rate
8.9%
336 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2021
39 tackles in 11 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #220 at the position.
How it ended
One season at Arkansas, 2 sacks — drafted at #178 overall by the Dallas Cowboys.
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
Next stop · NFL
Dallas CowboysEntering 5th NFL season
Dallas CowboysEntering 5th NFL season
