Ricardo Hallman is a cornerback who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Wisconsin.
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. The five seasons at Wisconsin span three head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard and Luke Fickell. The first one came in 2023: All-Big Ten. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Maryland — Week 4, 2025.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
27 tackles. 5 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 0.5 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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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 17-0vs Miami (OH) | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-10vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 14-38@ No. 19 Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 10-27vs Maryland | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 10-24@ No. 20 Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 0-37vs Iowa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-34vs No. 1 Ohio State | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 9 | L 7-21@ No. 6 Oregon | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 13-10vs No. 24 Washington | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 7-31@ No. 2 Indiana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 27-10vs Illinois | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 7-17@ Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 5 |
Week 11 · 2025
W 13-10
vs Washington
1 interception · 4 tackles · 4 solo tackles
A close one, won by 3 at home.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
19%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
27tackles this season27 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 5 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home7g | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Road5g | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Luke Fickell
Pass share
39.7%
272 pass / 413 run
Plays / game
57.1
12 games
Team sack rate
8.7%
309 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #101 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-Big Ten
Based on 2025: #3 of 18 Big Ten CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
Four or fewer games in the first season, then ten or more.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-BIG TEN
All-Big Ten mention (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2025
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Paul Chryst, Jim Leonhard, and Luke Fickell. Multi-era developmental context.
