Ridge Texada: CB · North Texas · #5.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ridge Texada
Gets targeted often and tackles in space. Played for two head coaches at North Texas: Seth Littrell and Eric Morris. All-AAC in 2024 was the second season with an honor. One game to point at: 8 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Texas State — Bowl, 2024.
Play style
Targeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
44 tackles. 7 passes defended. 1 interception. 2 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.
University of North Texas Athletics Oct 20
CBS News Oct 16Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Texas | 44 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2023 | North Texas | 33 | 27 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022 | North Texas | 37 | 32 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 15 | 3 |
| 2021 | North Texas | 18 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 132 | 101 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 31 | 5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 13 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-38@ South Alabama | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-20vs Stephen F. Austin | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 3 | L 21-66@ Texas Tech | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 44-17vs Wyoming | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 52-20vs Tulsa | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-37@ Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 44-52@ Memphis | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 37-45vs Tulane | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 3-14vs No. 18 Army | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-48@ UTSA | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 28-40vs East Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 24-17@ Temple | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
 Bowl | L 28-30vs Texas State | 8 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 44 | 31 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
16%7 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
44tackles this season44 tackles · 2 for loss · 7 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 13 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Road6g | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eric Morris
Pass share
59.8%
556 pass / 373 run
Plays / game
71.5
13 games
Team sack rate
3.2%
565 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2024
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Two-star recruit. Now #146 at the position.
How it ended
Four seasons at North Texas, 132 tackles, a first-team All-Conference season (2022) — the college career is complete.
Recruited as a two-star, and honored since.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2024)
Weekly recognition
1 weekly honor (2022)
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week
Coaching lineage · 2021–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Seth Littrell → Eric Morris. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
