Riko Jeffers: LB · Texas Tech · #6.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Riko Jeffers
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Played for two head coaches at Texas Tech: Kliff Kingsbury and Matt Wells. The first one came in 2021: Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week. A game that shows it: 9 tackles against West Virginia — Week 5, 2021.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
67 tackles. 3 passes defended. 1 interception. 1.5 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.
Yahoo Sports Nov 3
On3 Oct 28
Heartland College Sports Oct 24Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 72 | 40 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 57 | 33 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 76 | 53 | 9.5 | 3.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 71 | 41 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 22 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 298 | 183 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 6 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-21vs Houston | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 28-22vs Stephen F. Austin | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 54-21vs Florida International | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-70@ Texas | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20@ West Virginia | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 31-52vs TCU | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 41-14@ Kansas | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-25vs Kansas State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 21-52@ No. 4 Oklahoma | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 41-38vs Iowa State | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 0-23vs No. 9 Oklahoma State | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 24-27@ No. 9 Baylor | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 67 | 37 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
72tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%2 TFLSack rate
1%1 sackPD rate
4%3 pass breakups72 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 1 sack · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 4.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 6.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 5.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Wells
Pass share
47.1%
384 pass / 432 run
Plays / game
68.0
12 games
Team sack rate
5.2%
402 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #109 at the position.
How it ended
Five seasons at Texas Tech, 298 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 55 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Wells, and Sonny Cumbie. Multi-era developmental context.
