Riley Tolsma: DL · Ball State · #40.
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Riley Tolsma
Wins the gap play after play. Arrived at Ball State from Hillsdale College. On tape: 9 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Kent State, Week 7, 2024.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
59 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 8.5 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ball State | 59 | 26 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
| Career | 59 | 26 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 42-34vs Missouri State | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 0-62@ No. 10 Miami | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 34-37@ Central Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-63@ James Madison | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 42-45vs Western Michigan | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 37-35@ Kent State | 9 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 14-24@ Vanderbilt | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 25-23vs Northern Illinois | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | L 21-27vs Miami (OH) | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 48-51@ Buffalo | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 13-38vs Bowling Green | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 14 | L 21-42@ Ohio | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 59 | 26 | 8.5 | 5.5 | — | 1 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
14%8 TFLSack rate
9%6 sacksHurry rate
14%8 hurries59 tackles · 8.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 |
| Road7g | 5.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Mike Neu
Pass share
54.3%
439 pass / 369 run
Plays / game
67.3
12 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
468 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2024
59 tackles in 12 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
One season at Ball State, 6 sacks — the college career is complete.
