#13

Ronald Nunnery

Former linebacker at Texas State. 2024: 33 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

LB · Texas State · Sr. · #13

6′1″ · 225 lb · Pearland, TX

CFB Index 54 · #250 of 571 LBsHigh confidenceTexas State 2024 — college career complete

The story

Former linebacker at Texas State. 2024: 33 tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 sack.

Transferred from Houston to Florida in 2023.

His career, year by year

How it ended

Six seasons at Texas State, 134 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

20238 games

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

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No recruit profile

CFB

College

3 teams

2019–2024

NFL

NFL Draft

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Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2019–2024

2 coaches

2019–2022

Jake Spavital

Texas State

2023–2024

G.J. Kinne

Texas State

era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Jake Spavital → G.J. Kinne. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

2024 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2019Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Run-leaning

2020Houston3-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced, fast tempo

2021Houston12-2HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced

2022Houston8-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Pass-leaning

2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced

2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

54Rotational starter #250 of 571?

High confidence7 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: qb hurries (23rd percentile).

Box-score production (7)

Interceptions#132 / 862 · 74th pct

Sacks#841 / 2892 · 63rd pct

1.0

Tackles for loss#1063 / 2892 · 61st pct

3.0

Tackles#1219 / 2892 · 57th pct

Passes defended#1155 / 2892 · 49th pct

Solo tackles#1748 / 2892 · 37th pct

QB hurries#1536 / 2892 · 23rd pct

Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.

Splits & context

Splits · Per-game

2024 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	3.8	0.3	0.2	0.2
Road5g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.0

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-75g	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.0
Weeks 8+6g	3.7	0.3	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

G.J. Kinne

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2024

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

54 · #250 of 571 LBs

Career stats

Season	Team
2024	Texas State	33	12	3.0	1.0	1	2	--
2023	Florida	28	11	1.5	0.5	1	--	--
2022	Houston	38	22	3.0	1.0	2	--	--
2021	Houston	19	8	2.5	1.0	--	--	--
2020	Houston	15	11	2.5	1.5	--	--	--
2019	Houston	1	1	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		134	65	12.5	5.0	4	2	--

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2024 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 2	W 49-10vs UTSA	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 5	L 39-40@ Sam Houston	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	W 38-17@ Troy	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 7	W 41-9vs Arkansas State	5	4	1.0	1.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 14-24@ Old Dominion	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 17-23vs Louisiana	3	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	W 38-17@ UL Monroe	3	1	1.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	W 58-3vs Southern Miss	4	2	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 13	L 44-52vs Georgia State	9	0	0.5	0.0	—	1	Season-high 9 tackles
Wk 14	W 45-38@ South Alabama	2	1	0.0	0.0	1	0
Bowl	W 30-28vs North Texas	1	0	0.0	0.0	1	0
Total		33	12	3.0	1.0	2	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology

Ronald Nunnery

20238 games

2024 snapshot

Splits & context

Awards

Rotational

Career stats

Game log

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