Senior defensive lineman for Georgia Tech. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
6′2″ · 260 lb · Houston, TX
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
sacks · 2025
3.5 TFL · 15 tackles
Best game: 1 sacks, 1 TFL, 4 tackles, vs Temple
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman for Georgia Tech. 2025: 1.5 sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss, 15 tackles.
Ronald Triplette
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Ronald Triplette has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles, 1 sacks against Temple — Week 4, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
His career
3 programs, one constant: he played.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Brent Key.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: solo tackles (8th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2025 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Key
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2025
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #413 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #73 of 73 ACC DLs
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Georgia Tech | 15 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UTSA | 23 | 10 | 5.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UTSA | 16 | 7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | UTSA | 17 | 8 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 71 | 30 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 2 | -- | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 8 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 4 | W 45-24vs Temple | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 30-29@ Wake Forest | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 35-20vs Virginia Tech | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 27-18@ Duke | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 41-16vs Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 36-48@ NC State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 9-16vs Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Bowl | L 21-25@ BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | 3.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
15 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 3.5 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.
2026 Outlook
Georgia Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Georgia Tech
Returning around him
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Georgia Tech · Last season: 9-4 (AP #24) · Talent rank #34 · 2026 recruiting class #41
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to John Morgan’s 2023 season.
Matches John on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Ethan Hurkett's senior season at Iowa (2024).
Matches Ethan on
Player DNA