Ryan Gadson
A game that shows it: 6 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 3, 2026.
22 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
22 tackles. 4 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida International | 22 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Career | 22 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 9-19@ South Florida | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-20vs Buffalo | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 10-16@ Florida Atlantic | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 20-3vs Long Island University | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 22-3vs New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 24-27@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 23-26vs Middle Tennessee | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 10-49@ Liberty | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4 |
Oct. 31 · L 10-49 at Liberty, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Florida International’s defense played that day
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 3 for him; the box score credits 2.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 4, sacks included.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Ratings of the games shown run from -15 to +8 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
18%4 pass breakupsTackle volume
22tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL22 tackles · 4 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Simmons
Pass share
50.7%
272 pass / 265 run
Plays / game
67.1
8 games
Team sack rate
3.4%
296 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
