Ryan Meed: LB · Illinois · #34.
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Ryan Meed
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The four seasons at Illinois span two head coaches: Rod Smith and Bret Bielema. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Northwestern — Week 14, 2024.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
50 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
LancasterOnline Oct 25
Yahoo Sports Oct 25Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
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 23-17vs No. 19 Kansas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 30-9vs Central Michigan | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 31-24@ No. 22 Nebraska | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 7-21@ No. 9 Penn State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 50-49vs Purdue | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 21-7vs No. 24 Michigan | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 9-38@ No. 1 Oregon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 17-25vs Minnesota | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 38-16vs Michigan State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 38-31@ Rutgers | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | W 38-28vs Northwestern | 10 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
 Bowl | W 21-17vs No. 14 South Carolina | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 24 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Bowl · 2024
W 21-17
vs South Carolina · neutral site
8 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 3 solo tackles
A close one, won by 4 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
50tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
2%1 pass breakups50 tackles · 1 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2024 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 4.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bret Bielema
Pass share
44.1%
352 pass / 446 run
Plays / game
61.4
13 games
Team sack rate
7.1%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2024
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Illinois, 65 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2024
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Lovie Smith → Bret Bielema. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
