Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 26-31vs UTSA | 11 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Total | 17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
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Ryan Nolan
Senior defensive back for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 187 lb · Gainesville, FL
CFB Index 58 · #200 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Texas State)
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.
How he plays
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Tackles: 85th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 PBU · 17 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 1 PBU, 6 tackles, at Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back for Texas State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Texas State in 2024.
Ryan Nolan
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. 2 stars out of high school, three seasons of real snaps at Texas State since. The receipt: 11 tackles against UTSA — Week 2, 2026.
17 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- recruiting profile
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
202412 games
- Signed with Texas State2-star out of Hutchinson C.C.
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
Texas State
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas State
Played his entire career under G.J. Kinne.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Texas State
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under G.J. Kinne — 15-13 over that span.
2024Texas State8-5HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-leaning
2025Texas State7-6HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles (85th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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 splits
Through 2 games: 8.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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 · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas State | 17 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas State | 72 | 35 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas State | 52 | 30 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 141 | 70 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
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His 2026 production profile sits closest to Daedae Hill’s 2022 season.
Matches Daedae on
Height
PD rate
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Justin Sinclair's junior season at Hawai'i (2025).
Matches Justin on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Ryan Nolan
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- #7Ryan Nolan72 tackles · 2025
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- #20Malik Willis20 tackles · 2025
- #24Dexter Ricks Jr.18 tackles · 2025
- #3Craig Royal Jr.14 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology