Senior tight end for Louisiana Tech. 2023: 13 catches, 174 receiving yards.
6′3″ · 234 lb · Tracy, CA
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 story
4 tight end for Louisiana Tech. 2023: 13 catches, 174 receiving yards.
Ryan Rivera
Shows up in the passing game from any alignment. Ryan Rivera arrived at Louisiana Tech from Cal Poly. The receipt: 54 rec yds, 4 receptions against Sam Houston — Week 11, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
One season at Louisiana Tech, 174 receiving yards — his college career is complete.
His career
Career arc
Season context · Team result + system
Where this profile ranks vs the TE cohort
Box-score percentiles
Concern: rec tds (6th percentile).
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 1.8 | 24.6 | 13.8 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| REC/g | YDS/g | YPR | TD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 2.3 | 32.0 | 15.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 174 | 13.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 13 | 174 | 13.4 | 0 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2023
W 51–21
1 rec · 12 yds
Dominant 30-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With K. Willis — 188 rush yds (13 car) · 2 TD · B. Ochsendorf — 32 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 41 LONG
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 22-17vs Florida International | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Wk 1 | L 14-38@ SMU | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-21vs Northwestern State | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Wk 3 | L 37-40vs North Texas | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-28@ Nebraska | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 | |
| Wk 6 | L 28-35vs Western Kentucky | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 | 18 | |
| Wk 10 | L 30-56@ Liberty | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |
| Wk 11 | L 27-42vs Sam Houston | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 20 | Season-high 54 yds |
| Wk 12 | L 17-56@ Jacksonville State | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 21 | |
| Total | 13 | 174 | 13.7 | 0 | 21 |
Play style
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
No single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Bryce Kennon’s 2023 season.
Matches Bryce on
Differs from Bryce on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Trace Bruckler's junior season at New Mexico (2023).
Matches Trace on
Player DNA