Ryan Santos: S · New Mexico · #12.
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Ryan Santos
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Rated a two-star prospect, with two seasons of snaps at New Mexico since. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Colorado State — Week 12, 2016.
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
55 tackles. 2 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | New Mexico | 55 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | New Mexico | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 |
| Career | 55 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-21vs South Dakota | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 31-32@ New Mexico State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 28-37@ Rutgers | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 48-41vs San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 6 | L 21-49vs No. 19 Boise State | 8 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 45-40vs Air Force | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 28-21@ Hawai'i | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 10 | W 35-26vs Nevada | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 24-21@ Utah State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 31-49@ Colorado State | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 13 | W 56-35vs Wyoming | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 32 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%2 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
55tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL55 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 2 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Bob Davie, all run-heavy offenses — 16-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 5.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 5.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Bob Davie
Pass share
20.7%
178 pass / 680 run
Plays / game
66.0
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
197 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at New Mexico, 55 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
1 coachPlayed every college season under Bob Davie.
