#33

Ryan Selig

Senior linebacker for Minnesota. 2023: 26 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

LB · Minnesota · Sr. · #33

6′3″ · 240 lb · Lake Villa, IL

CFB Index 22 · #511 of 577 LBsHigh confidenceMinnesota 2023 alumnus

The story

4 linebacker for Minnesota. 2023: 26 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.

Signed as a 2-star recruit to Western Michigan in 2018.
Transferred from Western Michigan to Minnesota in 2023.

His career, year by year

Recruiting

2★

OLB recruit

No. 2737 nationally · Signed with Western Michigan

No college snaps yet.

His career numbers, season by season

How it ended

Six seasons at Minnesota, 180 tackles — his college career is complete.

His career

He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.

2018

Signed with Western Michigan2-star out of Lakes Community

202311 games

The role got bigger.

Entered the portal

Career arc

Recruit

★★

#2737 national

CFB

College

2 teams

2018–2023

NFL

NFL Draft

—

Not drafted

Coaching lineage · 2018–2023

1 coach

2018–2023

P.J. Fleck

Minnesota

Played his entire career under P.J. Fleck.

2023 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2018Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2019Western Michigan7-6HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2020Western Michigan4-2HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2021Western Michigan8-5HC: Tim Lester · Run-heavy, fast tempo

2022Western Michigan5-7HC: Tim Lester · Run-leaning

2023Minnesota6-7HC: P.J. Fleck · Run-heavy, slow tempo

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

22Below cohort / limited sample #511 of 577?

High confidence6 metrics · season cumulative

Concern: sacks (24th percentile).

Box-score production (6)

QB hurries#902 / 2842 · 58th pct

Passes defended#1113 / 2842 · 50th pct

Tackles#1524 / 2842 · 45th pct

Tackles for loss#1669 / 2842 · 38th pct

1.5

Solo tackles#1816 / 2842 · 34th pct

Sacks#1503 / 2842 · 24th pct

0.0

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

2023 season · 11 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home6g	2.7	0.1	0.0	0.0
Road5g	2.0	0.2	0.0	0.2

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	2.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
Weeks 8+5g	1.8	0.3	0.0	0.2

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

P.J. Fleck

Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.

Awards

Player standing · 2023

Rotational

Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Index Score

22 · #511 of 577 LBs

Two-star recruit. Now #511 at the position.

Career stats

Season	Team
2023	Minnesota	26	11	1.5	0.0	1	--	--
2022	Western Michigan	73	38	5.5	1.5	2	--	--
2021	Western Michigan	63	42	7.0	4.5	1	1	--
2020	Western Michigan	10	5	1.0	1.0	--	--	--
2019	Western Michigan	7	4	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
2018	Western Michigan	1	--	0.0	0.0	--	--	--
Career		180	100	15.0	7.0	4	1	--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 8 · 2023

W 12–10

at Iowa

2 TOT · 1 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 on the road.

With M. Crawford — 39 AVG · 3 IN 20 · 54 LONG · A. Kaliakmanis — 126 yds · 0 TD · 0 INT · QBR 41.6 · -7 rush yds (8 car)

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2023 season · 11 games

Box score · CFBD

Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	W 13-10vs Nebraska	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 2	W 25-6vs Eastern Michigan	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0	Season-high 4 tackles
Wk 3	L 13-31@ North Carolina	4	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 4	L 34-37@ Northwestern	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wk 5	W 35-24vs Louisiana	3	0	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 6	L 10-52vs Michigan	4	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	W 12-10@ Iowa	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 10	L 26-27vs Illinois	2	1	0.5	0.0	—	0
Wk 11	L 30-49@ Purdue	2	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 12	L 3-37@ Ohio State	2	1	1.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 13	L 14-28vs Wisconsin	1	1	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		26	11	1.5	0.0	—	1

Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology