Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-16vs North Texas | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 55-0vs Howard | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#10
Ryland Gandy
Redshirt senior defensive back on Indiana's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 189 lb · Buford, GA · Buford
CFB Index 26 · #463 of 537 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Indiana for 2026
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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 651 nationally · Signed with Pittsburgh
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Indiana's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Pittsburgh in 2022.
- Transferred from Pittsburgh to Indiana in 2025.
Ryland Gandy
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Ryland Gandy has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt: 6 tackles against North Texas — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with Pittsburgh3-star out of Buford
20257 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Indiana
Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Pittsburgh3-9HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced, slow tempo
2024Pittsburgh7-6HC: Pat Narduzzi · Balanced
2025Indiana16-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy
2026Indiana2-0HC: Curt Cignetti · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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: 4.0 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
Curt Cignetti
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2024
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
26 · #463 of 537 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #463 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indiana | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Indiana | 11 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 40 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 66 | 43 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 55–0
vs Howard
2 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 55-point win at home against Howard.
With J. Hoover — 145 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 75.5 · 18 rush yds (6 car) · T. Richard — 108 rush yds (11 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Indiana
Returning around him
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (17 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #38 · 2026 recruiting class #29
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jack Luttrell’s 2024 season.
Matches Jack on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Taylor Davis's sophomore season at Kansas (2025).
Matches Taylor on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Ryland Gandy
Background
Career Notes & Records Earned undergraduate degree in business management from Pittsburgh ... Appeared in 44 career games with 14 starts ... Played in 29 games with 13 starts over three collegiate seasons at Pittsburgh (2022-24), where he was an early enrollee and participated in spring practice...
The secondary · Indiana
- #22Jamari Sharpe49 tackles · 2025
- #1Amare Ferrell48 tackles · 2025
- #13Jiquan Sanks45 tackles · 2025
- #4A.J. Harris33 tackles · 2025
- #10Ryland Gandy11 tackles · 2025
14 more on the roster · Indiana team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology