Senior linebacker for Temple. 2023: 68 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
6′2″ · 225 lb · Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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
OLB recruit
No. 6 nationally · Joined Temple
Statement game12 tackles · 3 TFL · 1 sackvs Tulsa (FBS) · L 16-27
Top 1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Temple. 2023: 68 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss.
Yvandy Rigby
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Four seasons at Temple, two different head coaches: Rod Carey and Stan Drayton. His first career honor landed in 2023: AAC Defensive Player of the Week. One game to point at: 16 tackles, 0.5 TFL against South Florida — Week 11, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Four seasons at Temple, 205 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2023
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rod Carey → Stan Drayton. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (91st percentile). Strength: solo tackles (82nd percentile). Concern: sacks (24th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 6.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 9.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #384 at the position.
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 9 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Akron | 14 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-36@ Rutgers | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 26-48@ Tulsa | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-45@ North Texas | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 0-55vs SMU | 11 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 32-18vs Navy | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 23-27@ South Florida | 16 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 12 | L 24-34@ UAB | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 13 | L 21-45vs Memphis | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
68 tackles. 1 passes defended. 0 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.
Player DNA
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Luke Martin’s 2021 season.
Matches Luke on
Differs from Luke on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jesiah Pierre's senior season at Texas Tech (2023).
Matches Jesiah on
Player DNA