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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2021Texas Tech
Riko Jeffers
LB • 6'2" • 235 lbs • Garland, TX, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Riko Jeffers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
35
Developing production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
34
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Texas Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: TCU
Player Story
Riko Jeffers built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Garland, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Riko Jeffers' career was his defensive production: 298...
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- Committed To
- Texas Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Riko Jeffers, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech. Riko Jeffers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 298
- TFL
- 26
- Sacks
- 7
- QB hurries
- 16
- Passes defended
- 6
- Touchdowns
- 2
Quick Answers
Riko Jeffers quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Texas Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 298
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 56 games
- Best season
- 2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech
- Top game
- TCU
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Sachse · Texas Tech
- High school pipeline
- Sachse · 28 FBS recruits · 2 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 6 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 72 tackles · LB 167th (top 14%) · Big 12 23rd (top 6%) · National 252nd (top 5%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Texas Tech | 10 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 10 | 19 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 9.8 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12 | 71 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12 | 76 | 9.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 61.9 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 9 | 57 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 76.7 |
| 2021 Postseason | Texas Tech | 13 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 46.1 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 13 | 67 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 46.1 |
Related Context
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Riko Jeffers played LB for Texas Tech. Across 5 tracked seasons, Riko Jeffers recorded 298 tackles and 2 touchdowns. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Texas Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2020 Regular Season
Texas Tech paired 17 primary output with 45.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 31.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2021 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Houston
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Postseason · Texas Tech
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
31.2
Usage
6.6
Consistency
36
Best Game by takeover score
Houston
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Mississippi State: 0. Houston: 3. Stephen F. Austin: 1. Florida International: 3. Texas: 0. West Virginia: 1. TCU: 0.5. Kansas: 0. Kansas State: 1. Oklahoma: 1. Iowa State: 0. Oklahoma State: 0. Baylor: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Mississippi State: 5 by 20.8. Houston: 4 by 46.7. Stephen F. Austin: 6 by 35. Florida International: 3 by 42.5. Texas: 7 by 29.2. West Virginia: 9 by 47.5. TCU: 6 by 30. Kansas: 6 by 25. Kansas State: 5 by 30.8. Oklahoma: 5 by 30.8. Iowa State: 4 by 16.7. Oklahoma State: 5 by 20.8. Baylor: 7 by 29.2
Split Comparison
Compare how this player performed across different situations. "Games" shows how many matchups are included in each split.
Wins1.1 · Games = 7 · +0.7 vs Losses
Losses0.4 · Games = 6 · -0.7 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Houston
Best efficiency game
47.5 vs West Virginia
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/28 | vs Mississippi State | W 34-7 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/27 | @ Baylor | L 24-27 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/21 | vs Oklahoma State | L 0-23 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/13 | vs Iowa State | W 41-38 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/30 | @ Oklahoma | L 21-52 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Kansas State | L 24-25 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | @ Kansas | W 41-14 | 6 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | vs TCU | L 31-52 | 6 | 3 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ West Virginia | W 23-20 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | @ Texas | L 35-70 | 7 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | W 54-21 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs Stephen F. Austin | W 28-22 | 6 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/4 | @ HoustonSplash game | W 38-21 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Riko Jeffers story
Riko Jeffers built his college career from 2017 through 2021 as a linebacker from Garland, TX wearing No. 6, spending time with Texas Tech. The clearest part of Riko Jeffers' career was his defensive production: 298 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, 7 sacks, and 1 interception across 56 career games in the available record. That gives Riko Jeffers' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Texas Tech
2017-2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2017201720182019202020212021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Postseason | Texas Tech | 1 | 10.2 | 2.4 | — |
| 2017 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 1 | 10.2 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 12 | 34.6 | 7.9 | 11 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 15.5 | 39.3 | 10.4 | 3.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 17 | 45.3 | 13.4 | 1.5 |
| 2021 Postseason | Texas Tech | 10.5 | 31.2 | 6.6 | -6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | Texas Tech | 10.5 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs TCU
Week 12 · L 31-33 · Conference game
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4
Havoc Plays
95.3 takeover
4 disruption/tackle impact with 95.3 takeover score.
#2
vs West Virginia
Week 8 · W 34-27 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
90.8 takeover
Win with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 90.8 takeover score.
#3
vs Lamar
Week 2 · W 77-0
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Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#4
vs Oklahoma
Week 9 · L 28-62 · Conference game
3.5
Havoc Plays
88.1 takeover
Loss with 3.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3.5 disruption/tackle impact with 88.1 takeover score.
#5
@ West Virginia
Week 11 · W 38-17 · Conference game
4
Havoc Plays
86.9 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 86.9 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2020 Regular Season · Texas Tech
17 primary output · 45.3 efficiency · 13.4 usage
76.7
#2
2019 Regular Season · Texas Tech
61.9
15.5 primary · 39.3 efficiency · 10.4 usage
#3
2018 Regular Season · Texas Tech
56
12 primary · 34.6 efficiency · 7.9 usage
Milestones
14
Impact games
13
Splash games
4
10+ tackle games
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