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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
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Riko Jeffers shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 31.2 disruption score.
Impact Production
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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.
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%)
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.
Recognition
Honors
- 20212021 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
- 20202020 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
- 20192019 All-Big 12 · official_conference_selectionhonorable mention
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