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Player Dossier
2017-2022San José State
Rico Tolefree
LB • 6'1" • 233 lbs • Richmond, CA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rico Tolefree shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
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Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
75
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · San José State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 6
- Program Path
- San José State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Army
Player Story
Rico Tolefree built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Richmond, CA wearing No. 16, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Rico Tolefree's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- San José State
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Rico Tolefree, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Regular Season · San José State. Rico Tolefree shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 7.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 94
- TFL
- 8
- Sacks
- 4
Quick Answers
Rico Tolefree quick answers
- Latest team and position
- San José State · LB
- Career Tackles
- 94
- Tracked sample
- 6 unique seasons · 7 entries · 35 games
- Best season
- 2019 Regular Season · San José State
- Top game
- Army
- Recruit profile
- 2-star · De Anza Senior · San José State
- High school pipeline
- De Anza Senior · 1 FBS recruit · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 16 · Senior
- 2022 Tackles rank
- 12 tackles · LB 679th (top 55%) · Mountain West 217th (top 41%) · National 2,551st (top 44%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 11 | 50 | 2.5 | 2 | - | - | 0 | 49.6 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 38.6 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 12 | 28 | 4.5 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 35.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | San José State | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 20.2 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 9 | 11 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 20.2 |
Related Context
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Rico Tolefree played LB for San José State. Across 6 tracked seasons, Rico Tolefree recorded 94 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with San José State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Regular Season
San José State paired 6.5 primary output with 24.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
2022 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 7.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2022 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Eastern Michigan
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2022 Postseason · San José State
Games
9
Havoc Plays / G
0.2
Efficiency
7.8
Usage
4.6
Consistency
3.7
Best Game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 2. Portland State: 0. Western Michigan: 0. Wyoming: 0. Fresno State: 0. Nevada: 0. San Diego State: 0. Utah State: 0. Hawai'i: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 1 by 24.2. Portland State: 2 by 8.3. Western Michigan: 2 by 8.3. Wyoming: 1 by 4.2. Fresno State: 1 by 4.2. Nevada: 1 by 4.2. San Diego State: 1 by 4.2. Utah State: 1 by 4.2. Hawai'i: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0 · Games = 5 · -0.5 vs Losses
Losses0.5 · Games = 4 · +0.5 vs Wins
Game Log
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9 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Eastern Michigan
Best efficiency game
24.2 vs Eastern Michigan
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 12/20 | vs Eastern MichiganSplash game | L 27-41 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Hawai'i | W 27-14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/20 | @ Utah State | L 31-35 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/13 | @ San Diego State | L 27-43 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | vs Nevada | W 35-28 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/16 | @ Fresno State | L 10-17 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Wyoming | W 33-16 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/25 | vs Western Michigan | W 34-6 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Fri 9/2 | vs Portland State | W 21-17 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Rico Tolefree story
Rico Tolefree built his college career from 2017 through 2022 as a linebacker from Richmond, CA wearing No. 16, spending time with San José State. The clearest part of Rico Tolefree's career was his defensive production: 94 tackles, 8 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 2 interceptions across 35 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with San José State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Rico Tolefree's production has multiple signals. With 35 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across San José State.
The arc is straightforward: Rico Tolefree moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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San José State
2017-2022
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Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | — |
| 2018 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | — | — | 0 |
| 2019 Regular Season | San José State | 6.5 | 24.8 | 7.7 | 6.5 |
| 2020 Regular Season | San José State | 0 | 6.3 | 1.2 | -6.5 |
| 2021 Regular Season | San José State | 5.5 | 14.3 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| 2022 Postseason | San José State | 2 | 7.8 | 4.6 | -3.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | San José State | 2 | 7.8 | 4.6 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Army
Week 9 · W 34-29
Win with backfield disruption leading the way.
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 1 · L 27-41 · Postseason
2
Havoc Plays
74.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 74.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Nevada
Week 7 · L 38-41 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
73.6 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73.6 takeover score.
#4
@ Hawai'i
Week 3 · W 17-13 · Conference game
1.5
Havoc Plays
71.7 takeover
Win with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 71.7 takeover score.
#5
@ Western Michigan
Week 4 · L 3-23
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Havoc Plays
66.7 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 66.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Regular Season · San José State
6.5 primary output · 24.8 efficiency · 7.7 usage
49.6
#2
2020 Regular Season · San José State
38.6
0 primary · 6.3 efficiency · 1.2 usage
#3
2017 Regular Season · San José State
36.7
0 primary · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
Milestones
5
Impact games
4
Splash games
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10+ tackle games
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