Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2021Arkansas
John Ridgeway
DL • 6'6" • 325 lbs • Bloomington, IL, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
John Ridgeway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Impact Production
53
Solid production for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
46
Useful contributor with volatile peaks
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Arkansas
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Arkansas
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Northern Illinois
Player Story
John Ridgeway built his college career in 2021 as a defensive lineman from Bloomington, IL wearing No. 99, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of John Ridgeway's career was his defensive production: 39...
Read the storyNFL Draft
- Draft Year
- 2022
- Selection
- Round 5 · Pick 35
- Overall
- No. 178
- NFL Team
- Dallas Cowboys
John Ridgeway, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Arkansas. John Ridgeway shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.1 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 39
- TFL
- 4
- Sacks
- 2
- QB hurries
- 1
Quick Answers
John Ridgeway quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Arkansas · DL
- Career Tackles
- 39
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 13 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Arkansas
- Top game
- Northern Illinois
- NFL Draft
- 2022 · Round 5 · Pick 35 · Dallas Cowboys
- Latest roster
- No. 99 · Senior
- 2021 Tackles rank
- 39 tackles · DL 80th (top 9%) · SEC 112th (top 18%) · National 989th (top 17%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 11 | 39 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 44.5 |
Related Context
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John Ridgeway played DL for Arkansas. Across 1 tracked season, John Ridgeway recorded 39 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2021 with Arkansas.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Arkansas paired 7 primary output with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
2021 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 21.1 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: LSU
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2021 Regular Season · Arkansas
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
0.6
Efficiency
21.1
Usage
5.4
Consistency
12.1
Best Game by takeover score
LSU
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Texas: 2. Georgia Southern: 1. Texas A&M: 1.5. Georgia: 0. Ole Miss: 0. Auburn: 0.5. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 0. Mississippi State: 0. LSU: 2. Alabama: 0. Missouri: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Texas: 6 by 45. Georgia Southern: 4 by 26.7. Texas A&M: 1 by 19.2. Georgia: 7 by 29.2. Ole Miss: 2 by 8.3. Auburn: 4 by 21.7. Arkansas-Pine Bluff: 2 by 8.3. Mississippi State: 4 by 16.7. LSU: 3 by 32.5. Alabama: 1 by 4.2. Missouri: 5 by 20.8
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 7 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses0.1 · Games = 4 · -0.8 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
11 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
LSU
Best efficiency game
45 vs Texas
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/26 | vs Missouri | W 34-17 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/20 | @ Alabama | L 35-42 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 11/14 | @ LSUSplash game | W 16-13 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/6 | vs Mississippi State | W 31-28 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/23 | vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | W 45-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/16 | vs Auburn | L 23-38 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/9 | @ Ole Miss | L 51-52 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/2 | @ Georgia | L 0-37 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/25 | vs Texas A&M | W 20-10 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/18 | vs Georgia Southern | W 45-10 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/11 | vs TexasSplash game | W 40-21 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
John Ridgeway story
John Ridgeway built his college career in 2021 as a defensive lineman from Bloomington, IL wearing No. 99, spending time with Arkansas. The clearest part of John Ridgeway's career was his defensive production: 39 tackles, 4 tackles for loss, and 2 sacks across 13 career games in the available record. That gives John Ridgeway's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Arkansas
2021
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2021
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Arkansas | 7 | 21.1 | 5.4 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Northern Illinois
Week 1
Game with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
@ LSU
Week 11 · W 16-13 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
77.2 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.2 takeover score.
#3
vs Texas
Week 2 · W 40-21
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Havoc Plays
76.7 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 76.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Georgia Southern
Week 3 · W 45-10
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Havoc Plays
48.1 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 48.1 takeover score.
#5
vs Auburn
Week 7 · L 23-38 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Arkansas
7 primary output · 21.1 efficiency · 5.4 usage
44.5
Milestones
3
Impact games
3
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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