Usage / Role
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Major defensive role
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Player Dossier
2017-2020Virginia Tech
Rayshard Ashby
LB • 5'10" • 245 lbs • Chesterfield, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Rayshard Ashby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
84
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
87
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 4
- Program Path
- Virginia Tech
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Boston College
Player Story
Rayshard Ashby built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Chesterfield, VA wearing No. 23, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Rayshard Ashby's career was his defensive...
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- Committed To
- Virginia Tech
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2017
Rayshard Ashby, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech. Rayshard Ashby shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 42 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 293
- TFL
- 34
- Sacks
- 10
- QB hurries
- 17
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Rayshard Ashby quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Virginia Tech · LB
- Career Tackles
- 293
- Tracked sample
- 4 unique seasons · 6 entries · 36 games
- Best season
- 2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech
- Top game
- Boston College
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Lloyd C. Bird · Virginia Tech
- High school pipeline
- Lloyd C. Bird · 8 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 23 · Senior
- 2020 Tackles rank
- 69 tackles · LB 83rd (top 8%) · ACC 18th (top 3%) · National 115th (top 3%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 12 | 5 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 67.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 12 | 100 | 9.5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 67.5 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 13 | 14 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1 | - | 0 | 79.3 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 13 | 105 | 14.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 79.3 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 11 | 69 | 7.5 | 4 | 6 | - | 0 | 63 |
Related Context
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Rayshard Ashby played LB for Virginia Tech. Across 4 tracked seasons, Rayshard Ashby recorded 293 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2019 with Virginia Tech.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2019 Postseason
Virginia Tech paired 28 primary output with 56.4 efficiency.
Supporting note
2020 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 42 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value cooled off
2020 Regular Season fell back from the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: NC State
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2020 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
Games
11
Havoc Plays / G
1.6
Efficiency
42
Usage
10.8
Consistency
57.7
Best Game by takeover score
NC State
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. NC State: 4. Duke: 2.5. North Carolina: 0.5. Boston College: 1.5. Wake Forest: 3. Louisville: 0. Liberty: 1. Miami: 1. Pittsburgh: 0. Clemson: 2. Virginia: 2
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. NC State: 6 by 65. Duke: 10 by 66.7. North Carolina: 6 by 30. Boston College: 2 by 23.3. Wake Forest: 7 by 59.2. Louisville: 5 by 20.8. Liberty: 3 by 22.5. Miami: 11 by 55.8. Pittsburgh: 7 by 29.2. Clemson: 7 by 49.2. Virginia: 5 by 40.8
Split Comparison
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Wins2 · Games = 5 · +0.8 vs Losses
Losses1.3 · Games = 6 · -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
NC State
Best efficiency game
66.7 vs Duke
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12/13 | vs VirginiaSplash game | W 33-15 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 12/6 | vs ClemsonSplash game | L 10-45 | 7 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/21 | @ Pittsburgh | L 14-47 | 7 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/14 | vs Miami10+ tackles | L 24-25 | 11 | 7 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/7 | vs Liberty | L 35-38 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/31 | @ Louisville | W 42-35 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/24 | @ Wake ForestSplash game | L 16-23 | 7 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/18 | vs Boston College | W 40-14 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/10 | @ North Carolina | L 45-56 | 6 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/3 | @ Duke10+ tackles · Splash game | W 38-31 | 10 | 7 | — | 1.50 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 9/27 | vs NC StateSplash game | W 45-24 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Rayshard Ashby story
Rayshard Ashby built his college career from 2017 through 2020 as a linebacker from Chesterfield, VA wearing No. 23, spending time with Virginia Tech. The clearest part of Rayshard Ashby's career was his defensive production: 293 tackles, 34 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 36 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2019 with Virginia Tech. 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 Rayshard Ashby's production has multiple signals. With 36 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Virginia Tech.
The arc is straightforward: Rayshard Ashby 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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Virginia Tech
2017-2020
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
201720182018201920192020
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 18.5 | 49.1 | 14.5 | 18.5 |
| 2018 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 18.5 | 49.1 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 2019 Postseason | Virginia Tech | 28 | 56.4 | 16.4 | 9.5 |
| 2019 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 28 | 56.4 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 2020 Regular Season | Virginia Tech | 17.5 | 42 | 10.8 | -10.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Boston College
Week 1 · L 28-35 · Conference game
Loss with 5.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5.5
Havoc Plays
100 takeover
5.5 disruption/tackle impact with 100 takeover score.
#2
vs Marshall
Week 14 · W 41-20
3
Havoc Plays
93.3 takeover
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 93.3 takeover score.
#3
@ Old Dominion
Week 4 · L 35-49
3
Havoc Plays
89.2 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 89.2 takeover score.
#4
vs NC State
Week 4 · W 45-24 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
88.3 takeover
Win with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 88.3 takeover score.
#5
@ Kentucky
Week 1 · L 30-37 · Postseason
4
Havoc Plays
87.6 takeover
Loss with 4 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4 disruption/tackle impact with 87.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2019 Postseason · Virginia Tech
28 primary output · 56.4 efficiency · 16.4 usage
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#2
2019 Regular Season · Virginia Tech
79.3
28 primary · 56.4 efficiency · 16.4 usage
#3
2018 Postseason · Virginia Tech
67.5
18.5 primary · 49.1 efficiency · 14.5 usage
Milestones
19
Impact games
18
Splash games
13
10+ tackle games
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