Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2021-2025East Carolina
Ryheem Craig
LB • 6'3" • 231 lbs • Taylorsville, NC, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Ryheem Craig shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.
Impact Production
55
Solid production for a linebacker
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Reliability
70
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
46
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Louisville
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 2
- Unique Seasons
- 5
- Program Path
- Louisville • East Carolina
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Liberty
Player Story
Ryheem Craig built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Taylorsville, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with East Carolina and Louisville. The clearest part of Ryheem Craig's career was his...
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- Committed To
- Louisville
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2021
Ryheem Craig, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2021 Regular Season · Louisville. Ryheem Craig shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 21.8 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 98
- TFL
- 10.5
- Sacks
- 4
- QB hurries
- 5
- Passes defended
- 3
Quick Answers
Ryheem Craig quick answers
- Latest team and position
- East Carolina · LB
- Career Tackles
- 98
- Tracked sample
- 5 unique seasons · 7 entries · 31 games
- Best season
- 2021 Regular Season · Louisville
- Top game
- Liberty
- Recruit profile
- 3-star · Alexander Central · Louisville
- High school pipeline
- Alexander Central · 3 FBS recruits · 0 drafted players
- Latest roster
- No. 5 · Senior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 40 tackles · LB 374th (top 30%) · American Athletic 96th (top 15%) · National 935th (top 16%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 55.5 |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 3 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 12.7 |
| 2024 Postseason | East Carolina | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 44 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 51.3 |
| 2025 Postseason | East Carolina | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 43.1 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Carolina | 12 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 43.1 |
Related Context
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Ryheem Craig played LB for Louisville and East Carolina. Across 5 tracked seasons, Ryheem Craig recorded 98 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with East Carolina.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2021 Regular Season
Louisville paired 2 primary output with 24.2 efficiency.
Supporting note
2025 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 21.8 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Multi-stop career journey
Production spans 2 team stops, with role shifts visible across Louisville, East Carolina.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Tulsa
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2025 Postseason · East Carolina
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
0.8
Efficiency
21.8
Usage
4.7
Consistency
11.1
Best Game by takeover score
Tulsa
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Pittsburgh: 0.5. NC State: 2.5. Campbell: 1. Coastal Carolina: 0. BYU: 0. Army: 0. Tulane: 1. Tulsa: 4.5. Charlotte: 0. Memphis: 0. UTSA: 0. Florida Atlantic: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Pittsburgh: 5 by 25.8. NC State: 5 by 45.8. Campbell: 2 by 18.3. Coastal Carolina: 3 by 12.5. BYU: 4 by 16.7. Army: 7 by 29.2. Tulane: 2 by 18.3. Tulsa: 2 by 53.3. Charlotte: 4 by 16.7. Memphis: 3 by 12.5. UTSA: 1 by 4.2. Florida Atlantic: 2 by 8.3
Split Comparison
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Wins0.8 · Games = 8 · -0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.9 · Games = 4 · +0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.
12 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Tulsa
Best efficiency game
53.3 vs Tulsa
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12/27 | vs Pittsburgh | W 23-17 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/29 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 42-3 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/22 | @ UTSA | L 24-58 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/15 | vs Memphis | W 31-27 | 3 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/8 | vs Charlotte | W 48-22 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 10/16 | vs TulsaSplash game | W 41-27 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0.50 | — | 2 | — | — |
| Thu 10/9 | @ Tulane | L 19-26 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 9/25 | vs Army | W 28-6 | 7 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/20 | vs BYU | L 13-34 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/13 | @ Coastal Carolina | W 38-0 | 3 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/6 | vs Campbell | W 56-3 | 2 | 0 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Thu 8/28 | @ NC StateSplash game | L 17-24 | 5 | 2 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
Ryheem Craig story
Ryheem Craig built his college career from 2021 through 2025 as a linebacker from Taylorsville, NC wearing No. 5, spending time with East Carolina and Louisville. The clearest part of Ryheem Craig's career was his defensive production: 98 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss, 4 sacks, and 3 passes defended across 31 career games in the available record. That gives Ryheem Craig's career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
Louisville
2021-2023
Opening stop
- 2
East Carolina
2024-2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
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| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Regular Season | Louisville | 2 | 24.2 | 9.2 | — |
| 2022 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 10.3 | 2 | -1 |
| 2023 Regular Season | Louisville | 1 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | East Carolina | 9 | 24.5 | 6 | 8 |
| 2024 Regular Season | East Carolina | 9 | 24.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 Postseason | East Carolina | 9.5 | 21.8 | 4.7 | 0.5 |
| 2025 Regular Season | East Carolina | 9.5 | 21.8 | 4.7 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
@ Liberty
Week 4 · L 24-35
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2
Havoc Plays
81.7 takeover
2 disruption/tackle impact with 81.7 takeover score.
#2
@ Charlotte
Week 6 · L 24-55 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
77.5 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 77.5 takeover score.
#3
vs No. 104 Tulsa
Week 8 · W 41-27 · Conference game
4.5
Havoc Plays
73 takeover
Win with 4.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
4.5 disruption/tackle impact with 73 takeover score.
#4
vs Boston College
Week 8 · W 28-14 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
67 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 67 takeover score.
#5
@ No. 55 NC State
Week 1 · L 17-24
2.5
Havoc Plays
57.7 takeover
Loss with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 57.7 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2021 Regular Season · Louisville
2 primary output · 24.2 efficiency · 9.2 usage
55.5
#2
2024 Postseason · East Carolina
51.3
9 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 6 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · East Carolina
51.3
9 primary · 24.5 efficiency · 6 usage
Milestones
4
Impact games
5
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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