Player Dossier

2023-2025

LSU

Ryan Yaites

S • 6'1" • 195 lbs • Denton, TX, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ryan Yaites shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Usage Score

0.7

Efficiency

4.2

Consistency

100

Season Value

35

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · TCU

2323242425

Snapshot

Career Teams
3
Seasons Tracked
5
Program Path
LSU • California • TCU
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State

Scouting Read

Best season and peak-game context are pinned here so the rest of the page can stay analytical without losing the headline story.

Ryan Yaites, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season · TCU. Ryan Yaites shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Regular Season

TCU paired 0 primary output with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Regular Season role shape

impact-led usage with 4.2 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value is trending up

2025 Regular Season improved on the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Multi-stop career journey

Production spans 3 team stops, with role shifts visible across LSU, California, TCU.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: North Carolina

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.

Analysis workspace

Season Workbench

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Season Explorer

Understand the selected season before dropping into the full game log.

2025 Regular Season · TCU

Games

3

Havoc Plays / G

0

Efficiency

4.2

Usage

0.7

Consistency

100

Best Game by takeover score

West Virginia

Hover a point or expand a game row to keep the active game context visible here.

Game-by-Game Trend

123

Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 0. Arizona State: 0. West Virginia: 0

Volume vs Efficiency

Low volume / high quality

High volume / high quality

Low volume / lower quality

High volume / lower quality

Volume on the x-axis, quality on the y-axis.

Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. North Carolina: 1 by 4.2. Arizona State: 1 by 4.2. West Virginia: 1 by 4.2

Split Comparison

Wins0 · n=2
First Half0 · n=2
All Games0 · n=3

Game Log

Dense stat lines with inline explanations and season-linked highlights.

3 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

North Carolina

Best efficiency game

4.2 vs West Virginia

Result
Sat 10/25@ West VirginiaW 23-1710000
Sat 9/27@ Arizona StateL 24-2710000
Tue 9/2@ North CarolinaW 48-1410000

Career Arc

Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.

  1. 1

    LSU

    2023

    Opening stop

  2. 2

    California

    2024

    Peak year stop

  3. 3

    TCU

    2025

    Final stop

Season Progression

20232023202420242025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2023 PostseasonLSU18.51.3
2023 Regular SeasonLSU18.51.30
2024 PostseasonCalifornia1.511.120.5
2024 Regular SeasonCalifornia1.511.120
2025 Regular SeasonTCU04.20.7-1.5

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

San Diego State

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1

Primary metric

1 disruption/tackle impact with 43.3 takeover score.

#2

Ole Miss

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.

#3

Miami

0.5

Primary metric

Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 25.6 takeover score.

#4

UNLV

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 6.8 takeover score.

#5

Missouri

0

Primary metric

Win with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 5.1 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Regular Season · TCU

0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage

35

#2

2024 Postseason · California

8.3

1.5 primary · 11.1 efficiency · 2 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · California

8.3

1.5 primary · 11.1 efficiency · 2 usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

0

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9158

Guyer · Denton, TX

Committed To
LSU
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2023

Career Facts

3

Career teams

5

Seasons tracked

34

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 5 tracked seasons, 19 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ryan Yaites quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
3
Seasons tracked
5
Career tackles
34