Usage / Role
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Rotational defensive role
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Player Dossier
2023-2025TCU
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.
Impact Production
7
Developing production for a safety
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Reliability
15
Sporadic game-to-game production
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Star Power
19
Limited ceiling signals so far
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · TCU
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 3
- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- LSU • California • TCU
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: San Diego State
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- Committed To
- LSU
- Commit Date
- Jan 1, 2023
Ryan Yaites, S. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2025 Regular Season · TCU. Ryan Yaites shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 4.2 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 34
- TFL
- 0.5
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 2
Quick Answers
Ryan Yaites quick answers
- Latest team and position
- TCU · S
- Career Tackles
- 34
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 19 games
- Best season
- 2025 Regular Season · TCU
- Top game
- San Diego State
- Recruit profile
- 4-star · Guyer · LSU
- High school pipeline
- Guyer · 50 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
- Latest roster
- No. 13 · Junior
- 2025 Tackles rank
- 3 tackles · S 467th (top 83%) · Big 12 496th (top 68%) · National 4,277th (top 69%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | LSU | 9 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 9 | 13 | - | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 15.8 |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 7 | 4 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 7 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36.7 |
| 2025 Regular Season | TCU | 3 | 3 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 36.8 |
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Transfer Portal History
Matched portal movement
| Season | Path | Movement | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | California to TCU | P4 to P4 | 75.9 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 2024 | LSU to California | P4 to P4 | 78 | Apr 19, 2024 |
Ryan Yaites played S for LSU, California, and TCU. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ryan Yaites recorded 34 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2023 with LSU.
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 stayed steady
2025 Regular Season tracked close to 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.
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2025 Regular Season · TCU
Games
3
Havoc Plays / G
0
Efficiency
4.2
Usage
0.7
Consistency
100
Best Game by takeover score
North Carolina
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. North Carolina: 0. Arizona State: 0. West Virginia: 0
Volume vs Efficiency
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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
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Wins0 · Games = 2 · +0 vs Losses
Losses0 · Games = 1 · +0 vs Wins
Game Log
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3 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
North Carolina
Best efficiency game
4.2 vs West Virginia
Career Arc
Track team changes, role shifts, and season-to-season movement.
- 1
LSU
2023
Opening stop
- 2
California
2024
Peak year stop
- 3
TCU
2025
Final stop
Season Value Progression
20232023202420242025
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Postseason | LSU | 1 | 8.5 | 1.3 | — |
| 2023 Regular Season | LSU | 1 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 2024 Postseason | California | 2.5 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 |
| 2024 Regular Season | California | 2.5 | 12.5 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2025 Regular Season | TCU | 0 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -2.5 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs San Diego State
Week 3 · W 31-10
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1
Havoc Plays
51.1 takeover
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.1 takeover score.
#2
vs Stanford
Week 13 · W 24-21 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
46.7 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 46.7 takeover score.
#3
@ Ole Miss
Week 5 · L 49-55 · Conference game
1
Havoc Plays
36.7 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.7 takeover score.
#4
vs Miami
Week 6 · L 38-39 · Conference game
0.5
Havoc Plays
35 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 35 takeover score.
#5
@ UNLV
Week 1 · L 13-24 · Postseason
0
Havoc Plays
15.6 takeover
Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0 disruption/tackle impact with 15.6 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2025 Regular Season · TCU
0 primary output · 4.2 efficiency · 0.7 usage
36.8
#2
2024 Postseason · California
36.7
2.5 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.4 usage
#3
2024 Regular Season · California
36.7
2.5 primary · 12.5 efficiency · 2.4 usage
Milestones
0
Impact games
0
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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