Ryan Niblett

DB • 5'10" • 187 lbs • Houston, TX, USA

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Ryan Niblett shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 1.3 disruption score.

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Rotational defensive role

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Impact Production

Developing production for a defensive back

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Reliability

Sporadic game-to-game production

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Career Arc

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Best season by Season Value: 2024 Postseason · Texas

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Snapshot

Career Teams: 1
Unique Seasons: 3
Program Path: Texas
Peak Game: Peak game by takeover score: Michigan

Player Story

Ryan Niblett built his college career from 2023 through 2025 as a defensive back from Houston, TX wearing No. 21, spending time with Texas. The clearest part of Ryan Niblett's career was his return-game role: 738...

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Recruit Profile

Class 2023 · Rating 0.9664

Aldine Eisenhower · Houston, TX

Committed To: Texas
Commit Date: Jan 1, 2023

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Latest team and position: Texas · DB
Career Tackles: 7
Tracked sample: 3 unique seasons · 5 entries · 20 games
Best season: 2024 Postseason · Texas
Top game: Michigan
Recruit profile: 4-star · Aldine Eisenhower · Texas
High school pipeline: Aldine Eisenhower · 20 FBS recruits · 1 drafted player
Latest roster: No. 21 · Sophomore
2025 Tackles rank: 4 tackles · DB 757th (top 78%) · SEC 474th (top 63%) · National 3,957th (top 64%)

Ryan Niblett played DB for Texas. Across 3 tracked seasons, Ryan Niblett recorded 38 rushing yards, 84 receiving yards, and 7 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2025 with Texas.

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20252025 Coaches All-SEC · conference_coachessecond

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