Player Dossier

2024-2025

NC State

Ronnie Royal III

S • 5'9" • 185 lbs • Gulf Shores, AL, USA

Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile

Ronnie Royal III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.

Usage Score

5.2

Efficiency

19.9

Consistency

8.3

Season Value

10.2

Career Arc

Value trend by season

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · NC State

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Snapshot

Career Teams
1
Seasons Tracked
3
Program Path
NC State
Peak Game
Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

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.

Ronnie Royal III, S. Best season Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason · NC State. Ronnie Royal III shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 19.9 disruption score.

Player insights

Lead takeaway

Best season by value score: 2025 Postseason

NC State paired 3.5 primary output with 19.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

2025 Postseason role shape

impact-led usage with 19.9 efficiency.

Supporting note

Career value stayed steady

2025 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.

Supporting note

Peak game by takeover score: Unknown

Game with 1.5 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 Postseason · NC State

Games

12

Havoc Plays / G

0.3

Efficiency

19.9

Usage

5.2

Consistency

8.3

Best Game by takeover score

Memphis

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Game-by-Game Trend

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Chronological game order.

Game by game trend chart. Memphis: 0. East Carolina: 0. Virginia: 0. Wake Forest: 1. Duke: 0. Virginia Tech: 0. Unknown: 1.5. Notre Dame: 0. Pittsburgh: 0. Miami: 1. Florida State: 0. North Carolina: 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. Memphis: 2 by 8.3. East Carolina: 2 by 8.3. Virginia: 5 by 20.8. Wake Forest: 4 by 26.7. Duke: 1 by 4.2. Virginia Tech: 4 by 16.7. Unknown: 8 by 48.3. Notre Dame: 10 by 41.7. Pittsburgh: 7 by 29.2. Miami: 2 by 18.3. Florida State: 1 by 4.2. North Carolina: 3 by 12.5

Split Comparison

Wins0.2 · n=6 · -0.0 vs Losses
Losses0.2 · n=5 · +0.0 vs Wins
First Half0.2 · n=6 · -0.3 vs Second Half
Second Half0.4 · n=6 · +0.3 vs First Half

Game Log

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

12 games

Featured metric

Havoc Plays

Top game by takeover score

Unknown

Best efficiency game

48.3 vs Unknown

Result
Fri 12/19vs MemphisW 31-722000
Sun 11/30vs North CarolinaW 42-1930000
Sat 11/22vs Florida StateW 21-1111000
Sat 11/15@ MiamiL 7-4122100
Sat 10/25@ PittsburghL 34-5375000
Sat 10/11@ Notre Dame10+ tacklesL 7-36107000
Sat 10/4vs Unknown840.5001
Sat 9/27vs Virginia TechL 21-2342000
Sat 9/20@ DukeL 33-4510000
Thu 9/11@ Wake ForestW 34-24420010
Sat 9/6vs VirginiaW 35-3152000
Thu 8/28vs East CarolinaW 24-1721000

Career Arc

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

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    NC State

    2024-2025

    Opening stop

Season Progression

202420252025
SeasonTeamPrimaryEfficiencyUsageDelta
2024 Regular SeasonNC State0
2025 PostseasonNC State3.519.95.23.5
2025 Regular SeasonNC State3.519.95.20

Signature Performances

Top Games

#1 Featured game

Unknown

Game with 1.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1.5

Primary metric

1.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.1 takeover score.

#2

Wake Forest

1

Primary metric

Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 36.6 takeover score.

#3

Miami

1

Primary metric

Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

1 disruption/tackle impact with 33 takeover score.

#4

Notre Dame

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 16.1 takeover score.

#5

Pittsburgh

0

Primary metric

Loss with 0 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.

0 disruption/tackle impact with 11.3 takeover score.

Top Seasons

#1 Season by value score

2025 Postseason · NC State

3.5 primary output · 19.9 efficiency · 5.2 usage

10.2

#2

2025 Regular Season · NC State

10.2

3.5 primary · 19.9 efficiency · 5.2 usage

#3

2024 Regular Season · NC State

0 primary · efficiency · usage

Milestones

0

Impact games

0

Splash games

1

10+ tackle games

Bio, Recruit, and Data Context

Recruit Profile

4★

Class 2024 · Rating 0.8925

Gulf Shores · Gulf Shores, AL

Committed To
NC State
Commit Date
Jan 1, 2024

Career Facts

1

Career teams

3

Seasons tracked

49

Career Tackles

Data Context

Coverage spans 3 tracked seasons, 12 games, and SP opponent-strength context when available. Derived metrics fall back to raw production when share or rating context is missing.

Quick Answers

Ronnie Royal III quick answers

Recruiting profile

4-star recruit

Position
S
Teams played for
1
Seasons tracked
3
Career tackles
49