Usage / Role
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Featured defensive role
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Player Dossier
2024-2024Ball State
Riley Tolsma
DL • 6'3" • 261 lbs • Hamilton, MI, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
Riley Tolsma shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a defensive lineman
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Reliability
74
Reliable weekly contributor
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Star Power
85
Elite ceiling indicators
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
- 1
- Unique Seasons
- 1
- Program Path
- Ball State
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Player Story
Riley Tolsma built his college career in 2024 as a defensive lineman from Hamilton, MI wearing No. 40, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Riley Tolsma's career was his defensive production: 59...
Read the storyRiley Tolsma, DL. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2024 Regular Season · Ball State. Riley Tolsma shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 39.7 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 59
- TFL
- 8.5
- Sacks
- 5.5
- QB hurries
- 8
- Passes defended
- 1
Quick Answers
Riley Tolsma quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Ball State · DL
- Career Tackles
- 59
- Tracked sample
- 1 unique seasons · 1 entries · 12 games
- Best season
- 2024 Regular Season · Ball State
- Top game
- Bowling Green
- Latest roster
- No. 40 · Senior
- 2024 Tackles rank
- 59 tackles · DL 7th (top 1%) · Mid-American 43rd (top 8%) · National 412th (top 7%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 12 | 59 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 73 |
Related Context
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Riley Tolsma played DL for Ball State. Across 1 tracked season, Riley Tolsma recorded 59 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2024 with Ball State.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2024 Regular Season
Ball State paired 23 primary output with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
2024 Regular Season role shape
impact-led usage with 39.7 efficiency.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Bowling Green
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2024 Regular Season · Ball State
Games
12
Havoc Plays / G
1.9
Efficiency
39.7
Usage
15.4
Consistency
52.3
Best Game by takeover score
Bowling Green
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Missouri State: 1. Miami: 0. Central Michigan: 1. James Madison: 2. Western Michigan: 2. Kent State: 2. Vanderbilt: 1.5. Northern Illinois: 5. Miami (OH): 0. Buffalo: 3. Bowling Green: 5. Ohio: 0.5
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Missouri State: 4 by 26.7. Miami: 2 by 8.3. Central Michigan: 2 by 18.3. James Madison: 3 by 32.5. Western Michigan: 7 by 49.2. Kent State: 9 by 57.5. Vanderbilt: 4 by 31.7. Northern Illinois: 3 by 62.5. Miami (OH): 4 by 16.7. Buffalo: 8 by 63.3. Bowling Green: 6 by 75. Ohio: 7 by 34.2
Split Comparison
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Wins2.7 · Games = 3 · +1.0 vs Losses
Losses1.7 · Games = 9 · -1.0 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
Bowling Green
Best efficiency game
75 vs Bowling Green
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11/29 | @ Ohio | L 21-42 | 7 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/23 | vs Bowling Green2+ sacks · Splash game | L 13-38 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/13 | @ BuffaloSplash game | L 48-51 | 8 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Wed 11/6 | vs Miami (OH) | L 21-27 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/26 | vs Northern IllinoisSplash game | W 25-23 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/19 | @ Vanderbilt | L 14-24 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/12 | @ Kent StateSplash game | W 37-35 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/5 | vs Western MichiganSplash game | L 42-45 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/28 | @ James MadisonSplash game | L 7-63 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/21 | @ Central Michigan | L 34-37 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/14 | @ Miami | L 0-62 | 2 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/7 | vs Missouri State | W 42-34 | 4 | 1 | — | 0.50 | 0.50 | — | 0 | — | — |
Player Story
Riley Tolsma story
Riley Tolsma built his college career in 2024 as a defensive lineman from Hamilton, MI wearing No. 40, spending time with Ball State. The clearest part of Riley Tolsma's career was his defensive production: 59 tackles, 8.5 tackles for loss, 5.5 sacks, and 1 pass defended across 12 career games in the available record. His largest box-score season came in 2024 with Ball State. Those numbers show where he fit, how often the ball or action found him, and how his role developed over time.
Defensive careers can be hard to read from one number, but Riley Tolsma's production has multiple signals. With 12 career games in the available record, his career has enough shape to show both opportunity and production across Ball State.
The arc is straightforward: Riley Tolsma moved through the depth chart, found a larger role, and turned that opportunity into production that can be understood through standard football numbers.
Career Arc
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Ball State
2024
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2024
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Regular Season | Ball State | 23 | 39.7 | 15.4 | — |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Bowling Green
Week 13 · L 13-38 · Conference game
Loss with backfield disruption leading the way.
5
Havoc Plays
91.7 takeover
5 disruption/tackle impact with 91.7 takeover score.
#2
vs Northern Illinois
Week 9 · W 25-23 · Conference game
5
Havoc Plays
87.5 takeover
Win with 5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
5 disruption/tackle impact with 87.5 takeover score.
#3
@ Buffalo
Week 12 · L 48-51 · Conference game
3
Havoc Plays
74.4 takeover
Loss with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
3 disruption/tackle impact with 74.4 takeover score.
#4
@ Kent State
Week 7 · W 37-35 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
65.8 takeover
Win with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 65.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Western Michigan
Week 6 · L 42-45 · Conference game
2
Havoc Plays
63.1 takeover
Loss with 2 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2 disruption/tackle impact with 63.1 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2024 Regular Season · Ball State
23 primary output · 39.7 efficiency · 15.4 usage
73
Milestones
5
Impact games
6
Splash games
0
10+ tackle games
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