Usage / Role
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Regular defensive contributor
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Player Dossier
2014-2016Old Dominion
TJ Ricks
LB • 6'0" • Hampton, VA, USA
Ball-hunting defenderSplash play profile
TJ Ricks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.3 disruption score.
Impact Production
100
Top-tier box-score impact for a linebacker
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Reliability
100
Regular contributor with several takeover games
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Star Power
73
High-upside career profile
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Career Arc
Value trend by season
Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Old Dominion
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Snapshot
- Career Teams
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- Unique Seasons
- 3
- Program Path
- Old Dominion
- Peak Game
- Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Player Story
TJ Ricks built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a linebacker from Hampton, VA wearing No. 47, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of TJ Ricks' career was his defensive production: 102...
Read the storyTJ Ricks, LB. Best season Best season by Season Value: 2016 Postseason · Old Dominion. TJ Ricks shows a ball-hunting defender profile with 41.3 disruption score.
Stat Footprint
Career production snapshot
- Tackles
- 102
- TFL
- 6
- Sacks
- 1
- QB hurries
- 1
- Passes defended
- 4
Quick Answers
TJ Ricks quick answers
- Latest team and position
- Old Dominion · LB
- Career Tackles
- 102
- Tracked sample
- 3 unique seasons · 4 entries · 14 games
- Best season
- 2016 Postseason · Old Dominion
- Top game
- Florida International
- Latest roster
- No. 47 · Class 2016
- 2016 Tackles rank
- 102 tackles · LB 56th (top 6%) · Conference USA 9th (top 2%) · National 74th (top 2%)
Season Ledger
Crawlable season-by-season stats
| Season | Team | Games | Tackles | TFL | Sacks | QB Hur | PD | TD | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 2015 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | 42.8 |
| 2016 Postseason | Old Dominion | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 64.7 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 13 | 93 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 64.7 |
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TJ Ricks played LB for Old Dominion. Across 3 tracked seasons, TJ Ricks recorded 102 tackles. His top tracked season came in 2016 with Old Dominion.
Player insights
Lead takeaway
Best season by value score: 2016 Postseason
Old Dominion paired 12 primary output with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
2016 Postseason role shape
impact-led usage with 41.3 efficiency.
Supporting note
Career value stayed steady
2016 Regular Season tracked close to the prior stop by season value score.
Supporting note
Peak game by takeover score: Florida International
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet. It landed in the 100th percentile of the selected season.
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2016 Postseason · Old Dominion
Games
13
Havoc Plays / G
0.9
Efficiency
41.3
Usage
7.5
Consistency
54.8
Best Game by takeover score
Florida International
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Game-by-Game Trend
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Chronological game order.
Game by game trend chart. Eastern Michigan: 1. Hampton: 1. App State: 1. NC State: 0.5. UTSA: 0. Charlotte: 1. Massachusetts: 0. Western Kentucky: 1. UTEP: 1. Marshall: 0. Southern Miss: 2.5. Florida Atlantic: 0. Florida International: 3
Volume vs Efficiency
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Volume versus efficiency scatter chart. Eastern Michigan: 9 by 47.5. Hampton: 9 by 47.5. App State: 5 by 30.8. NC State: 11 by 50.8. UTSA: 14 by 50. Charlotte: 7 by 39.2. Massachusetts: 5 by 20.8. Western Kentucky: 9 by 47.5. UTEP: 6 by 35. Marshall: 4 by 16.7. Southern Miss: 11 by 70.8. Florida Atlantic: 6 by 25. Florida International: 6 by 55
Split Comparison
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Wins0.9 · Games = 10 · +0.1 vs Losses
Losses0.8 · Games = 3 · -0.1 vs Wins
Game Log
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13 games
Featured metric
Havoc Plays
Top game by takeover score
Florida International
Best efficiency game
70.8 vs Southern Miss
| Result | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 12/23 | vs Eastern Michigan | W 24-20 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/26 | vs Florida InternationalSplash game | W 42-28 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/19 | @ Florida Atlantic | W 42-24 | 6 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/12 | vs Southern Miss10+ tackles · Splash game | W 51-35 | 11 | 5 | — | 2.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 11/5 | vs Marshall | W 38-14 | 4 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sun 10/30 | @ UTEP | W 31-21 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/22 | @ Western Kentucky | L 24-59 | 9 | 4 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 10/8 | vs Massachusetts | W 36-16 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 10/1 | @ Charlotte | W 52-17 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sat 9/24 | vs UTSA10+ tackles | W 33-19 | 14 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/17 | @ NC State10+ tackles | L 22-49 | 11 | 6 | — | 0.50 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Sat 9/10 | @ App State | L 7-31 | 5 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
| Sun 9/4 | vs Hampton | W 54-21 | 9 | 5 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | — | — |
Player Story
TJ Ricks story
TJ Ricks built his college career from 2014 through 2016 as a linebacker from Hampton, VA wearing No. 47, spending time with Old Dominion. The clearest part of TJ Ricks' career was his defensive production: 102 tackles, 6 tackles for loss, 1 sack, and 1 interception across 14 career games in the available record. That gives TJ Ricks' career enough real context without stretching the story beyond the available production.
Career Arc
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Old Dominion
2014-2016
Opening stop
Season Value Progression
2014201520162016
| Season | Team | Primary | Efficiency | Usage | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2015 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 1 | 20 | — | 1 |
| 2016 Postseason | Old Dominion | 12 | 41.3 | 7.5 | 11 |
| 2016 Regular Season | Old Dominion | 12 | 41.3 | 7.5 | 0 |
Signature Performances
Top Games
#1 Featured game
vs Florida International
Week 13 · W 42-28 · Conference game
Win with 3 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
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Havoc Plays
85 takeover
3 disruption/tackle impact with 85 takeover score.
#2
vs Southern Miss
Week 11 · W 51-35 · Conference game
2.5
Havoc Plays
84.7 takeover
Win with 2.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
2.5 disruption/tackle impact with 84.7 takeover score.
#3
vs Florida Atlantic
Week 13 · L 31-33 · Conference game
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Havoc Plays
60 takeover
Loss with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 60 takeover score.
#4
@ NC State
Week 3 · L 22-49
0.5
Havoc Plays
52.8 takeover
Loss with 0.5 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
0.5 disruption/tackle impact with 52.8 takeover score.
#5
vs Eastern Michigan
Week 1 · W 24-20 · Postseason
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Havoc Plays
51.4 takeover
Win with 1 impact plays across the defensive snap sheet.
1 disruption/tackle impact with 51.4 takeover score.
Top Seasons
#1 Season by Season Value
2016 Postseason · Old Dominion
12 primary output · 41.3 efficiency · 7.5 usage
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#2
2016 Regular Season · Old Dominion
64.7
12 primary · 41.3 efficiency · 7.5 usage
#3
2015 Regular Season · Old Dominion
42.8
1 primary · 20 efficiency · — usage
Milestones
3
Impact games
2
Splash games
3
10+ tackle games
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