#99

John Ridgeway

DL · Arkansas · Sr. · #99

Dallas — drafted 2022, Rd 5, Pick 35, #178 overall
This season's coverage starts August 26 — check back once kickoff hits.

John Ridgeway

DL · Arkansas · Sr · #99

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#2358 national
CFB
College
Arkansas
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
R5 · #178
Dallas · 2022

Where He Ended Up · NFL

DallasEntering 5th NFL season

#178Rd 5 · Pick 35
DallasEntering 5th NFL season

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Arkansas9-4HC: Sam Pittman · Run-heavy

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2021Arkansas39114.02.0------
Career39114.02.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 16–13

at LSU

1 TFL  ·  1 SACKS  ·  2 SOLO

A wire-to-wire battle — won by 3 on the road.

How he plays

Play style

Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Nose Anchor

The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.

IDL

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Jalen Sami’s 2021 season.

Jalen Sami

80%match

Colorado · 2021

#2

Brodric Martin

Western Kentucky · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 33
76%
#3

Khyiris Tonga

BYU · 2020

NFL Rd 7
74%
#4

Timmy Horne

Kansas State · 2021

72%
#5

PJ Mustipher

Penn State · 2021

71%

Matches Jalen on

Hurry rate
Sack rate
Weight

Differs from Jalen on

Height (lower)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Chris McClellan's freshman season at Florida (2022).

Florida · 2022

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 13
#2

Ulumoo Ale

Washington · 2022

77%
#3

Alton Tarber

Colorado State · 2025

76%
#4

Lee Hunter

UCF · 2022

All-Big 12NFL Rd 2 · Pk 17
74%
#5

Yilanan Ouattara

Vanderbilt · 2023

71%

Matches Chris on

Weight
TFL rate
Hurry rate

Differs from Chris on

Height (higher)