Ralfs Rusins: DT · Liberty · #99.
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Ralfs Rusins
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. Played for two head coaches in four seasons at Liberty. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Ole Miss — Week 10, 2021.
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 6 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 48-7vs Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 21-13@ Troy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 45-17vs Old Dominion | 5 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Syracuse | 5 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 36-12@ UAB | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 28-31@ UL Monroe | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-26@ North Texas | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 62-17vs Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 14-27@ No. 15 Ole Miss | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 14-42vs No. 22 Louisiana | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 16-31vs Army | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 15 | 6.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 |
Week 5 · 2021
W 36-12
at UAB
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 2 tackles
Dominant 24-point win on the road against UAB.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
17%6 TFLSack rate
9%3 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries35 tackles · 6 for loss · 3 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Hugh Freeze
Pass share
43.1%
381 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
73.8
12 games
Team sack rate
12.2%
444 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2021
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive lineman who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Four seasons at Liberty, 142 tackles — the college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2018–2021
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Turner Gill → Hugh Freeze. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
From Carnikava, Latvia.
