Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Murray State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 26-28@ Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-20vs Nevada | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#12
Ricky Lee III
Junior cornerback on Middle Tennessee's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 166 lb · Atlanta, GA
CFB Index 50 · #171 of 339 cornersLow confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The story
Junior cornerback on Middle Tennessee's 2026 roster.
- Transferred from UAB to Sacramento State in 2025.
Ricky Lee III
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Trent Dilfer and Derek Mason. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Nevada — Week 3, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Middle Tennessee
2026
Middle Tennessee
Coaching transition mid-career: Rick Stockstill → Derek Mason. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Tennessee | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | UAB | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | UAB | 20 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
| Career | 26 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Ricky Lee III's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 38–14
vs Murray State
1 tackles
Dominant 24-point win at home against Murray State.
With R. Gagliano — 200 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · 25 rush yds (2 car) · 1 TD · C. Lacy — 8 rec · 118 yds · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle.
Season context · Team result + system
2023UAB4-8HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2024UAB3-9HC: Trent Dilfer · Balanced
2026Middle Tennessee2-1HC: Derek Mason · Pass-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Pass share
58.0%
102 pass / 74 run
Plays / game
58.7
3 games
Team sack rate
1.9%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, slow tempo.
Awards
Player standing · 2023
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
50 · #171 of 339 corners
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Hunter Sellers’s 2023 season.
Matches Hunter on
Class year
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Hunter on
Weight (lower)
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Jahmir Torres's freshman season at New Mexico (2025).
Matches Jahmir on
Height
PD rate
Weight
Differs from Jahmir on
Class year (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ricky Lee III
The secondary · Middle Tennessee
- Kalen Woods36 tackles · 2025
- #2Jackson Lowe36 tackles · 2025
- #7Christofer Noble22 tackles · 2025
- #15Devan Carlisle10 tackles · 2025
- #12Ricky Lee III3 games · 2026
17 more on the roster · Middle Tennessee team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology