Last confirmed: Virginia Tech, 2018. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′0″ · 230 lb · Jacksonville, FL · Mandarin
Rico Kearney: LB · Virginia Tech · #38.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Rico Kearney
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. On tape: 18 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Boston College, Week 10, 2018.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
35 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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 him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Virginia Tech | 35 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | 35 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2018 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 62-17vs William & Mary | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 35-49@ Old Dominion | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 31-14@ No. 22 Duke | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 23-45vs No. 6 Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 22-19@ North Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 28-49vs Georgia Tech | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 21-31vs No. 24 Boston College | 18 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 18 tackles |
| Wk 11 | L 22-52@ Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
35tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%2 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
0%0 pass breakups35 tackles · 2 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2018 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 7.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+3g | 8.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Justin Fuente
Pass share
45.6%
428 pass / 510 run
Plays / game
72.2
13 games
Team sack rate
6.1%
461 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2018
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS linebacker who plays every week.
How it ended
One season at Virginia Tech, 35 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
