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Rico Tolefree

LB · San José State · Sr. · #16

San José State 2022 alumnus
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Rico Tolefree

LB · San José State · Sr · #16

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Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★
#3852 national
CFB
College
San José State
2021–2022
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021San José State5-7HC: Brent Brennan · Balanced, slow tempo
2022San José State7-5HC: Brent Brennan · Pass-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2022San José State1261.01.0------
2021San José State28194.51.0------
Career40255.52.0------

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 5 · 2022

W 33–16

at Wyoming

1 TOT

How he plays

Play style

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Sideline-to-Sideline

Ranges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles.

LB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Richard Moore’s 2021 season.

SMU · 2021

#2

Prince Bemah

Charlotte · 2021

72%
#3

Spencer Jones

Army · 2021

72%
#4

Kourt Williams II

Ohio State · 2021

70%
#5

Owen Pappoe

Auburn · 2021

All-SECNFL Rd 5
70%

Matches Richard on

Tackle volume
Sack rate
Weight

Differs from Richard on

Hurry rate (lower)
Height (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Spencer Jones's sophomore season at Army (2021).

Army · 2021

#2

Cornell Wheeler

Kansas · 2023

82%
#3

Richard Moore

SMU · 2021

81%
#4

Shadrach Banks

TCU · 2022

79%
#5

Treyvon Reeves

Tulsa · 2021

79%

Matches Spencer on

TFL rate
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate