#6

Riko Jeffers

LB · Texas Tech · Sr. · #6

Texas Tech 2021 alumnus
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Riko Jeffers

LB · Texas Tech · Sr · #6

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★
#769 national
CFB
College
Texas Tech
2021
NFL
NFL Draft
Not drafted

2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2021Texas Tech7-6HC: Matt Wells · Balanced

Career stats

SeasonTeam
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Career72401.51.031--

Signature game

SIGNATURE GAME · Week 11 · 2021

W 41–38

vs Iowa State

3 SOLO  ·  4 TOT

Edged out Iowa State at home in a shootout.

How he plays

Play style

Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Balanced Linebacker

Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.

LB

His 2021 production profile sits closest to Ryan Smenda Jr.’s 2021 season.

Wake Forest · 2021

#2

Riley Whimpey

Boise State · 2021

73%
#3

Dorian Williams

Tulane · 2021

NFL Rd 3 · Pk 28
73%
#4

Kameron Arnold

Boston College · 2021

72%
#5

Ethan Barr

Vanderbilt · 2021

71%

Matches Ryan on

Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Hurry rate

Differs from Ryan on

PD rate (higher)

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Austin Ajiake's sophomore season at UNLV (2021).

UNLV · 2021

All-Mountain West
#2

Dorian Williams

Tulane · 2021

All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 28
84%
#3

Riley Whimpey

Boise State · 2021

All-Mountain West
82%
#4

Kieren Douglas

Purdue · 2021

80%
#5

Trevor Brohard

New Mexico State · 2022

80%

Matches Austin on

Solo tackle rate
Sack rate
Weight

Differs from Austin on

Hurry rate (higher)