Ronnie Porter
Ronnie Porter
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Two head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 4 tackles against Oregon State — Week 6, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Shawn Clark → Dowell Loggains. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
Splits & context
Supporting Cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dowell Loggains
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR03 · Backup
Spot duty on defense. Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | App State | 15 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | South Carolina | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | South Carolina | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 22 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2025
W 20–13
vs Lindenwood
0 TFL · 3 TOT
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 at home.
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
App State
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · App State
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -3 net (38 in / 41 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
App State · Last season: 5-8 · Talent rank #79 · 2026 recruiting class #59
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Ruben Hyppolite II’s 2022 season.
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Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Ruben Hyppolite II's junior season at Maryland (2022).
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