Last confirmed: Penn State, 2017. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′6″ · 258 lb · Malvern, PA · Great Valley
Ryan Buchholz: DE · Penn State · #97.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ryan Buchholz
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. He has spent two seasons in the Penn State defensive front. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Indiana — Week 5, 2017.
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Penn State | 18 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| 2016 | Penn State | 16 | 9 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Career | 34 | 16 | 6.5 | 4.5 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2017 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 52-0vs Akron | 4 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 33-14vs Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 56-0vs Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-14vs Indiana | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-7@ Northwestern | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 42-13vs No. 19 Michigan | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 35-28vs No. 12 Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 7 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 |
Week 8 · 2017
W 42-13
vs Michigan
0.5 sacks · 0.5 tackles for loss · 4 tackles
Dominant 29-point win at home against Michigan.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
11%2 sacksTFL rate
14%2 TFLHurry rate
17%3 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
40%2 of 5 pressures18 tackles · 2.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
2 seasons under James Franklin — 22-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2017 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
James Franklin
Pass share
51.1%
458 pass / 439 run
Plays / game
69.0
13 games
Team sack rate
5.9%
511 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2017
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Penn State, 4 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2015–2017
1 coachPlayed his entire career under James Franklin.
