6′4″ · 235 lb · Alexandria, VA · St. Stephen's & St. Agnes
Ryan Thaxton: DE · South Florida · #99.
Ryan Thaxton
Ryan Thaxton has played for two head coaches in three seasons at South Florida. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Cincinnati — Week 11, 2021.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | South Florida | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2020 | South Florida | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2019 | South Florida | 3 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 12 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-45@ NC State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 38-17vs Florida A&M | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 27-35@ No. 15 BYU | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 17-41@ SMU | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 31-32vs Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 42-54vs No. 20 Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | L 28-45vs No. 2 Cincinnati | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 3 · 2021
W 38-17
vs Florida A&M
2 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 21-point win at home against Florida A&M.
Splits · Per-game
2021 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Scott
Pass share
40.1%
426 pass / 636 run
Plays / game
88.5
12 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
378 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2021
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
How it ended
Three seasons at South Florida — his college career is complete.
His career
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Butch Jones, Charlie Strong and Jeff Scott.
