Last confirmed: Army, 2019. No 2026 box-score games on record.
5′11″ · 200 lb · Fountain Hills, AZ · Brophy College Preparatory
Ryan Velez: DB · Army · #26.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ryan Velez
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. A 2-star signing who has since put four seasons on the field at Army. On tape: 12 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Tulane, Week 6, 2019.
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
47 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 3.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2019 season · 12 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 14-7vs Rice | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 21-24@ No. 7 Michigan | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 52-21vs Morgan State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 33-42vs Tulane | 12 | 7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Wk 7 | L 8-17@ Western Kentucky | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 21-28@ Georgia State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 29-34vs San José State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | L 13-17@ Air Force | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 63-7vs Massachusetts | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 47-6vs VMI | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 31-52@ Hawai'i | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 15 | L 7-31@ No. 23 Navy | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 47 | 28 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
47tackles this seasonTFL rate
7%4 TFL47 tackles · 3.5 for loss · 1 sack · 2 interceptions.
4 seasons under Jeff Monken, all run-heavy offenses — 34-18 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2019 season · 12 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home6g | 3.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road5g | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+7g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Monken
Pass share
14.5%
125 pass / 739 run
Plays / game
66.5
13 games
Team sack rate
9.5%
147 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2019
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Four seasons at Army, 50 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He barely played early on. Then he did not come off the field.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2019
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Jeff Monken.
