Last confirmed: Air Force, 2016. No 2026 box-score games on record.
6′3″ · Conyers, GA
Ryan Watson: LB · Air Force · #40.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Ryan Watson
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 1 sack against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2016.
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
38 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 11 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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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Air Force | 38 | 20 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 1 |
| Career | 38 | 20 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 37-21vs Abilene Christian | 7 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Georgia State | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 27-20@ Utah State | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | 3 sacks |
| Wk 5 | W 28-14vs Navy | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.0 | — | 0 | 2 sacks |
| Wk 6 | L 26-35@ Wyoming | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 40-45vs New Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 27-34vs Hawai'i | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-21@ Fresno State | 3 | 3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 31-12@ Army | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 49-46vs Colorado State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
 Bowl | W 45-21vs South Alabama | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 20 | 11.0 | 9.0 | — | 1 |
Week 4 · 2016
W 27-20
at Utah State
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 7 on the road.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
38tackles this seasonTFL rate
29%11 TFLSack rate
24%9 sacksPD rate
3%1 pass breakups38 tackles · 11 for loss · 9 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 3.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 3.6 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Troy Calhoun
Pass share
15.7%
150 pass / 806 run
Plays / game
73.5
13 games
Team sack rate
9.9%
162 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2016
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
How it ended
One season at Air Force, 38 tackles — his college career is complete.
Coaching lineage · 2013–2016
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Troy Calhoun.
