Ryheem Craig
Ryheem Craig
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Ryheem Craig has played for four head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Army, Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2021–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Houston → Blake Harrell. 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
Blake Harrell
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 1 · 2-deepR04 · Rotational
Rotational. Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | East Carolina | 40 | 17 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | East Carolina | 49 | 16 | 6.0 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Louisville | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Louisville | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Louisville | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 98 | 36 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 18 · 2025
W 23–17
vs Pittsburgh
5 TOT · 2 SOLO · 0 TFL
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 6 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
East Carolina
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · East Carolina
Returning around him
- 1 East Carolina player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (24 in / 26 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
East Carolina · Last season: 9-4 · Talent rank #78 · 2026 recruiting class #94
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 Drew Francis’s 2022 season.
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As a graduate, his production profile tracks closest to K.D. McDaniel's graduate season at Georgia State (2024).
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