Ryland Gandy
Ryland Gandy
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Ryland Gandy has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. The receipt: 3 tackles, 1 TFL against Iowa — Week 5, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
Career Arc
Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tom Allen → Curt Cignetti. 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
Curt Cignetti
Awards
Player Standing · 17 rungs
Tier 2 · StarterR05 · Part-time starter
Part-time starter. Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Indiana | 11 | 10 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh | 40 | 23 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
| 2023 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 58 | 38 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | 1 |
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Indiana
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Indiana
Returning around him
- 8 Indiana players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (17 in / 16 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Indiana · Last season: 16-0 (AP #1) · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #29
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2024 production profile sits closest to Jack Luttrell’s 2024 season.
Matches Jack on
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Taylor Davis's sophomore season at Kansas (2025).
Matches Taylor on
Background
Career Notes & Records Earned undergraduate degree in business management from Pittsburgh ... Appeared in 44 career games with 14 starts ... Played in 29 games with 13 starts over three collegiate seasons at Pittsburgh, where he was an early enrollee and participated in spring practice in 2022 .....