Defensive back, Texas State (from Liberty), 2022–26
Dexter Ricks Jr.
- Number
- No. 24
- Height
- 5′11″
- Weight
- 178 lb
- Class (2026)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Milledgeville, GA
Dexter Ricks Jr. plays defensive back for Texas State, after Liberty (2022–25).
2026 so far
7 tackles
Last game: vs. Colorado State, W 66–27
Next game: vs. Utah State, Oct 24
Filled bars: wins; outlined: losses.
Career highs
9tackles, career highat Bowling Green, 2025Team titles: Conference USA champions, 2023
Defense
* The season in progress, so far.
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Liberty | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Liberty | 39 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Liberty | 18 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2026 | Texas State | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 75 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.
On the roster
| Season | Team | No. | Pos | Class | Ht | Wt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Liberty | 24 | DB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2023 | Liberty | 24 | DB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2024 | Liberty | 24 | DB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2025 | Liberty | 24 | DB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2026 | Texas State | 24 | DB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 5′11″ | 178 |
As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.
Game by game
2026 Texas State 4 games, 7 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | at Texas | L 7–59 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. North Texas | W 49–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs. Incarnate Word | W 63–10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs. Colorado State | W 66–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2025 Liberty 6 games, 18 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | at Bowling Green | L 13–23 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. James Madison | L 13–31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Old Dominion | L 7–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 14 | vs. New Mexico State | W 30–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nov 1 | vs. Delaware | W 59–30 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8 | vs. Missouri State | L 17–21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2024 Liberty 11 games, 39 tackles, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Campbell | W 41–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | atNew Mexico State | W 30–24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | vs. UTEP | W 28–10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 21 | vs. East Carolina | W 35–24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 8 | vs. Florida International | W 31–24 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | at Kennesaw State | L 24–27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs. Jacksonville State | L 21–31 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | at Middle Tennessee | W 37–17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16 | at Massachusetts | W 35–34 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs. Western Kentucky | W 38–21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 4 ✦ | vs. Buffalo | L 7–26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 Liberty 6 games, 10 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs.Bowling Green | W 34–24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | vs.New Mexico State | W 33–17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atJacksonville State | W 31–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 17 | vs.Middle Tennessee | W 42–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Old Dominion | W 38–10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | atUTEP | W 42–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 Liberty 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5 | at Arkansas | W 21–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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