Linebacker, San José State, 2017–22
Rico Tolefree
- Number
- No. 16
- Height
- 6′1″
- Weight
- 233 lb
- Class (2022)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Richmond, CA
Rico Tolefree played linebacker at San José State (2017–22).
Career highs
2sacks, career highat Army, 2019Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2020
Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | San José State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | San José State | 50 | 21 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | San José State | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | San José State | 28 | 19 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | San José State | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 94 | 49 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | San José State | 16 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | San José State | 16 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | San José State | 16 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | San José State | 16 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | San José State | 16 | LB | Yr 5 | ||
| 2022 | San José State | 16 | LB | Sr. (Yr 6) | 6′1″ | 233 |
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
2022 San José State 9 games, 12 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Portland State | W 21–17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | vs. Western Michigan | W 34–6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 1 | at Wyoming | W 33–16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | at Fresno State | L 10–17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 29 | vs. Nevada | W 35–28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12 | at San Diego State | L 27–43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 19 | at Utah State | L 31–35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26 | vs. Hawai’i | W 27–14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 20 ✦ | vs. Eastern Michigan | L 27–41 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2021 San José State 12 games, 28 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28 | vs. Southern Utah | W 45–14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4 | at USC | L 7–30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | atHawai’i | W 17–13 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | atWestern Michigan | L 3–23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | vs. New Mexico State | W 37–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 9 | at Colorado State | L 14–32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 15 | vs.San Diego State | L 13–19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | at UNLV | W 27–20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | vs.Wyoming | W 27–21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 6 | atNevada | L 24–27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 13 | vs.Utah State | L 17–48 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | vs.Fresno State | L 9–40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 San José State 2 games, 3 tackles
2019 San José State 11 games, 50 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs. Northern Colorado | W 35–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. Tulsa | L 16–34 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | at Air Force | L 24–41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | vs. New Mexico | W 32–21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atNevada | L 38–41 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.San Diego State | L 17–27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | at Army | W 34–29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 2 | vs. Boise State | L 42–52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atHawai’i | L 40–42 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | atUNLV | L 35–38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 30 | vs.Fresno State | W 17–16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 San José State 1 game, 1 tackle
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | at Texas | L 0–56 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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