Linebacker, Texas Tech, 2017–21
Riko Jeffers
- Number
- No. 6
- Height
- 6′2″
- Weight
- 235 lb
- Class (2021)
- Senior
- Hometown
- Garland, TX
Riko Jeffers played linebacker at Texas Tech (2017–21).
Career highs
11tackles, career highthree times; last vs. TCU, 2019Defense
| Season | Team | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Texas Tech | 22 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 71 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 76 | 53 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 57 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 72 | 40 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Career | 298 | 183 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 16 | |
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 | Texas Tech | 6 | LB | Yr 1 | ||
| 2018 | Texas Tech | 6 | LB | Yr 2 | ||
| 2019 | Texas Tech | 6 | LB | Yr 3 | ||
| 2020 | Texas Tech | 6 | LB | Yr 4 | ||
| 2021 | Texas Tech | 6 | LB | Sr. (Yr 5) | 6′2″ | 235 |
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
2021 Texas Tech 13 games, 72 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs. Houston | W 38–21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 11 | vs. Stephen F. Austin | W 28–22 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 18 | vs. Florida International | W 54–21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 25 | at Texas | L 35–70 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 2 | at West Virginia | W 23–20 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oct 9 | vs. TCU | L 31–52 | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 16 | at Kansas | W 41–14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 23 | vs. Kansas State | L 24–25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 30 | at Oklahoma | L 21–52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 13 | vs. Iowa State | W 41–38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | vs. Oklahoma State | L 0–23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 27 | at Baylor | L 24–27 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28 ✦ | vs. Mississippi State | W 34–7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 Texas Tech 9 games, 57 tackles, 1 sack
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | vs. Houston Christian | W 35–33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | vs.Texas | L 56–63 | 10 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 3 | atKansas State | L 21–31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | atIowa State | L 15–31 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs.West Virginia | W 34–27 | 9 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 31 | vs.Oklahoma | L 28–62 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 7 | atTCU | L 18–34 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs.Baylor | W 24–23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28 | atOklahoma State | L 44–50 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 Texas Tech 12 games, 76 tackles, 3 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | vs. Montana State | W 45–10 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 7 | vs. UTEP | W 38–3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 14 | at Arizona | L 14–28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28 | atOklahoma | L 16–55 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | vs.Oklahoma State | W 45–35 | 6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 12 | atBaylor | L 30–33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 19 | vs.Iowa State | L 24–34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 26 | atKansas | L 34–37 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9 | atWest Virginia | W 38–17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 16 | vs.TCU | L 31–33 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 23 | vs.Kansas State | L 27–30 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 29 | atTexas | L 24–49 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 Texas Tech 12 games, 71 tackles, 2 sacks
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs. Ole Miss | L 27–47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | vs. Lamar | W 77–0 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 15 | vs.Houston | W 63–49 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 22 | atOklahoma State | W 41–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 29 | vs.West Virginia | L 34–42 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 11 | atTCU | W 17–14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 20 | vs.Kansas | W 48–16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 27 | atIowa State | L 31–40 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 3 | vs.Oklahoma | L 46–51 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 10 | vs.Texas | L 34–41 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 17 | atKansas State | L 6–21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 24 | vs.Baylor | L 24–35 | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2017 Texas Tech 10 games, 22 tackles
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Int | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | vs. Eastern Washington | W 56–10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23 | atHouston | W 27–24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 30 | vs.Oklahoma State | L 34–41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | atKansas | W 65–19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | atWest Virginia | L 35–46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | atOklahoma | L 27–49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 4 | vs.Kansas State | L 35–42 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11 | vs.Baylor | W 38–24 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 18 | vs.TCU | L 3–27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 23 ✦ | vs. South Florida | L 34–38 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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