Running back, Texas, 2023–⁠26

Ryan Niblett

Number
No. 21
Height
5′10″
Weight
189 lb
Class (2026)
Junior
Hometown
Houston, TX

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Ryan Niblett plays running back for Texas. Last time out, against Florida: 1 tackles.

2026 so far

20 returns, 266 yards

Last game: 1 tackles vs. Florida, L 24–⁠27

Next game: vs. Ole Miss, Oct 24

Honors

Team titles: Big 12 champions, 2023

All-America: FWAA 2025

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2025Texas132620214762
2026Texas5740151921
Career183360366683

Defense

SeasonTeamTklSoloTFLSacksPDHur
2024Texas330000
2025Texas410000
2026Texas220000
Career960000

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2024Texas3248.0015
2025Texas8607.5039
Career11847.6039

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2023Texas21RBRS
2024Texas21RBFr.
2025Texas21RBSo.
2026Texas21RBJr.5′10″189

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.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2025Texas120.16––1.9–
2026Texas20.06––0.1–

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2026 Texas 6 games, 20 returns, 266 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsPRYdsTD
Sep 5vs.Texas StateW 59–⁠719––0
Sep 12vs.Ohio StateW 24–⁠231161−20
Sep 19vs.UTSAW 30–⁠62283410
Sep 26atTennesseeW 20–⁠171214570
Oct 10vs.OklahomaL 24–⁠27––516–
Oct 17vs.FloridaL 24–⁠27––280–
2025 Texas 13 games, 34 returns, 738 yards
DateOpponentResultKRYdsPRYdsTD
Aug 30atOhio StateL 7–⁠14––13–
Sep 6vs.San José StateW 38–⁠7125100
Sep 13vs.UTEPW 27–⁠102433720
Sep 20vs.Sam HoustonW 55–⁠01223560
Oct 4atFloridaL 21–⁠29––110–
Oct 11vs.OklahomaW 23–⁠61221750
Oct 18atKentuckyW 16–⁠131112880
Oct 25atMississippi StateW 45–⁠3811541040
Nov 1vs.VanderbiltW 34–⁠31––112–
Nov 15atGeorgiaL 10–⁠35118––0
Nov 22vs.ArkansasW 52–⁠37119––0
Nov 28vs.Texas A&MW 27–⁠171232280
Dec 31 ✦vs.MichiganW 41–⁠273642280
2024 Texas 7 games, 23 rushing yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultKRYdsPRYdsTD
Aug 31vs.Colorado StateW 52–⁠0–––––
Sep 14vs.UTSAW 56–⁠7–––––
Sep 21vs.UL MonroeW 51–⁠3–––––
Oct 19vs.GeorgiaL 15–⁠30–––––
Nov 16atArkansasW 20–⁠10–––––
Nov 23vs.KentuckyW 31–⁠14–––––
Dec 21 ✦vs.ClemsonW 38–⁠24–––––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

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