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
Defense
Receiving
Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.
On the roster
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
| Season | Team | Plays | EPA/play | Pctile | Median | Total | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas | 12 | 0.16 | – | – | 1.9 | – |
| 2026 | Texas | 2 | 0.06 | – | – | 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
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs. | W 59–7 | 1 | 9 | – | – | 0 |
| Sep 12 | vs. | W 24–23 | 1 | 16 | 1 | −2 | 0 |
| Sep 19 | vs. | W 30–6 | 2 | 28 | 3 | 41 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at | W 20–17 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 57 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | vs. | L 24–27 | – | – | 5 | 16 | – |
| Oct 17 | vs. | L 24–27 | – | – | 2 | 80 | – |
2025 Texas 13 games, 34 returns, 738 yards
| Date | Opponent | Result | KR | Yds | PR | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30 | at | L 7–14 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – |
| Sep 6 | vs. | W 38–7 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | vs. | W 27–10 | 2 | 43 | 3 | 72 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | vs. | W 55–0 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 56 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | at | L 21–29 | – | – | 1 | 10 | – |
| Oct 11 | vs. | W 23–6 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 75 | 0 |
| Oct 18 | at | W 16–13 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 88 | 0 |
| Oct 25 | at | W 45–38 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 104 | 0 |
| Nov 1 | vs. | W 34–31 | – | – | 1 | 12 | – |
| Nov 15 | at | L 10–35 | 1 | 18 | – | – | 0 |
| Nov 22 | vs. | W 52–37 | 1 | 19 | – | – | 0 |
| Nov 28 | vs. | W 27–17 | 1 | 23 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
| Dec 31 ✦ | vs. | W 41–27 | 3 | 64 | 2 | 28 | 0 |
2024 Texas 7 games, 23 rushing yards, 1 TD
Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.
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