Temple University Athletics
2022 Football Roster
Roster
Yvandy Rigby
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 225
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Egg Harbor Township, N.J.
- High School:
- Egg Harbor Township
2023 (Graduate): Earned a single digit - a Temple tradition given to those who lead by example on and off the field, becoming the second ever Temple player to wear the number zero (Randle Jones) ... named weekly captain (Akron, North Texas, SMU, Navy, USF) ... led the team in tackles (14) and tied career high in solo tackles (11) in week one win vs. Akron earning AAC Defensive player of the week honors, Temple Athletics Student/Athlete of the week, and the team's special teams player of the week ... had first career fumble recovery at Rutgers ... missed games 3-6 due to injury ... returned to game action at North Texas ... led team in tackles vs USF with 16 tackles, tying a career high ... recorded his 200th tackle of his career at UAB ... finished third in the AAC in tackles/game with 8.4 ... lettered.
2022 (Redshirt Sophomore): Provided depth at linebacker ... made his first start of the season vs. UMass ... led the team in tackles at Memphis with 9 ... had team-leading 12 tackles vs. Tulsa, which was a career-high along with bests in solos (11) and TFLs (3.0) ... made a career high in tackles at Navy with 16, tying the conference lead for most tackles in a game ... in 11 games, he finished with the second most tackles on the team with 82 including 5.5 TFL and two sacks, his 82 tackles were good for 13th most in the conference ... lettered.
2021 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action on special teams and linebacker in season opener at Rutgers... started his first game of the year against Boston College, contributing 5 tackles ... continued to produce in a backup role, recording 3 tackles, 0.5 TFLs and a pass deflection vs. Wagner ... became the starting BUBO for game 5 vs. Memphis and was the defensive player of the game with his first career sack and forced fumble at the goal line as the Tigers were about to take a 4th quarter lead ... made a career high in tackles (10) vs. USF ... lettered.
2020 (Redshirt Freshman): Rotated in at linebacker in season opener at Navy and made solo (2) and assisted (2) tackles for a single-game career-high four total tackles ... made his first career start in the home opener vs. USF while also leading the team and setting a new single-game high in tackles (11) ... battled injuries for the remainder of the season and did not play.
2019 (Freshman): Was part of the 2019 recruiting class ... was an early enrollee and began classes in January ... saw action in four games (UCF, at USF at #19 Cincinnati, and UNC) ... redshirted.
Prep School: Played safety for coach Bill Chaplick at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y. … went 10-2 in only season ... had 57 tackles, 4 sacks, an interception, a fumble recovery, and a forced fumble.
High School: Played safety and linebacker for coach Kevin Stetser at Egg Harbor Township (N.J.) High … played in the Phil Simms NJ North-South All-Star Football Classic his senior year … also ran track.
Personal: Born Yvandy (pronounced: ye-VAN-dee) Mesadieu Rigby in Turks and Caicos … guardian is Kevin Stetser… lives in Egg Harbor Township, N.J. … has two brothers, Junior (37) and JP (34), and two sisters, Johnika (21) and Ashley (16) … list of favorites include: rap (music), Seattle Seahawks (NFL team) and Ishkabibbles (place to get cheesesteak) … hashtag to describe himself: #GetThatBag ... computer science major.
