2023 Football Roster

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2 Tristan Driggers

  • Position Linebacker
  • Height 6-1
  • Weight 207
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Hallsville, Texas

Biography

Junior college transfer ranks as the top candidate to replace two-year starter Traveion Webster at Will linebacker . . . enrolled at ULM on Jan. 10, 2022, for the beginning of the spring semester and participated in spring practice . . . JUNIOR COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Ranked among the nation’s Top 10 JUCO safeties, according to ESPN (No. 8) . . . two-year starter (spring 2021 and fall 2021) for Coach Willie Gooden at Kilgore (Texas) College . . . two-time All-Southwestern Junior College Football Conference honorable mention . . . started 10 games in 2021; led the Rangers in tackles for loss (13 for 33 yards) and pass break-ups (6) . . . ranked among the SWJCFC Top 10 in both tackles for loss and pass break-ups (tied for eighth in both categories) . . . finished fifth on the team with 44 tackles (37 solos, 7 assists) . . . made six tackles (5 solos, 1 assists) vs. Snow, including two behind the line of scrimmage (4 yards) . . . posted five stops, including a career-best 3.5 for losses, and two pass break-ups vs. Navarro . . . recorded a career-high 11 tackles (10 solos, 1 assist), including two resulting in losses of 5 yards, at New Mexico Military Institute . . . credited with two pass break-ups each at Blinn and vs. Tyler . . . helped lead the Rangers to a 7-1 record during the COVID-abbreviated eight-game schedule in the spring of 2021 . . . ranked second on the team in tackles for loss (5 for 11 yards) and third in total tackles with 47 (32 solos, 15 assists); also credited with three pass break-ups . . . produced a season-high eight tackles in the spring finale vs. Trinity Valley . . . contributed seven stops vs. Cisco . . . registered six tackles (5 solos, 1 assist), including one for a 1-yard loss, and two pass break-ups at Tyler . . . delivered six solo hits at Navarro, including one for a 4-yard loss, and returned his first career interception for 38 yards . . . tallied six tackles (5 solos, 1 assist), including one for a 2-yard loss, and one pass break-up at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M . . . had six stops (4 solos, 2 assists), including two in the backfield (4 yards), and a pass break-up in the spring opener vs. Blinn . . . his two-year JC totals included 91 total tackles, including 18 for losses, nine pass break-ups and one interception . . . redshirted in 2019 . . . HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS AND PERSONAL DATA: Three-year starter at multiple positions for Hallsville (Texas High School) where he played one season for Coach David Plunk and his last two years for Coach Joe Drennon . . . named Texas Sports Writers Association Class 5A All-State Football Team at multiple positions as a senior in 2018: first-team punt returner and second-team running back as well as honorable mention defensive back, kick and punter . . . selected to The Associated Press Sports Editors Class 5A All-State Second-Team defense as a senior in 2018 . . . earned All-East Texas First-Team honors after averaging 43.0 yards on 22 punts as a senior . . . garnered All-District 9-5A Division II First-Team honors as a punt returner in 2018 . . . also named KTAL Friday Night Blitz Player of the Year as a senior . . . recorded 71 tackles and four interceptions in 2018 . . . ranked as the Bobcats’ second-leading rusher with 321 yards (44 carries; 7.3 yards per carry) and four rushing touchdowns as a senior . . . hit 6-of-9 field-goal attempts, including a season-long 42-yarder, and 30-of-35 extra-point attempts in 2018; 20 of his kickoffs also resulted in touchbacks . . . accounted for 34 of Hallsville’s 40 points in a 40-30 win vs. Jacksonville: scored three rushing TDs; returned a punt 54 yards for a score; added two fourth-quarter field goals (29 and 27 yards) and four extra points . . . selected Week 3 Player of the Week by The Marshall News Messenger for his performance vs. Bullard: rushed for 102 yards and three TDs; added 41 receiving yards including a TD reception; returned a punt 35 yards for a score; and accounted for two takeaways with an interception and fumble recovery . . . ran 12 times for 90 yards vs. Kilgore and his 64-yard interception return set up a fourth-quarter TD . . . named District 16-5A Defensive Newcomer of the Year as a sophomore in 2016 . . . majoring in general studies.

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2023

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2022Sophomore

    Linebacker
    6'2" 204 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2023Junior

    Linebacker
    6'1" 207 lbs
    2