9 Tristan Rankin
Tristan Rankin
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    210
  • Year:
    Sr
  • Hometown:
    Hickory, N.C.
  • Position:
    DB
  • Previous School:
    Hickory
  • gp
    9
  • tk
    31.0
  • sac
    0.0
  • int
    5
  • ffum
    0
Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 Carson-Newman L, 28-27
Oct 19 Tusculum W, 30-3
Oct 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 31-17
Nov 2 Emory & Henry W, 31-23
Nov 9 at Anderson W, 31-16
Nov 16 at Limestone L, 31-26
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 26 25
Assists 5 5
Tackles 31.0 30.0
Tackles per game 3.4 3.8
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 5 3
Returned for touchdown 1 1
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -
Game Log - Passing
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 29 Delta St. L, 47-16 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 29-21 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Wingate   - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 34-9 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Carson-Newman L, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Tusculum W, 30-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 31-17 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Emory & Henry W, 31-23 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Anderson W, 31-16 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Limestone L, 31-26 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 29 Delta St. L, 47-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 29-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Wingate   - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 34-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Carson-Newman L, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Tusculum W, 30-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Emory & Henry W, 31-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Anderson W, 31-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Limestone L, 31-26 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Receiving
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 29 Delta St. L, 47-16 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 29-21 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Wingate   - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 34-9 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Carson-Newman L, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Tusculum W, 30-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 31-17 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Emory & Henry W, 31-23 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Anderson W, 31-16 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Limestone L, 31-26 - - - - - - -
Game Log - Kicking
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 29 Delta St. L, 47-16 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 29-21 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Wingate   - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 34-9 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 Carson-Newman L, 28-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Tusculum W, 30-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 31-17 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Emory & Henry W, 31-23 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Anderson W, 31-16 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Limestone L, 31-26 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 29 Delta St. L, 47-16 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 29-21 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Wingate   - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 34-9 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Carson-Newman L, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Tusculum W, 30-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 31-17 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Emory & Henry W, 31-23 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Anderson W, 31-16 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Limestone L, 31-26 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 29 Delta St. L, 47-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 29-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Wingate   - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 34-9 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 Carson-Newman L, 28-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Tusculum W, 30-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 31-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Emory & Henry W, 31-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Anderson W, 31-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Limestone L, 31-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 29 Delta St. L, 47-16 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 29-21 1 - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Wingate   - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 34-9 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 Carson-Newman L, 28-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Tusculum W, 30-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 31-17 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 Emory & Henry W, 31-23 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Anderson W, 31-16 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Limestone L, 31-26 1 - - - - 0
Game Log - Scoring
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 29 Delta St. L, 47-16 0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 29-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Wingate   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 34-9 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 Carson-Newman L, 28-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Tusculum W, 30-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 31-17 0 - - - - 0 - - - 0 0 -
Nov 2 Emory & Henry W, 31-23 0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Anderson W, 31-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Limestone L, 31-26 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 29 Delta St. L, 47-16 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 22 0 2 - -
Sep 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 29-21 6 0 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Wingate   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 at Newberry W, 34-9 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - 1 - -
Oct 12 Carson-Newman L, 28-27 4 1 5.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - 1 - -
Oct 19 Tusculum W, 30-3 4 0 4.0 - - 2.0 4 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 31-17 2 0 2.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 2 0 0
Nov 2 Emory & Henry W, 31-23 4 0 4.0 - - 1.0 1 - - - 2 69 1 1 - -
Nov 9 at Anderson W, 31-16 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Limestone L, 31-26 3 3 6.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats: Passing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Rushing

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 9 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 5 - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month                
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 1 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Receiving

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 1 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Kicking

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 9 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 5 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 1 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Punting

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats: Returns

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 9 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 5 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 4 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 1 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats: All-Purpose

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 6 0.7 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Conference 6 0.8 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 6 1.2 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 6 1.2 - - - - 1 - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
Month                        
August 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - 0 - - - - 0
November 6 2.0 - - - - 1 - - - - 0

Splits Stats: Scoring

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 9 26 5 31.0 3.4 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 1 0 5 96 7 0
Conference 8 25 5 30.0 3.8 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 1 0 3 74 5 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 5 19 1 20.0 4.0 - - 3.0 5 - - - 4 91 4 -
Away 4 7 4 11.0 2.8 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 1 5 3 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 5 12 1 13.0 2.6 0.0 0 3.0 5 0 1 0 3 74 4 0
Losses 4 14 4 18.0 4.5 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 22 3 0
Month                                
August 1 1 0 1.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - 2 22 2 -
September 1 6 0 6.0 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 11 2 13.0 3.3 0.0 0 2.0 4 0 1 0 1 5 4 0
November 3 8 3 11.0 3.7 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 69 1 0

Splits Stats: Defense

News mentions
Rankin named to D2CCA All-Southeast Region Second Team
Rankin named to D2CCA All-Southeast Region Second Team

The senior defensive back ends his career as the MHU leader in career interceptions with 18.

MHU lands six on All-SAC teams
MHU lands six on All-SAC teams

Dexter Fitzpatrick and Tristan Rankin named All-SAC Defensive Team selections.

Rankin named SAC WePlayed Sports Defensive Player of the Week
Rankin named SAC WePlayed Sports Defensive Player of the Week

Rankin holds the MHU career record with 18 interceptions.

Lions upset No. 23 Wasps on Senior Day
Lions upset No. 23 Wasps on Senior Day

Seniors shine in final home game of the year, downing No. 23 Emory & Henry.

Mars Hill rolls past UVA Wise
Mars Hill rolls past UVA Wise

Lions defense forces four turnovers in win over Highland Cavaliers.

Mars Hill selected fourth in SAC Preseason Poll, lands seven on preseason All-SAC teams
Mars Hill selected fourth in SAC Preseason Poll, lands seven on preseason All-SAC teams

The Lions received two first place votes in the 2024 South Atlantic Conference Football Coaches' Poll