41 Rio Little
41 - Rio Little
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Hometown: Chuckey, Tenn.
Position: DB
Year: Jr.
High School: Chuckey-Doak HS
Major: Mathematics
gp 7
tk 1.0
sac 0.0
int 0
ffum 0

2025: Played in seven games... Credited with one tackle against #23 Wingate (Nov. 8)... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2024: Did not play... D2ADA Academic Achievement Award.

2023: Redshirt... Recipient of the Tusculum Freshman of the Year Academic Award.

High School: Graduated from Chuckey-Doak HS in Afton, Tenn... Coached by TU football alum Dallas Kuykendall (football) and Cory Braithwaite (soccer)... Lettered in soccer four years and twice in football... Football: TNFCA and TSWA All-State third team at linebacker in 2022... Two-time All-Region LB (2021, 2022)... Two-time All-County LB (2021, 2022)... Soccer: TSWA All-State defender in 2023... Two-time All-Region (2021, 2023)... Three-time All-Conference (2021, 2022, 2023)... 2022 Academic All-Region... Member of two-time Region Champions (2020, 2022)... Stats: Football: 2022-117 tackles, 5 sacks, 9 pass break-ups, 2 INT (1 for TD), 5 fumble recoveries, 4 forced fumbles, 1 blocked punt... Played Club Ball with 423 Elite/Legacy Football Academy... Coached by Gerald Sensabaugh and Malik Foreman.

Personal: Born Sep. 27, 2004 in Charlotte, N.C... Son of Morey and Ginger Little... Siblings: Nolan Little (23), Cole Thorne (35)... Majoring in sports science with a minor in mathematics... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... Charles Oliver Gray Honors List... Future plans: Become a math teacher, coach sports and get into administration... Hobbies: Hiking, running, Netflix, listening to music, being with friends, reading The Bible, serving at First Christian Church... Uncle, Chad Little, NASCAR driver (1986-2022)... Cousin, Jesse Little, NASCAR driver (2012-2022)... Favorite class at Tusculum: American Literature... Favorite movie: "The Green Mile"... Favorite musical artist: Diddy and Zach Bryan... Favorite sports team: Carolina Panthers... Favorite athlete: Christian McCaffrey... Favorite food: Spaghetti... Most famous person Rio has ever met: David Allen Coe.

Recent Games
Sep 27 at UVA Wise L, 35-21
Oct 11 Newberry L, 35-28
Oct 25 at Catawba L, 38-3
Nov 1 Mars Hill L, 28-7
Nov 8 #23 Wingate L, 56-10
Nov 15 at Carson-Newman L, 26-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 1 1
Assists 0 0
Tackles 1.0 1.0
Tackles per game .1 .1
Sacks 0.0 0.0
Sack yards 0 0
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 0.0 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 0 0
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Bluefield St. W, 49-23 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #24/20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Anderson L, 30-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Emory & Henry L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at UVA Wise L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Newberry L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Catawba L, 38-3 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mars Hill L, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 #23 Wingate L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Carson-Newman L, 26-0 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Bluefield St. W, 49-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #24/20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Anderson L, 30-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Emory & Henry L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at UVA Wise L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Newberry L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Catawba L, 38-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mars Hill L, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 #23 Wingate L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Carson-Newman L, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Bluefield St. W, 49-23 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #24/20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Anderson L, 30-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Emory & Henry L, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at UVA Wise L, 35-21 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Newberry L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Catawba L, 38-3 - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mars Hill L, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 #23 Wingate L, 56-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Carson-Newman L, 26-0 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Bluefield St. W, 49-23 - - - - - -
Sep 6 #24/20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 28-7 - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Anderson L, 30-0 - - - - - -
Sep 20 Emory & Henry L, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 at UVA Wise L, 35-21 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 Newberry L, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Catawba L, 38-3 - - - - - 0
Nov 1 Mars Hill L, 28-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 #23 Wingate L, 56-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Carson-Newman L, 26-0 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Bluefield St. W, 49-23 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #24/20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 28-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Anderson L, 30-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Emory & Henry L, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at UVA Wise L, 35-21 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Newberry L, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Catawba L, 38-3 - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mars Hill L, 28-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 #23 Wingate L, 56-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Carson-Newman L, 26-0 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Bluefield St. W, 49-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #24/20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Anderson L, 30-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Emory & Henry L, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at UVA Wise L, 35-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Newberry L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Catawba L, 38-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mars Hill L, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 #23 Wingate L, 56-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at Carson-Newman L, 26-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Bluefield St. W, 49-23 - - - - - -
Sep 6 #24/20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 28-7 - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Anderson L, 30-0 - - - - - -
Sep 20 Emory & Henry L, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 at UVA Wise L, 35-21 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 Newberry L, 35-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Catawba L, 38-3 1 - - - - 0
Nov 1 Mars Hill L, 28-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 #23 Wingate L, 56-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at Carson-Newman L, 26-0 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Bluefield St. W, 49-23 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #24/20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Anderson L, 30-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Emory & Henry L, 34-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 27 at UVA Wise L, 35-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 Newberry L, 35-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 25 at Catawba L, 38-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 1 Mars Hill L, 28-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 8 #23 Wingate L, 56-10 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at Carson-Newman L, 26-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Bluefield St. W, 49-23 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 #24/20 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at Anderson L, 30-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 Emory & Henry L, 34-13 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 at UVA Wise L, 35-21 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 Newberry L, 35-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Catawba L, 38-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 1 Mars Hill L, 28-7 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 #23 Wingate L, 56-10 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 15 at Carson-Newman L, 26-0 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2025-26 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2025-26 7 - - - - - - - -
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2025-26 7 - - - - - - -
Total 7 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2025-26 7 - - - - - - - 0
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2025-26 7 - - - - - - - -
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2025-26 7 - - - - 0 .0
Total 7 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2025-26 7 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 7 1 0 1.0 .1 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
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
September 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 7 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
-
September 2 - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - 0
Away 3 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
-
September 2 - - - - - - - 0
October 2 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 - - - - - - - -
Away 3 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
-
September 2 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 7 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 4 - - - - 0 .0
Away 3 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins - - - - - 0 -
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
-
September 2 - - - - 0 .0
October 2 - - - - 0 .0
November 3 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 7 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 4 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 3 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 1 0 1.0 .1 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
September 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 2 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 3 1 0 1.0 .3 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0