95 Ean Rhea
95 - Ean Rhea
Height: 6-2
Weight: 235
Hometown: Glade Spring, Va.
Position: DL
Year: Jr.
High School: Patrick Henry HS
Previous College: Virginia Highlands CC
gp 11
tk 50.0
sac 12.0
int 0
ffum 3

2025 South Atlantic Conference Defensive Player of the Year

2025 All-South Atlantic Conference First Team - Defensive Line
2024 SAC All-Mountain Division - Defensive Line
2023 SAC All-Mountain Division - Defensive Line

2025 AFCA First Team All-America - Defensive Line
2025 Associated Press First Team All-America - Defensive Line
2025 Don Hansen Second Team All-America - Defensive Line
2025 D2CCA All-Super Region Two First Team - Defensive Line
2025 Touchdown Club of Richmond Defensive Lineman of the Year

2025 South Atlantic Conference Player to Watch
2024 Preseason All-SAC Mountain Division - Defensive Line

NCAA.com Division II Football Defensive Player of the Week - Sep. 29, 2025
South Atlantic Conference Football Defensive Player of the Week - Sept. 29, 2025

2023 VaSID Defensive Rookie of the Year
2023 VaSID All-State Second Team

2025: Named SAC Defensive Player of the Year … All-SAC First Team … AFCA First Team All-America … AP First Team All-America … Don Hansen Second Team All-America … D2CCA All-Super Region Two First Team … Touchdown Club of Richmond Defensive Lineman of the Year … NCAA.com Division II Football Defensive Player of the Week (Sep. 29) … SAC Football Defensive Player of the Week (Sep. 29) … Appeared in and started all 11 games as a junior … Led the SAC and was tied for fifth in the nation with 12 sacks … His 12 sacks rank tied fifth all-time for a single season in E&H program history … Also had 50 tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and forced three fumbles … Had seven tackles, three sacks, 3.5 tackles for loss and forced a fumble in a 42-13 win over Anderson (S.C.) (Sep. 27) … Went for three tackles, two sacks, two tackles for loss and a forced fumble in a win at Mars Hill (Oct. 11) … Posted eight tackles, one sack, one tackle for loss and forced a fumble in a 70-13 drubbing of Southwest Virginia rival UVA Wise (Nov. 15).

2024: Named to the SAC All-Mountain Division for a second year in a row ... Started all 11 games during his sophomore season ... Posted 41 tackles with 12 tackles for loss including five sacks ... Also forced two fumbles, recovered a fumble, picked off a pass and had six quarterback hurries ... Had a career-high nine tackles with three tackles for loss and a forced fumble against No. 17 Carson-Newman (Oct. 26) ... Posted eight stops at Limestone (Sept. 29) ... Picked off a pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown against Glenville State (Aug. 31) ... Had four tackles including a sack for a safety against Bluefield State (Sept. 14).

2023: Named to the SAC All-Mountain Division ... Played in all 11 games as a redshirt freshman ... Finished the year with 45 tackles, 13.5 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, seven quarterback hurries, and two blocked kicks ... Had four or more stops in seven games ... Posted six tackles, two sacks, a forced fumble and a hurry at UVA Wise (Oct. 7) ... Had a fumble recovery for a touchdown and five tackles against Erskine (Nov. 4) ... Blocked a pair of kicks to go along with four stops against Limestone (Nov. 11) ... Posted four quarterback hurries at Bluefield State (Sept. 9).

2022: Redshirted during the 2022 season. Did not appear in a game.

Previous School - Virginia Highlands Community College
2021: Attended VHCC during the fall 2021 semester.

Recent Games
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 26 24
Assists 24 22
Tackles 50.0 46.0
Tackles per game 4.5 5.1
Sacks 12.0 11.5
Sack yards 61 58
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 0 0
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 17.5 16.0
Tackle for loss yards 80 71
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - 0
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - 0
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - 0
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 1 - - - - 0
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 1 - - - - 0
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 1 - - - - 0
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 1 - - - - 0
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 1 - - - - 0
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 1 - - - - 0
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at Glenville State W, 45-17 2 1 3.0 0.0 0 1.0 6 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 6 Catawba W, 35-7 3 3 6.0 1.0 3 1.5 5 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 13 at No. 21 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 31-28 3 1 4.0 1.5 12 3.5 19 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 20 at Tusculum W, 34-13 1 2 3.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 27 Anderson (S.C.) W, 42-13 4 3 7.0 3.0 15 3.5 16 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 4 No. 22 Carson-Newman W, 19-13 2 1 3.0 1.0 8 1.5 9 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 11 at Mars Hill W, 48-23 3 0 3.0 2.0 8 2.0 8 1 - - - - - - - -
Oct 18 Wingate L, 27-20 3 3 6.0 1.0 7 1.0 7 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 25 at Newberry L, 36-34 3 3 6.0 1.0 5 2.0 7 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 8 Shaw W, 55-7 0 1 1.0 0.5 3 0.5 3 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 15 at UVA Wise W, 70-13 2 6 8.0 1.0 0 1.0 0 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Apr 18 Emory & Henry   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 33 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2022-23 - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - 0 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - 0 0
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2022-23 - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - 0
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 33 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2022-23 - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
2025-26 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 33 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
2025-26 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2022-23 - - - - - 0 -
2023-24 11 - - - - 0 .0
2024-25 11 - - - - 0 .0
2025-26 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 33 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2022-23 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 6 0.5 - - - - - 1 - - 0 0
2024-25 6 0.5 - - - - 1 0 - - 0 0
2025-26 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 12 0.4 - - - - 1 1 - - 0 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2022-23 - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 11 20 26 46.0 4.2 7.5 60 14.5 81 4 2 17 0 0 1 2
2024-25 11 18 23 41.0 3.7 5.0 33 12.0 53 2 1 3 1 35 0 0
2025-26 11 26 24 50.0 4.5 12.0 61 17.5 80 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 33 64 73 137.0 4.2 24.5 154 44.0 214 9 3 20 1 35 1 2
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 9 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 9 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 8 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 9 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 8 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 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 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 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 11 26 24 50.0 4.5 12.0 61 17.5 80 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 9 24 22 46.0 5.1 11.5 58 16.0 71 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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Home 5 12 11 23.0 4.6 6.5 36 8.0 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Away 6 14 13 27.0 4.5 5.5 25 9.5 40 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
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Wins 8 17 17 34.0 4.3 8.5 37 11.0 47 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 3 9 7 16.0 5.3 3.5 24 6.5 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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August 1 2 1 3.0 3.0 0.0 0 1.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
September 4 11 9 20.0 5.0 5.5 30 8.5 40 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 4 11 7 18.0 4.5 5.0 28 6.5 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 2 7 9.0 4.5 1.5 3 1.5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0