Magnus Rikiya

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Magnus Rikiya
Magnus Rikiya
No. 70 – New Orleans Second Line
Position:Defensive Tackle
Personal information
Born: (2013-04-04)April 4, 2013 (aged 48)
Osceola, AR
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
High school:Fordyce (AR)
College:Washington
ISFL Draft:2037  / Round: 1 / Pick: 2
DSFL Draft:2036  / Round: 2 / Pick: 10
Career history
Roster status:Active

Magnus Rikiya (born April 4th, 2013) is an American Football Defensive Tackle for the New Orleans Second Line. He played high school football at Fordyce, played college football for the Washington Huskies, and played at the developmental level for the Norfolk Seawolves.

Early years

Magnus Rikiya was born in Osceola, Arkansas, but grew up on the other side of the state in Sparkman, Arkansas. There he attended Fordyce High School where he was a standout both as an offensive guard and defensive tackle for the football team despite not having played any football previously. During his time there he also set a state record in the shot put and competed in every throwing event every year. Magnus was a five star recruit sought after by a number of teams, but ultimately decided to attend the University of Washington on account of their school of medicine.

College career

Magnus was a standout defensive tackle for Washington from 2032-2035. As a true freshman Magnus made minimal impact at the start of his career as the strength that had earned him his accolades in high school did not compare as favorably to his fellow college competitors. After a few games where he learned to adjust though he was able to turn heads just as he did in high school. By the end of the season he was recognized as a Second Team All-Pac-12 and the Freshman Defensive Player of the Year

His sophomore season was a standout for defensive tackles across the country as he averaged more than a tackle for loss per game. It was the exact kind of season that Washington had recruited him for according to their head coach. By the end of the year he was a unanimous pick for Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Pac-12, and the Morris Trophy.

His junior season got off to an even better start than his sophomore season. Unfortunately it ended early after a tragic car accident where he saved a young child's life, but at the cost of traumatic damage to his arms. Initial reports were that he might never be able to play again. Thanks to the Washington School of Medicine though he was able to make a proper recovery in time for his senior year.

While Magnus had lost a great deal of the strength that had made him a five star recruit he had gained a certain amount of speed in the off-season that allowed him to continue to terrorize offensive linemen. He set a personal best in sacks and recorded the only interception of his college career this season. After all of his effort to make it back to the field he was awarded First Team All-Pac-12 honors yet again, and another Morris Trophy.

College career statistics

Career Statistics Tackles Sacks Interceptions Other
Season Team Games Reg TFL Total Sack Int IntTD DefTD FFum FRec PD Safety
2032 Washington Huskies 12 36 9 45 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2033 Washington Huskies 14 49 21 70 3.5 0 0 0 4 0 1 0
2034 Washington Huskies 4 12 8 20 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2035 Washington Huskies 14 44 12.5 56 6.5 1 0 0 2 1 1 0

Professional career

DSFL Career

Despite being less than two years removed from a potentially career ending injury Magnus generated a lot of buzz before the S21 DSFL Draft thanks to a strong media push by his agent. One noted expert of mock drafts even mocked him going as high as ninth overall.[1] This buzz carried into the draft itself where Magnus was selected with the second pick of the second round, or tenth overall by the Norfolk Seawolves.[2] He was an immediate starter at the Defensive Tackle position and played the majority of snaps in all fourteen games.

Magnus was a centerpiece for the defensive line all season and freed up the rest of the team to make plays. The top tier talents on the Norfolk Seawolves defense earned them the title of third best by points allowed. He was also a part of the first eight win team in Norfolk history as the offense proved to be just as good as they led the league in points for by double digits. While Magnus did not get any awards for his own effort he was happy to have been a part of such a good team and to have helped his teammates do their best. Something he was sure he would not get to do with this group again based on projections that he would be called up by virtue of his position.

DSFL career statistics

Regular Season Defense
Season Team Games Tackles TFL FF/FR Sacks Interceptions PD
2036 (S21) NOR 14 28 1 3/1 1 0 0
Playoffs Defense
Season Team Games Tackles TFL FF/FR Sacks Interceptions PD
2036 (S21) NOR 1 0 0 0/0 0 0 0

NSFL Career

During the lead up to the NSFL Scouting Combine Magnus was asked what he hoped out of his performance now that he was so far removed from his injury. He was quoted as saying 'Sub five forty and fifty reps on the bench press' which given the record at the time was only forty-seven reps was a tall order. While he only cleared one of those hurdles; he did tie the record for the bench press at least for defensive line prospects.

Days before the draft a mock draft project was started where 95% of respondents predicted Magnus Rikiya would be selected second overall by the New Orleans Second Line.[3] Unsurprisingly based on that Magnus was selected in the first round with the second overall selection by the New Orleans Second Line.[4] A dream location for Magnus as he would get to play at least one season with his NSFL idol Bjørn Ironside.

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40‑yd dash 20‑ss 3‑cone Vert jump Broad BP Wonderlic
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)
310 lb
(141 kg)
32 in
(0.81 m)
10 in
(0.25 m)
4.52 s 4.67 s 8.03 s 23.4 in
(0.59 m)
8 ft 9.8 in
(2.69 m)
47 reps 20

The 2037 (S22) season did not get off to the best start for Magnus or the New Orleans Second Line as a whole as they went just 2-3 over the first five weeks of the season. One thing that made it easier for Magnus though was his start of a media series with his agent Tesla where they recapped the highlights of the games and gave shout outs to the people who swapped jerseys with him after the game. Magnus was much happier with that media series though over the middle stretch of the season as they went on a 4-0 win streak that started with his best game of the season against the Sarasota Sailfish in Sarasota week six. They were able to hold it together over the last stretch of the season going 2-2 to make the playoffs as the three seed where they lost a one score game to the two seed Austin Copperheads.

Over the course of the season though he was able to swap jerseys with a number of good players that would give him something good to look back on after the season. After their week one win against the San Jose Sabercats he was able to swap jerseys with his teammate Bjørn Ironside.[5] Magnus even got to swap jerseys with three time NSFL Most Valuable Player Franklin Armstrong after the week two loss to the Orange County Otters.[6] Throughout the season he swapped with Atlas Quin, Troen Egghands, Momona Keiki-Kāne, Ragnar Rok, Derred de Ville, Maurice Virtanen, Action Jackson, Chester Sweets, Deshun Jones, Pete Miller, Easton Cole, and Corvo Havran.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

During the off season Magnus was involved in the 2038 World's Strongest Man competition. A clause in his contract allowed him to miss some of training camp to be able to participate and he was rewarded for his efforts by placing third in the competition. He promised after the fact that he would be back to participate in future competitions as he would turn down any contract that would deny him the opportunity.

The 2038 (S23) season saw an extension to sixteen games that forced Magnus to put in even more work into his stamina to compensate. Preseason went well for the New Orleans Second Line as they went three and one over that stretch with Magnus even managing to get a sack in one game. After being statistically insignificant in his first season Magnus hoped to be able to contribute a bit more to the success of the team. Although once again his overall goal was the defense as a whole to do well and not individual accolades.

The first three games of the season were quiet for Magnus as he had two tackles in each game, but the team went two and one to start which was of more importance to him. Week four saw him get his first sack of the regular season against Corvo Havran and also saw him get five total tackles. Despite his performance being good the next two weeks with nine total tacks and a sack; the New Orleans Second Line dropped both away games to the playoff teams the Otters and the Liberty. They then broke off a four game win streak that saw Magnus play his best football with two tackle games sandwiching a game with five tackles and a sack along with a four tackle one punt block game. That punt block game was argued to be the best of Magnus' professional career.

Week eleven saw Magnus perform terribly against the Chicago Butchers on the road. A performance followed up by a quiet win over the San Jose Sabercats week twelve. His best game of the back of the season though came in a road loss to Austin where he put up seven tackles and a sack. Magnus managed just eight tackles and one sack over the last three games as New Orleans went one and two to just barely get the second seed as they headed into the playoffs. He put up his best playoff performance of his career in the home loss to the Copperheads though as he managed one tackle.

Just as he did in the previous off season Magnus competed in the 2039 World's Strongest Man competition at the cost of some of his training camp time. He was able to prove that the work he put in was worth it though as he improved on his previous performance by placing second in the competition. This proved that he could contribute to team success on the field as they moved from third seed to second seed, but also work on his goal to become the world's strongest as he moved from third place to second place. Once again he promised to give it his all next season, however this time the promise was both on and off the field.

Magnus came into the 2039 (S24) season in almost peak condition thanks to extensive work on his all around skills. Even after competing to be the world's strongest he was forced into a week of time in a film study center. There he was able to refine his understanding of the game to the highest level and improve his tackling form to be among the best for a defensive tackle. He had been told he would be expected to take on more work on the defensive line by virtue of the state of it.

The New Orleans Second Line would be starting a rookie quarterback for the season in Ben Slothlisberger and so the defense was expected to help accommodate an easy transition for the young man. This was made easy as the rookie quarterback played like a veteran and got the team off to a good start with a three game win streak. Including winning their opening game at home against their rivals the Orange County Otters.

The team was able to carry that strong start through to a nine win season and their sixth consecutive winning season. Magnus played well according to his coaches in terms of contribution, although his contributions were predominantly in drawing double teams. He did have his best postseason game of his career even though it ended in another loss as he finished with three tackles.

Magnus was able to consider the season to be a personal victory though despite his poor statistical performance. Being a nose tackle he measured his success in his ability to get his defensive line teammates opportunities, and as every other member of the New Orleans defensive line was nominated for an award he was confident that it was a job well done for him. Although Ben, Brave, and Hank did not win any award they all did get nominated as a top five player at their position statistically.

Once the off season came Magnus turned his attention to the 2040 World's Strongest Man competition where he hoped to prove that his increased effort had paid off. Unfortunately the focus on tackling during the previous training camp left him no better in terms of strength. He was able to maintain his spot in second place though and reminded everyone that he had every intention of coming for the top spot. Although he hoped to win a playoff game before he would get another opportunity at the title.

NSFL career statistics

Regular Season Defense Special Teams
Season Team Games Tackles TFL FF/FR Sacks Interceptions PD Blocked P/XP/FG
2037 (S22) NOLA 13 32 0 0/0 3 0 0 0/0/0
2038 (S23) NOLA 16 52 0 0/0 5 0 0 1/0/0
2039 (S24) NOLA 16 49 2 0/0 4 0 0 0/0/0
Total NOLA 45 133 2 0/0 12 0 0 1/0/0
Playoffs Defense Special Teams
Season Team Games Tackles TFL FF/FR Sacks Interceptions PD Blocked P/XP/FG
2037 (S22) NOLA 1 0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2038 (S23) NOLA 1 1 0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0/0
2039 (S24) NOLA 1 3 0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0/0
Total NOLA 3 4 0 0/0 0 0 0 0/0/0

Achievements and records

Magnus has no professional achievements or records at this time.

References

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