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Dylan Ritchie

Linebacker

2025 Class

6'5" Height

180 Weight

Independence School

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Dylan Ritchie is a 6'5" Linebacker in the 2025 class. Ritchie attends Independence in West Virginia. Ritchie's Player Profile was created on December 26, 2023. Subscribe to Prep Redzone to see where Dylan Ritchie is ranked and what our scouts have written about them.

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Matthew Layton

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

There is so much potential and upside with 2025 Independence LB Dylan Ritchie Dylan Ritchie 6'5" | 180 lbs | LB Independence | 2025 State WV that he always flashes when watching him. He’s a very long athlete who will need to make strides in filling out his frame but once he does, he’s going to be a problem at the next level. Ritchie’s length gave opposing players trouble in 1-on-1s and it’s tough to complete a pass on him when he’s in a good position to make a play. He also moves well for his size and looked better in that regard in person than what we saw from him last season on film.

His size will give him options in college, and it will depend on how much his body can transform over time to determine what position he fits best at in the future. If you’re patient with him though, Ritchie can develop into a quality next-level player in time.

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Matthew Layton

Prep Redzone Lead Scout

Another linebacker prospect who makes his debut in our 2025 rankings is Independence LB Dylan Ritchie Dylan Ritchie 6'5" | 180 lbs | LB Independence | 2025 State WV . Ritchie is another interesting prospect as his body further develops and transforms to decide which position he’ll eventually end up at in college. Now listed at 6’5 210, a move to defensive line may be possible down the road, and even saw time at offensive tackle last season after suffering a shoulder injury that prevented him from playing linebacker. One thing that you can definitively say about the Independence program is they’re going to get great linebacker play, and Ritchie was still able to tally 80 total tackles and 6 TFLs with his injury. He’s coming off of a strong performance at the You Are Athlete regional camp earning high honors for the LB group and an invite to Houston for the All-American Showcase. Ritchie is a late bloomer who’s still growing into his long frame but has high upside as a prospect who will likely take the next step in his development his senior year and someone who could make a big jump in the rankings with a strong senior season.