Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Texas State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 24-23vs Ohio State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#97
Alex January
Junior defensive lineman on Texas's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 308 lb · Duncanville, TX · Duncanville
CFB Index 11 · #405 of 420 edge rushersLow confidenceReturning to Texas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Ohio State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive lineman on Texas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas in 2024.
- Vaka transfers to MTSU after WKU dismissal (Aug 24) Reported
Buzz vs Tape
Country hotter than the fans
The wider college football conversation reads him warmer than his own fans do — a gap of 28.3 points in belief.
8.4own fans
36.7national conversation
We've got FIVE Texas Longhorns who are primed for BREAKOUT seasons in 2025! Everyone's talking about guys like Arch Manning, Anthony Hill, and Colin Simmons... but you shouldn't be sleeping on Ryan Wingo, Brad Spence, Colton Vasek, Alex…
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In Their Words
137 windows · 2026 fan posts
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“Townsend/Lockett on offense and Justice Terry/Alex January defense and it would be nice to hear one of the new OL have impressed midway through fall camp. Hook’Em 🤘🏽”
youtube/On Texas Football · fan post, verbatim
Alex January
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. This is his third year in the same defensive front at Texas. The receipt: 1 tackles against Ohio State — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20243 games
- Signed with Texas3-star out of Duncanville
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Texas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas
Played his entire career under Steve Sarkisian.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Steve Sarkisian, all balanced offenses — 25-6 over that span.
2024Texas13-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2025Texas10-3HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
2026Texas2-0HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Steve Sarkisian
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
11 · #405 of 420 edge rushers
Three-star recruit. Now #405 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #59 of 60 SEC DLs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 24–23
vs Ohio State
1 TOT · 1 QB HUR
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 1 at home.
With A. Manning — 195 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 83.0 · 24 rush yds (8 car) · D. Smothers — 74 rush yds (21 car) · 2 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Texas
Returning around him
- 6 Texas players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -6 net (22 in / 28 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas · Last season: 10-3 (AP #14) · Talent rank #2 · 2026 recruiting class #7
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tavion Gadson’s 2025 season.
84%match
Matches Tavion on
Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Tavion Gadson's sophomore season at Kentucky (2025).
88%match
Matches Tavion on
Class year
Hurry rate
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Alex January
Background
A third-year defensive lineman from Duncanville, Texas ... has appeared in 21 games with eight starts. SOPHOMORE (2025) Started against Ohio State (8/30) where he logged three total tackles (one solo) ... recorded one tackle against Florida (10/4) ... saw action in Red River Rivalry game against...
The defensive line · Texas
- #1Colin Simmons15.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #93Hero Kanu4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Ian Geffrard4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #19Zina Umeozulu3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Alex January2.5 tackles for loss · 2025
14 more on the roster · Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology