Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-51@ Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 51-10vs Texas Southern | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#90
Ashton Coker
Junior defensive tackle on UTEP's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 290 lb · Katy, TX
CFB Index 15 · #310 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from UTEP)
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
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs Texas Southern
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive tackle on UTEP's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTEP in 2024.
Ashton Coker
Wins his gap play after play. He has spent three seasons in the UTEP defensive front. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Texas Southern — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
20244 games
- Signed with UTEP3-star out of Katy Taylor
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UTEP
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
UTEP
Played his entire career under Scotty Walden.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025UTEP
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Scotty Walden — 6-20 over that span.
2024UTEP3-9HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
2025UTEP2-10HC: Scotty Walden · Balanced
2026UTEP1-1HC: Scotty Walden · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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: 1.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Scotty Walden
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
15 · #310 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #310 at the position.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 51–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Bryce Hawthorne’s 2025 season.
Matches Bryce on
Class year
Hurry rate
Weight
Differs from Bryce on
Height (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Bryce Hawthorne's sophomore season at Iowa (2025).
Matches Bryce on
Class year
Hurry rate
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Ashton Coker
The defensive line · UTEP
- #19Sterling Miles4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Ashton Coker4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Shakaun Bowser3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #6Ekow Taylor2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Preston Hickey1 game · 2026
16 more on the roster · UTEP team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology