Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#54
Austin Harnetiaux
Senior linebacker for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 228 lb · Seattle, WA · Seattle Prep
CFB Index 24 · #499 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Nevada → Rice 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
5
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs Houston Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Washington in 2022.
- Transferred from Nevada to Rice in 2026.
Austin Harnetiaux
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Across four seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Kalen DeBoer, Jeff Choate and Scott Abell. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against Houston Christian, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Washington3-star out of Seattle Prep
202412 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Rice
2025Nevada
2026Rice
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Washington11-2HC: Kalen DeBoer · Pass-leaning
2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Rice1-1HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High 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: 2.5 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
Scott Abell
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
24 · #499 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #499 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Rice | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Nevada | 37 | 17 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Nevada | 44 | 21 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | 1 |
| 2022 | Washington | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 40 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | 1 |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 31–3
3 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
With Q. Jackson — 61 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · C. Durkin — 54 AVG · 54 LONG · 1 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Luke Hodge’s 2025 season.
Matches Luke on
Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate
Differs from Luke on
Hurry rate (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Raul Aguirre Jr.'s junior season at Miami (2025).
Matches Raul on
Weight
Tackle volume
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Austin Harnetiaux
Background
Joins fellow Nevada linebacker Stone Combs in transferring to Rice for his final season and brings 28 career games and 82 career tackles to South Main. Nevada 2025 Appeared in all 12 games ... Finished the season with 37 tackles including 1.5 tackles-for-loss ... Opened season with seven tackles...
The linebacker corps · Rice
- #33Stone Combs72 tackles · 2025
- #54Austin Harnetiaux37 tackles · 2025
- #44Cooper King8 tackles · 2025
- #14Beau Barton6 tackles · 2025
- #34Kaleb Blanton2 games · 2026
2 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology