Brandon Wilson: CB · Houston · #26.
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Brandon Wilson
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Second year in the Houston secondary. One game to point at: 10 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Oklahoma — Week 1, 2016.
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 4 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2016 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-23vs No. 3 Oklahoma | 10 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 42-0vs Lamar | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 40-16@ Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 38-31vs Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 16-38@ SMU | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 31-24vs UCF | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 30-18vs Tulane | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 36-10vs No. 3 Louisville | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 44-48@ Memphis | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
 Bowl | L 10-34vs San Diego State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 29 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 5 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
43tackles this season43 tackles · 4 for loss · 2 sacks · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
2 seasons under Tom Herman — 22-5 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2016 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 4.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Road3g | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tom Herman
Pass share
48.8%
521 pass / 546 run
Plays / game
82.1
13 games
Team sack rate
6.6%
560 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2016
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
How it ended
Two seasons at Houston, 43 tackles — drafted at #207 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Coaching lineage · 2012–2016
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Tony Levine → Tom Herman. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Next stop · NFL
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 10th NFL season
Cincinnati BengalsEntering 10th NFL season
