Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#42
Brayden Knox
Sophomore defensive lineman on North Texas's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 256 lb · Oklahoma City, OK · Putnam City HS
CFB Index 20 · #295 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to North 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 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on North Texas's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Texas in 2025.
Brayden Knox
Wins his gap play after play. Brayden Knox has been at North Texas through two head coaches in two seasons. One game to point at: 1 tackles against UNLV — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20258 games
- Signed with North Texas3-star out of Putnam City
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
North Texas
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Drew Svoboda
North Texas
Coaching transition mid-career: Drew Svoboda → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025North Texas12-2HC: Drew Svoboda · Balanced
2026North Texas1-1HC: Neal Brown · Run-leaning
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 1 game: 1.0 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
Neal Brown
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
20 · #295 of 330 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #295 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #45 of 53 American Athletic DLs
How the All-AAC 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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | 19 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 20 | 15 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
1 TOT
Dominant 38-point win at home against UNLV.
With T. Jackson — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.9 · 15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. White — 124 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
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
2026 Outlook
North Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · North Texas
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +11 net (49 in / 38 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
North Texas · Last season: 12-2 (AP #23) · Talent rank #95 · 2026 recruiting class #135
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 Nuer Gatkuoth’s 2023 season.
Matches Nuer on
Weight
Class year
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Latarie Kinsler's freshman season at Florida International (2022).
88%match
Matches Latarie on
Height
Hurry rate
Sack rate
Differs from Latarie on
Class year (lower)
Background
2025: Appeared in 10 games … recorded 19 tackles, including 15 solo stops … tallied two TFLs and one sack … collected career high five tackles versus UTSA … posted two TFLs including first career sack at Rice. Prior to UNT: Prepped at Putnam City HS in Oklahoma City … finished the regular season...
The defensive line · North Texas
- #6Udoka Ezeani9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Davion Rhodes6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10David Onuoha4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Justin Benton2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #42Brayden Knox2 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology