Abilene Christian · W 33-10 · FCS
No tackles.
Oregon State · W 35-24
No tackles.
Arizona State · W 53-25
No tackles.
Jordan has tackles in 5 of Texas Tech’s 8 games: none against Abilene Christian, Oregon State and Arizona State.
Brenden Jordan
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Four seasons in the Texas Tech secondary to date. A game that shows it: 10 tackles against Houston — Week 3, 2026.
29 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 29 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 59 | 38 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 34 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 20 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 142 | 95 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs No. 22 Houston | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Sam Houston | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-7@ Colorado | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-37@ Cincinnati | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-26vs No. 22 Arizona | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 29 | 22 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-26 vs Arizona, play by play
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
How Texas Tech’s defense played that day
Arizona’s 12 drives: 7 stopped · 5 scored. While the game was within a score they held 7 of 11.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
29tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL29 tackles · 1 pass breakup.
4 seasons under Joey McGuire — 34-14 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 6.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Road2g | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.2%
236 pass / 310 run
Plays / game
68.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
260 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #26 of 42 Big 12 DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 38 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Joey McGuire.
