Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ Indiana | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#14
Bryce Garza
Sophomore safety for North Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Wolfforth, TX · Frenship HS
Returning to North Texas for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
5 tackles · 0.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, 4 tackles, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 safety for North Texas. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to North Texas in 2025.
Bryce Garza
Bryce Garza has played for two head coaches in two seasons at North Texas. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles, 1 INT against UNLV, Week 2, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with North Texas3-star out of Wolfforth Frenship
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
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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, 0.2 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 · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | North Texas | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
4 TOT · 1 SOLO · 0 TFL
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
2026 Outlook
North Texas
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · 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
Background
2025: Appeared in four games … preserved a redshirt season … posted first career tackle versus Washington State. Prior to UNT: Prepped at Frenship HS in Wolfforth, Texas … earned First Team All-District 2-6A honors as a senior … also was an Academic All-District selection … finished his senior se...
The secondary · North Texas
- #16BJ Allen Jr.15 tackles · 2025
- #8Caden Jenkins10 tackles · 2025
- #9Cameren Jenkins6 tackles · 2025
- #5Chase Canada3 tackles · 2025
- #14Bryce Garza1 tackle · 2025
18 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology