Arkansas-Pine Bluff · W 54-14 · FCS
No tackles.
Graves has tackles in 7 of Missouri’s 8 games: none against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Chris Graves
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. The four seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Lane Kiffin and Eli Drinkwitz. On tape: 4 tackles against Ole Miss, Week 7, 2026.
15 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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Last game (Wk 9): 2 pass breakups, 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 7 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17vs Troy | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31@ No. 24 Mississippi State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs No. 8 Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-6vs Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-31@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 9 | W 34-10@ Arkansas | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 15 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 9 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-10 at Arkansas, play by play
2 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Against his own season: tied for his 2nd-most passes defended game of 7 this season.
His game this year: coverage — 9 passes defended in the 7 games with play by play.
How Missouri’s defense played that day
Arkansas’s 10 drives: 8 stopped (4 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 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.
1 tackle, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
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.
2 tackles, including 3 passes broken up, tied for the most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
Week 5 · 2026
W 45-17
vs Florida
1 tackle · 2 pass breakups
Dominant 28-point win at home against Florida.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
60%9 pass breakupsTackle volume
15tackles this season15 tackles · 9 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 7 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
47.4%
255 pass / 283 run
Plays / game
67.2
8 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #105 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 33 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Mario Cristobal, Lane Kiffin, Pete Golding and Eli Drinkwitz.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Missouri
