Sam Houston · W 24-3
2 tackles
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 4 below.
Christian Ford
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The two seasons at Missouri State span two head coaches: Nick Petrino and Casey Woods. One game to point at: 11 tackles against SMU — Week 4, 2026.
43 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
43 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 43 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 47 | 36 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 |
| Career | 90 | 63 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ No. 8 Texas A&M | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Marshall | 6 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-34@ No. 22 SMU | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 13-34@ Western Kentucky | 6 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Kennesaw State | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-61@ Delaware | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-3vs Sam Houston | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 43 | 27 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 27 · W 24-3 vs Sam Houston, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Missouri State’s defense played that day
Sam Houston’s 9 drives: 8 stopped · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 7.
7 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
6 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
6 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.
3 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.
4 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 +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
43tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL43 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 7.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 5.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Pass share
47.8%
236 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
43 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #213 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #17 of 25 Conference USA Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed for 3 head coaches at 2 schools: Sam Pittman, Ryan Beard and Casey Woods.
