Christopher Eaton Jr. is a defensive end who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at Sam Houston.
Eaton wins the corner before the tackle can set. Came to Sam Houston by way of Hampton. On tape: 3 tackles against Middle Tennessee, Week 13, 2025.
Play style
Bends the edge and wins with first-step quickness. Lighter frame, relentless motor.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
26 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 9 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.
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| Season | Team | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 26 | 19 | 9.0 | 5.0 |
| Career | 26 | 19 | 9.0 | 5.0 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 11 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-41@ Western Kentucky | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 21-38vs UNLV | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 20-37@ Hawai'i | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 0-55@ No. 8 Texas | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 10-37@ New Mexico State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 27-29vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 17-35vs UTEP | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 21-17@ Oregon State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 26-23vs Delaware | 5 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 17-31@ Middle Tennessee | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 16-56vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 19 | 9.0 | 5.0 | — | 0 |
Week 12 · 2025
W 26-23
vs Delaware · neutral site
3 sacks · 3 tackles for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 3 at a neutral site.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Sack rate
19%5 sacksTFL rate
35%9 TFLHurry rate
19%5 hurriesPressure-to-sack conversion
50%5 of 10 pressures26 tackles · 9 for loss · 5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 11 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Road6g | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
51.3%
388 pass / 368 run
Plays / game
63.0
12 games
Team sack rate
8.1%
443 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #4 of 12 Conference USA DEs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
