Oregon State · W 35-24
No tackles.
Colorado · W 29-7
No tackles.
Arizona · W 34-26
No tackles.
Platt has tackles in 5 of Texas Tech’s 8 games: none against Oregon State, Colorado and Arizona.
Corey Platt Jr.
Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Willie Fritz, Slade Nagle and Joey McGuire. One game to point at: 5 tackles against Sam Houston — Week 4, 2026.
16 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Houston | 41 | 21 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Tulane | 15 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Tulane | 21 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 |
| Career | 93 | 60 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs No. 22 Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Sam Houston | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 53-25vs Arizona State | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-37@ Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
Week 7 · 2026
W 53-25
4 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 28-point win at home against Arizona State.
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
Tackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFLSack rate
0%0 sacksPD rate
6%1 pass breakups16 tackles.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 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
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS linebackers who play every week.
The No. 1,379 recruit in the country is starting at linebacker in the Big 12.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 3 schools: Willie Fritz and Joey McGuire.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
