Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 59-7vs Texas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Darius Snow
Senior linebacker for Texas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 219 lb · Frisco, TX · Hebron
CFB Index 32 · #442 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Michigan State → Texas for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Texas State
Statement game16 tackles · 1 TFLat Ohio State (FBS) · L 7-56
Top 0.1% tackles game since 2021.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Michigan State in 2020.
- Transferred from Michigan State to Texas in 2026.
Darius Snow
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Darius Snow has played for three head coaches across seven seasons and two programs. The receipt: 1 tackles against Texas State — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2020
- Signed with Michigan State3-star out of Hebron
202411 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2026
2 coaches2020
Texas
Coaching transition mid-career: Tom Herman → Steve Sarkisian. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas
2025Michigan State
2026Texas
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Michigan State2-5HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2021Michigan State11-2HC: Mel Tucker · Run-leaning
2022Michigan State5-7HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2023Michigan State4-8HC: Mel Tucker · Balanced
2024Michigan State5-7HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced, slow tempo
2025Michigan State4-8HC: Jonathan Smith · Balanced
2026Texas2-0HC: Steve Sarkisian · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Steve Sarkisian
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
32 · #442 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #442 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Michigan State | 34 | 17 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Michigan State | 29 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Michigan State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Michigan State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Michigan State | 87 | 61 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
| 2020 | Michigan State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 161 | 95 | 9.5 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jake Hansen’s 2021 season.
Matches Jake on
Tackle volume
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Jake on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
Player DNA
Players who play like Darius Snow
Background
A first-year linebacker who transferred to Texas from Michigan State in summer 2026 ... four-year letter winner and spent six seasons at Michigan State from 2020-25 ... has played in 48 career games with 15 starts ... five-time Academic All-Big Ten .... three-time Academic All-District honoree .....
The linebacker corps · Texas
- #3Rasheem Biles100 tackles · 2025
- #26Ty'Anthony Smith59 tackles · 2025
- #28Justin Cryer43 tackles · 2025
- #45Darius Snow34 tackles · 2025
- #14Brad Spence21 tackles · 2025
7 more on the roster · Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology