Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-10vs Oklahoma State | 7 | 4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 23-17@ Sam Houston | 12 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 12 tackles |
| Total | 19 | 8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
#9
Dax Collins
Junior linebacker for Tulsa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 210 lb · Poteau, OK · Poteau HS
CFB Index 22 · #486 of 537 safetiesHigh confidenceReturning to Tulsa 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.
How he plays
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait.
Tackles: 90th percentile.
The full scouting readThe numbers
19
tackles · 2026
1 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 7 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 sacks, vs Oklahoma State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Tulsa. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulsa in 2024.
Dax Collins
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Dax Collins has played for two head coaches in three seasons at Tulsa. The receipt on tape: 12 tackles against Sam Houston, Week 2, 2026.
19 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20248 games
- Signed with Tulsa3-star out of Poteau
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Tulsa
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
Tulsa
2025–2026era →
Tre Lamb
Tulsa
Coaching transition mid-career: Kevin Wilson → Tre Lamb. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Tulsa3-9HC: Kevin Wilson · Balanced
2025Tulsa4-8HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
2026Tulsa2-0HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles (90th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th 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 2 games: 9.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Tre Lamb
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 24–10
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulsa
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Tulsa
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (21 in / 22 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulsa · Last season: 4-8 · Talent rank #84 · 2026 recruiting class #93
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Josiah Robinson’s 2024 season.
Matches Josiah on
Solo tackle rate
Sack rate
TFL rate
Differs from Josiah on
Hurry rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to De'Marco Guidry's junior season at UTSA (2020).
Matches De'Marco on
TFL rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from De'Marco on
Hurry rate (higher)
PD rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Dax Collins
Background
CAREER NOTES: Appeared in 23 career games … Has 45 career tackles. 2024 Academic All-Conference 2025: Appeared in all 12 games for the Golden Hurricane seeing time on defense and special teams. Recorded a total of 10 tackles, including six solo and four assisted. Achieved one tackle for loss, res...
The linebacker corps · Tulsa
- #24Devin Hightower81 tackles · 2025
- #33William Alexander66 tackles · 2025
- #9Dax Collins10 tackles · 2025
- #35C.J. Turner7 tackles · 2025
- #6Chris Thompson Jr.1 tackle · 2025
6 more on the roster · Tulsa team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology