Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 26-42@ USC | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#23
Isaiah Buxton
Sophomore cornerback on San José State's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 170 lb · San Diego, CA · Mater Dei Catholic HS
Transferred San Diego State → San José State for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 784 nationally · Signed with San Diego State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 cornerback on San José State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to San Diego State in 2024.
- Transferred from San Diego State to San José State in 2026.
Isaiah Buxton
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against USC, Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with San Diego State3-star out of Mater Dei Catholic
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to San José State
2025San Diego State
2026San José State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025San Diego State9-4HC: Sean Lewis · Run-heavy
2026San José State2-1HC: Ken Niumatalolo · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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: 7.0 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
Ken Niumatalolo
Pass share
51.0%
106 pass / 102 run
Plays / game
69.3
3 games
Team sack rate
1.8%
110 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | San José State | 7 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | San Diego State | 11 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 18 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Cover Corner
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
CB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to James Chenault’s 2024 season.
88%match
Matches James on
Tackle volume
Height
Weight
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Mike Gerald's freshman season at Minnesota (2025).
Matches Mike on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Isaiah Buxton
The secondary · San José State
- Isaiah Buxton11 tackles · 2025
- #32Caleb Womack7 tackles · 2025
- #21Charles Cox III4 tackles · 2025
- #39Tuli Tagovailoa-Amosa3 tackles · 2025
- #23Nassir Pitters2 tackles · 2025
12 more on the roster · San José State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology