Missouri State · L 3-24
1 tackle
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Jace Arnold
The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Luke Fickell and Phil Longo. On tape: 5 tackles against Tulsa, Week 2, 2026.
18 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The New York Times Oct 28Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 18 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 19 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 tackle.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 3-35@ Liberty | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-16vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs New Mexico State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ Missouri State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%0 TFL18 tackles · 0.5 for loss.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road4g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
55.6%
278 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #515 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #42 of 43 Conference USA DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Luke Fickell and Phil Longo.
