Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 3-17@ Duke | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 28-24vs South Alabama | 8 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 17 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#1
Jack Tchienchou
Junior safety on Tulane's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 192 lb · Atlanta, GA · St. Pius X HS
CFB Index 75 · #68 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Tulane 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.
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 972 nationally · Signed with Troy
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Tulane's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Troy in 2023.
- Transferred from Troy to Tulane in 2024.
How he projects
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Grades highest in play recognition and speed.
The full scouting readJack Tchienchou
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Across four seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jon Sumrall and Will Hall. 2025 brought the first one: All-AAC. One game to point at: 9 tackles against Duke — Week 1, 2026.
17 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Troy3-star out of St. Pius X
202413 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
202513 games
- All-AACfirst
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Slade Nagle, Jon Sumrall, and Will Hall. Multi-era developmental context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Troy11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Balanced
2024Tulane9-5HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-heavy
2025Tulane11-3HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
2026Tulane1-1HC: Will Hall · Balanced, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles (85th percentile). Strength: solo tackles (80th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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: 8.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Will Hall
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.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
In the mix to repeat All-AAC
Based on 2025: #1 of 38 American Athletic Ss
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
49% estimated, 95% confidence interval 43–54%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 28–24
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Tulane
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Tulane
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -7 net (20 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Tulane · Last season: 11-3 (AP #17) · Talent rank #70 · 2026 recruiting class #64
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Deshaun Lee’s 2024 season.
Matches Deshaun on
Height
Tackle volume
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Jamal Hudson's senior season at Ohio (2021).
Matches Jamal on
Class year
Tackle volume
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jack Tchienchou
Background
2026: A Fourth Team Preseason All-Conference selection by Athlon Sports...Named to the Preseason Watch List for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy...A Third Team Preseason All-Conference selection by the Pro Football Network..Named ot the Watch List for the Chuck Bednarik Award 2025: Appeared and started...
The secondary · Tulane
- #1Jack Tchienchou80 tackles · 2025
- #7Kevin Adams44 tackles · 2025
- #5E'zaiah Shine35 tackles · 2025
- #30Joshua Moore24 tackles · 2025
- #3Tavare Smith18 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Tulane team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology