Jahlil Florence
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches at two programs in three seasons: Dan Lanning and Eli Drinkwitz. On tape: 2 tackles against Texas A&M, Week 6, 2026.
10 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
10 tackles. 5 passes defended. 1 interception. 0 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.
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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 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17vs Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31@ No. 24 Mississippi State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs No. 8 Florida | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-6vs Texas A&M | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-31@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-10@ Arkansas | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-10 at Arkansas, play by play
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Missouri’s defense played that day
Arkansas’s 10 drives: 8 stopped (4 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 15 ended Texas A&M’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 15. Fourth quarter, up 27-6. Ended Texas A&M’s drive (downs).
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 3 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. His pass breakup on 4th and 9 ended Mississippi State’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 2 for him; the box score credits 1.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 9. Second quarter, down 14-10. Ended Mississippi State’s drive (downs).
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 8 ended Kansas’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted on 3rd and 8. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended Kansas’s drive (int).
1 tackle.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
50%5 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
10tackles this season10 tackles · 5 pass breakups · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
47.4%
255 pass / 283 run
Plays / game
67.2
8 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #101 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 21 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Dan Lanning and Eli Drinkwitz.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Missouri
