Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-20vs Oregon State | 6 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 77-6vs Southern | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 2 |
#2
Jalen Mayo
Senior defensive back on Houston's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 190 lb · Hampton, VA · Phoebus HS
Returning to Houston for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2071 nationally · Signed with Stephen F. Austin
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive back on Houston's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Stephen F. Austin in 2025.
Jalen Mayo
The receipt on tape: 6 tackles against Oregon State, Week 1, 2026.
9 TACKLES · 1 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Stephen F. Austin3-star out of Parkway
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Houston2-0HC: Willie Fritz · Run-heavy
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (94th percentile). Strength: sacks (87th percentile). 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 2 games: 4.5 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 1.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Willie Fritz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Houston | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 77–6
vs Southern
3 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 SACKS
Dominant 71-point win at home against Southern.
With K. Henderson — 83 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 23.8 · 54 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · C. Weigman — 120 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 48.3 · 6 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Houston
Returning around him
- 1 Houston player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +1 net (18 in / 17 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Houston · Last season: 10-3 (AP #25) · Talent rank #57 · 2026 recruiting class #38
Background
Prior to UH Spent the 2025 season at Stephen F. Austin Third on the team with 48 tackles in 14 games Tied for the team lead with four interceptions 2025 All-Southland Conference First Team selection 3.5 tackles for loss tied for 11th on the team Made SFA debut against Houston with three tackles i...
The secondary · Houston
- #21Myles Rowser84 tackles · 2025
- #8Kentrell Webb71 tackles · 2025
- #6Jordan Allen48 tackles · 2025
- Javion White44 tackles · 2025
- #2Jalen Mayo2 games · 2026
20 more on the roster · Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology