Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#5
Jalyn Stanford
Senior safety on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 200 lb · Tulsa, OK · Jenks HS / Houston
Returning to Sam Houston for 2026
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 1347 nationally · Signed with Houston
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 safety on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Houston in 2023.
- Transferred from Houston to Sam Houston in 2025.
Jalyn Stanford
He got to Sam Houston by way of Houston. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Tulsa — Week 2, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Houston3-star out of Jenks
2024
- Entered the portal
20253 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Phil Longo — 2-12 over that span.
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
2026Sam Houston0-2HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning
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 2 games: 1.5 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
Phil Longo
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 | Sam Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 10 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 13 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
Background
2025 Season Played in 8 total games for the Kats in the defensive backfield and on special teams ... had a season-high 7 stops, including 6 solo, vs Jax State (10/9) ... also had 3 stops at LA Tech (10/31) Houston 2024 Season Did not see any action with the Cougars 2023 Season Appeared in 4 games...
The secondary · Sam Houston
- #8Tyler Bailey45 tackles · 2025
- #20Dravon Wilson21 tackles · 2025
- #9Jace Arnold19 tackles · 2025
- #5Jalyn Stanford10 tackles · 2025
- #13Railyn Adams9 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology