Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Jameian Buxton
Senior defensive lineman on UTSA's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 325 lb · New Orleans, LA · Warren Easton HS
CFB Index 44 · #169 of 285 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to UTSA 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.
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
3 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, vs UT Rio Grande Valley
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on UTSA's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2023.
Jameian Buxton
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move. He has spent four seasons in the UTSA defensive front. The receipt: 2 tackles against UT Rio Grande Valley — Week 1, 2026.
3 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with UTSA3-star out of Thibodaux
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UTSA
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
UTSA
Played his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 25-16 over that span.
2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2026UTSA2-0HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
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
Jeff Traylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–16
Game log
How he plays
Play style
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UTSA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · UTSA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (22 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTSA · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #79
DNA match
Player DNA
Nose Anchor
The heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Isaiah Raikes’s 2024 season.
Matches Isaiah on
Hurry rate
Height
TFL rate
Differs from Isaiah on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Tai Newhouse's junior season at Tulsa (2025).
Matches Tai on
Weight
Sack rate
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Jameian Buxton
The defensive line · UTSA
- #35Jonathan Jones7.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #99Tai Leonard3.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #88Cameron Blaylock1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Collins Acheampong1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #98Jameian Buxton1 tackle for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · UTSA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology