Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 6 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 |
#8
Jamond Mathis
Senior linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 250 lb · St. Louis, MO · Duchesne
CFB Index 71 · #90 of 420 edge rushersHigh confidenceTransferred Kent State → Texas Tech 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
7
tackles · 2026
3.5 TFL · 2.5 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, 2.5 TFL, 2.5 sacks, vs Abilene Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Southern Illinois in 2023.
- Transferred from Kent State to Texas Tech in 2026.
Jamond Mathis
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Mark Carney and Joey McGuire. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-MAC. The receipt: 6 tackles, 2.5 sacks against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 2.5 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 Southern Illinois3-star out of Duchesne
202511 games
- Entered the portal
- All-MACsecond
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🎖
ALL-MAC · 2ND TEAM
All-MAC 2nd team (2025)
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
2025Kent State
2026Texas Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: sacks (99th percentile). Strength: tackles for loss (98th 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: 3.5 TKL/g, 1.8 TFL/g, 1.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
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 | Texas Tech | 7 | 4 | 3.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 28 | 17 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| Career | 35 | 21 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 33–10
6 TOT · 3 SOLO · 2 SACKS
Dominant 23-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
With W. Hammond — 298 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 11 rush yds (2 car) · J. Williams — 71 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Clev Lubin’s 2024 season.
Matches Clev on
Height
Weight
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Elo Modozie's sophomore season at Army (2024).
76%match
All-AAC
Matches Elo on
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Height
Differs from Elo on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jamond Mathis
Background
CAREER HONORS All-MAC Second Team (2025, So.) PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH Arrived at Texas Tech after earning All-MAC second team honors at Kent State … spent only the 2025 season with the Golden Flashes following two years at Southern Illinois … will have two seasons of eligibility remaining as a Red Ra...
The linebacker corps · Texas Tech
- #13Ben Roberts88 tackles · 2025
- #6John Curry73 tackles · 2025
- #15Austin Romaine66 tackles · 2025
- #20Adam Trick57 tackles · 2025
- #8Jamond Mathis28 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology