Sam Houston · W 24-3
7 tackles, 1.5 for loss, 1 sack
The other 7 games average 11 tackles. This one was 4 below.
Jared Lloyd
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. The two seasons at Missouri State span two head coaches: Nick Petrino and Casey Woods. A game that shows it: 15 tackles against Western Kentucky — Week 6, 2026.
86 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
86 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 5.5 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 86 | 38 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 3 |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 76 | 33 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Career | 162 | 71 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 5 |
Last game (Wk 9): 7 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1 sack.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ No. 8 Texas A&M | 13 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 6 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 24-30vs Marshall | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 24-34@ No. 22 SMU | 13 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 13-34@ Western Kentucky | 15 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 15 tackles |
| Wk 7 | W 24-21vs Kennesaw State | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 38-61@ Delaware | 9 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 24-3vs Sam Houston | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 2 | |
| Total | 86 | 38 | 5.5 | 2.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 27 · W 24-3 vs Sam Houston, play by play
7 tackles, including 1 sack, 2 passes broken up, tied for 7th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. His pass breakup on 4th and 3 ended Sam Houston’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 3. Second quarter, up 10-3. Ended Sam Houston’s drive (downs).
Sacked the quarterback for a 9-yard loss. Second quarter, up 10-3.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 5. Fourth quarter, up 24-3. Ended Sam Houston’s drive (downs).
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 3 tackles for loss, 1 of them a sack, in the 8 games with play by play.
How Missouri State’s defense played that day
Sam Houston’s 9 drives: 8 stopped · 1 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 7. His pbu came with Missouri State up 7.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
10 tackles.
A big game: 15 tackles. He hurried the quarterback twice.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
A big game: 13 tackles.
A big game: 13 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
0 tackles.
Not drawn: there is no box score for this game yet.
A big game: 13 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 2 · 2026
W 48-14
vs Lindenwood
4 rush yds (1 car)
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +13 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
Tackle volume
86tackles this seasonTFL rate
6%6 TFLSack rate
2%2 sacksPD rate
3%3 pass breakups86 tackles · 5.5 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 9.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Road4g | 12.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 11.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
Pass share
47.8%
236 pass / 258 run
Plays / game
61.8
8 games
Team sack rate
6.4%
265 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, slow tempo.
Player standing · 2026
86 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #43 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Conference USA
Based on 2025: #20 of 45 Conference USA LBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 23 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Ryan Beard → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
