Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Jaxson Gates
Freshman cornerback on Missouri's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Fontana, CA · Damien
Returning to Missouri for 2026
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 299 nationally · Signed with Missouri
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
1 cornerback on Missouri's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2026.
Jaxson Gates
One game to point at: 1 tackles against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
His career
2026
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of Damien
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-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 1 game: 1.0 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
Eli Drinkwitz
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 | Missouri | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Cornerback · Missouri
Returning around him
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #34
Background
A four-star cornerback prospect with elite speed and cover skills … No. 174 in 247Sports’ Top247 and the outlet’s No. 19 cornerback and No. 17 player in the state of California … Rivals lists him as the No. 22 cornerback and No. 13 player in the state while ESPN ranks him 29th among cornerbacks a...
The secondary · Missouri
- #15Santana Banner59 tackles · 2025
- #1Chris Graves33 tackles · 2025
- #7Kensley Louidor-Faustin20 tackles · 2025
- #22Elijah Dotson11 tackles · 2025
- #26Jaxson Gates1 game · 2026
16 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology