Texas Tech is 7-1, No. 13 in the AP poll (week 10).
Fourth year in the Texas Tech defensive front. On tape: 3 tackles against Abilene Christian, Week 1, 2026.
4 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Controls the point of attack and doesn't move.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 4 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 25 | 10 | 5.0 | 1.5 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 22 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 52 | 22 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 8 | L 24-37@ Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
Week 1 · 2026
W 33-10
3 tackles
Dominant 23-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
4 seasons under Joey McGuire — 34-14 over that span.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 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
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.2%
236 pass / 310 run
Plays / game
68.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
260 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #17 of 35 Big 12 DLs
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 21 games over four seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Joey McGuire.
