Jeffrey M'Ba is a defensive tackle who has not played this season; the last season with a stat line was 2025, at SMU.
M'Ba wins the gap play after play. Played for three head coaches at three programs in four seasons: Cadillac Williams, Ryan Walters and Rhett Lashlee. On tape: 8 tackles against Baylor, Week 2, 2025.
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
42 tackles. 0 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 7.5 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.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | L 45-48vs Baylor | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-10@ Missouri State | 4 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | — | 0 | 2.5 sacks |
| Wk 4 | L 24-35@ TCU | 5 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 31-18vs Syracuse | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 34-10vs Stanford | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-24@ Clemson | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 12-13@ Wake Forest | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 26-20vs No. 10 Miami | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-13@ Boston College | 4 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 35-38@ California | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 42 | 16 | 7.5 | 5.5 | — | 0 |
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
TFL rate
18%8 TFLSack rate
13%6 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries42 tackles · 7.5 for loss · 5.5 sacks.
Splits · Per-game
2025 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 4.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road6g | 4.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-75g | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+5g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
53.7%
460 pass / 396 run
Plays / game
65.8
13 games
Team sack rate
3.9%
466 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
42 tackles in 10 games, more tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #11 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-ACC
Based on 2025: #2 of 11 ACC DTs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 49% of returning players who ranked #1–3 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 43–54%).
Played for three programs.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2025
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Bryan Harsin, Cadillac Williams, Ryan Walters and Rhett Lashlee.
From Libreville, Gabon.
