Jimmy Wyrick
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. The six seasons span three programs and four head coaches: David Shaw, Troy Taylor, Jeff Traylor and Rhett Lashlee. The first one came in 2025: All-AAC. On tape: 8 tackles against Syracuse, Week 9, 2026.
37 tackles · 2 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
37 tackles. 1 pass defended. 0 interceptions. 2 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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Last game (Wk 9): 8 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 27-24@ Florida State | 8 | 3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 56-10vs UC Davis | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 31-41@ No. 23 Louisville | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-24vs Missouri State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 25-16vs Boston College | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 23-13vs Virginia | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 59-20vs California | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 27-30@ Syracuse | 8 | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 37 | 24 | 2.0 | 2.0 | — | 1 |
Oct. 31 · L 27-30 at Syracuse, play by play
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: disruption in the backfield — 2 tackles for loss, 2 of them sacks, in the 8 games with play by play.
How SMU’s defense played that day
Syracuse’s 10 drives: 4 stopped · 6 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 9.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 sack.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
8 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Sacked the quarterback for a 3-yard loss. First quarter, tied 0-0.
Week 1 · 2026
W 27-24
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 8 tackles
A close one, won by 3 on the road.
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +12 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
3%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
37tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL37 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks · 1 pass breakup.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 7.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 4.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
49.4%
268 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
67.9
8 games
Team sack rate
4.9%
288 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2025
Picked for an all-conference team by at least one selector.
2026 is in progress.
Played for three programs.
The snaps went the other way.
The role got bigger.
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
ALL-AAC
All-AAC mention (2025)
Coaching lineage · 2021–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: David Shaw, Troy Taylor, Jeff Traylor and Rhett Lashlee.
In the portal · 2026
In transfer portal
