Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 24-21vs Sam Houston | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 34-17vs Alabama State | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#29
Joe Lott
Junior safety on Troy's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 192 lb · Mobile, AL · UMS-Wright Prep School
CFB Index 37 · #386 of 544 safetiesMedium confidenceReturning to Troy for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
3★
S recruit
No. 2578 nationally · Signed with Troy
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Troy's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Troy in 2024.
Joe Lott
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. This is his third year in the same secondary at Troy. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Sam Houston, Week 1, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Troy3-star out of UMS-Wright Preparatory School
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Troy
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Troy
Played his entire career under Gerad Parker.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Gerad Parker — 14-14 over that span.
2024Troy4-8HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
2025Troy8-6HC: Gerad Parker · Balanced
2026Troy2-0HC: Gerad Parker · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
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 2 games: 3.5 TKL/g, 0.5 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
Gerad Parker
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
37 · #386 of 544 safeties
Three-star recruit. Now #386 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #33 of 42 Sun Belt Ss
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 34–17
3 TOT · 1 SOLO · 1 TFL
With E. Crenshaw — 46 AVG · 58 LONG · 3 NO · W. Crowder — 201 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 24.0 · -1 rush yds (5 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Troy
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Troy
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (14 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Troy · Last season: 8-6 · Talent rank #96 · 2026 recruiting class #76
DNA match
Player DNA
Hybrid Nickel
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jeremiah Dervil’s 2022 season.
78%match
Matches Jeremiah on
Height
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from Jeremiah on
TFL rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Dylan Phelps's sophomore season at Colorado State (2025).
78%match
Matches Dylan on
Height
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Dylan on
Class year (lower)
Background
2025 (RS-Freshman): Played significant snaps as a backup safety all season and started against Louisiana … Finished with 26 tackles and a half tackle for loss … Intercepted two passes in Troy’s victory at ULM, one of which he returned 53 yards for a touchdown … Played 263 total snaps on defense a...
The secondary · Troy
- #6Justin Powe75 tackles · 2025
- #22Donnie Smith44 tackles · 2025
- #14Jonathan Pennix20 tackles · 2025
- #29Joe Lott16 tackles · 2025
- #1Jabari Strait4 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Troy team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology