Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ Texas A&M | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
#12
Joel Boamah
Junior cornerback on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
5′11″ · 180 lb · Newark, NJ · Hudson Catholic High
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Kent State)
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2179 nationally · Signed with Kent State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 cornerback on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Kent State in 2023.
Joel Boamah
Three head coaches in three seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 1, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Kent State3-star out of Hudson Catholic
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
—
Missouri State
2025era →
Nick Petrino
Missouri State
2026era →
Casey Woods
Missouri State
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Petrino → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Kent State
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Kent State0-12HC: Kenni Burns · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2025Kent State5-7HC: Mark Carney · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Missouri State1-1HC: Casey Woods · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: passes defended (99th percentile). Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
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: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Casey Woods
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 State | 8 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Kent State | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Kent State | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 24 | 19 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 6 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–14
vs Lindenwood
3 TOT · 3 SOLO
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With I. Myers — 24 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · S. Locklear — 258 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
Background
Kent State 2025: Played in 10 games for the Golden Flashes and coach Mark Carney ... Recorded 9 total tackles as a third-year sophomore with 6 solo stops, 2.0 tackles for loss, an interception, 3 QB hurries and 4 passes defended ... Pulled in an interception vs. UMass (10/11/25) ... Racked up sea...
The secondary · Missouri State
- #9Dylan Dixson50 tackles · 2025
- #29Christian Ford47 tackles · 2025
- #2Antonio Smith12 tackles · 2025
- #16J.J. O'Neal12 tackles · 2025
- #12Joel Boamah8 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Missouri State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology