Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
#6
John Curry
Senior linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 235 lb · Lubbock, TX · Coronado
CFB Index 51 · #284 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to Texas Tech 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.
The numbers
10
tackles · 2026
1 PBU
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, 1 INT, vs Abilene Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2023.
John Curry
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. This is his third year in the same linebacker corps at Texas Tech. The receipt: 7 tackles against Oregon State — Week 2, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 3 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2023
- Signed with Texas Tech3-star out of Lubbock Coronado
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Joey McGuire — 22-7 over that span.
2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles (10th 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: 5.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
51 · #284 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #284 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #38 of 73 Big 12 LBs
How the All-Big 12 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
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 10 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 73 | 38 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 4 | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 34 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 117 | 60 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 5 | 2 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 33–10
3 TOT · 2 SOLO · 1 PD
Dominant 23-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
With W. Hammond — 298 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 11 rush yds (2 car) · J. Williams — 71 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (23 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Shemar James’s 2024 season.
80%match
NFL Rd 5
Matches Shemar on
TFL rate
PD rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Shemar on
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Drayk Bowen's sophomore season at Notre Dame (2024).
Matches Drayk on
Sack rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Differs from Drayk on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like John Curry
Background
CAREER HONORS Honorable Mention All-Big 12 (2025, Jr.) 2025 SEASON (JUNIOR) Switched from his normal position at inside linebacker to start preseason camp to the “star” position due to multiple injuries at the position … refused to give up the starting spot, winning the job during preseason camp...
The linebacker corps · Texas Tech
- #13Ben Roberts88 tackles · 2025
- #6John Curry73 tackles · 2025
- #15Austin Romaine66 tackles · 2025
- #20Adam Trick57 tackles · 2025
- #2Trey White47 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology