Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 49-3vs Alcorn State | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
#16
Jonah Martinez
Junior defensive back for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 180 lb · Orange County, CA · Bishop Alemany HS
Transferred TCU → Southern Miss for 2026
The numbers
1
interception · 2026
1 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 INT, vs Alcorn State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 defensive back for Southern Miss. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to TCU in 2025.
- Transferred from TCU to Southern Miss in 2026.
Jonah Martinez
Jonah Martinez arrived at Southern Miss from TCU. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Auburn — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with TCU3-star out of Long Beach City College
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Southern Miss
2025TCU
2026Southern Miss
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Southern Miss1-1HC: Blake Anderson · Run-leaning, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd 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: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 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
Blake Anderson
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 | Southern Miss | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 49–3
vs Alcorn State
1 QB HUR · 1 INT
Dominant 46-point win at home against Alcorn State.
With M. Johnson — 13 rush yds (1 car) · E. Hampton — 180 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 15 rush yds (3 car)
Game log
Background
2025 (Jr.): Did not see any action in only season at TCU…2024 (So.): A first-team all-conference selection for Long Beach City College…Played in four games…Posted 11 tackles (eight solo) with a half tackle for loss, four interceptions, a pass breakup and a forced fumble…2023 (Fr.): Saw action in...
The secondary · Southern Miss
- #1Josh Moten61 tackles · 2025
- #24Josh Battle34 tackles · 2025
- #1Champ Lewis16 tackles · 2025
- #3Jyaire Brown7 tackles · 2025
- #16Jonah Martinez2 games · 2026
24 more on the roster · Southern Miss team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology