Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 7-59@ Texas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Jordan Sample
Junior linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 233 lb · Missouri City, TX
Transferred Arkansas State → Texas State for 2026
The numbers
1
tackle · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, at Texas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 linebacker for Texas State. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Arkansas State in 2023.
- Transferred from Arkansas State to Texas State in 2026.
Jordan Sample
Across three seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Butch Jones and G.J. Kinne. In 2025 the league put his name on paper for the first time: Sun Belt Special Teams Player of the Week. The receipt: 1 tackles against Texas — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with Arkansas State3-star out of Fort Bend Marshall
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
1 coach2024–2026
Texas State
Played his entire career under G.J. Kinne.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas State
2025Arkansas State
2026Texas State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Arkansas State8-5HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2025Arkansas State7-6HC: Butch Jones · Balanced
2026Texas State0-2HC: G.J. Kinne · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
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 1 game: 1.0 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
G.J. Kinne
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 | Texas State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Arkansas State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Arkansas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
The linebacker corps · Texas State
- #29Treylin Payne101 tackles · 2025
- #15Ayden Jones52 tackles · 2025
- #16Terrence Cooks II46 tackles · 2025
- #10Cole Nilles27 tackles · 2025
- #21Jordan Sample5 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Texas State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology