Senior defensive tackle for Middle Tennessee. 2023: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
6′5″ · 272 lb · Chattanooga, TN
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 story
4 defensive tackle for Middle Tennessee. 2023: 1 sack, 3 tackles for loss, 12 tackles.
Recruiting
SDE recruit
No. 3256 nationally · Signed with Middle Tennessee
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonJorden Starling
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. A 2-star signing who has since put six seasons on the field at Middle Tennessee. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against UTEP, Week 12, 2023.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Six seasons at Middle Tennessee, 100 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 6 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2018–2023
1 coachPlayed his entire career under Rick Stockstill.
Season context · Team result + system
6 seasons under Rick Stockstill — 34-39 over that span.
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: tackles (8th percentile).
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 · Per-game
2023 season · 6 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-72g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+4g | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Derek Mason
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2023
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Middle Tennessee | 12 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Middle Tennessee | 10 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Middle Tennessee | 20 | 9 | 2.5 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Middle Tennessee | 30 | 14 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Middle Tennessee | 21 | 15 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 100 | 52 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 2 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 6 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 6 | L 30-45vs Jacksonville State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-23vs Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 35-42@ Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 11 | W 40-6vs Florida International | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | W 34-30vs UTEP | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 13 | L 20-23@ Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
His 2023 production profile sits closest to Wesley Bailey’s 2022 season.
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Player DNA