Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 66-21vs Florida Atlantic | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 52-3vs Campbell | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#97
Joseph Mbatchou
Sophomore defensive lineman on Florida's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 321 lb · Loganville, GA · Grayson
Returning to Florida for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Campbell
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Florida's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Florida in 2025.
Joseph Mbatchou
Wins his gap play after play. Joseph Mbatchou has played for two head coaches in two seasons at Florida. The receipt: 1 tackles against Campbell — Week 2, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20255 games
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Grayson
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Florida
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Florida
2026era →
Jon Sumrall
Florida
Coaching transition mid-career: Billy Napier → Jon Sumrall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Florida4-8HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2026Florida2-0HC: Jon Sumrall · Run-leaning
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 2 games: 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
Jon Sumrall
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 52–3
vs Campbell
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 49-point win at home against Campbell.
With V. Brown III — 3 rec · 43 yds · 1 TD · A. Philo — 242 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 71.6 · 13 rush yds (3 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Florida
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive line · Florida
Returning around him
- 7 Florida players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -9 net (27 in / 36 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Florida · Last season: 4-8 (AP #13) · Talent rank #10 · 2026 recruiting class #17
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Brandon McElroy’s 2024 season.
86%match
Matches Brandon on
Hurry rate
Height
Weight
Differs from Brandon on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a freshman, his production profile tracks closest to Brendan Flakes's freshman season at Northwestern (2023).
Matches Brendan on
Hurry rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Brendan on
Class year (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Joseph Mbatchou
Background
Pronunciation SEASON & CAREER Stats (PDF) Feature Clips ACADEMIC HONORS SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll (2026) 2025: Saw his first collegiate action in Florida's season opener against LIU as well as action in 8 games after... Ended his freshman season with 11 total tackles, one of which was fo...
The defensive line · Florida
- #99Emmanuel Oyebadejo6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #24Kamran James4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Brendan Bett4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #33Brien Taylor Jr.3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #97Joseph Mbatchou1 tackle for loss · 2025
13 more on the roster · Florida team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology