Juan Salas
Second year in the Eastern Michigan secondary. On tape: 11 tackles against Michigan State, Week 2, 2026.
41 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
41 tackles. 3 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Eastern Michigan | 41 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2025 | Eastern Michigan | 34 | 21 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Career | 75 | 36 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
Last game (Wk 8): 4 tackles, 1 tackle for loss.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 9 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 28-17vs Sacramento State | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 1 | L 21-27vs San José State | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 7-35@ Michigan State | 11 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 11 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 10-54@ Wisconsin | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | W 29-3vs Lindenwood | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 38-14@ Massachusetts | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 25-23@ Akron | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 7 | L 14-34vs Toledo | 8 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 20-24@ Ohio | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 |
Oct. 24 · L 20-24 at Ohio, play by play
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 5 for him; the box score credits 4.
His game this year: coverage — 3 passes defended in the 9 games with play by play.
How Eastern Michigan’s defense played that day
Ohio’s 9 drives: 6 stopped · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 9.
8 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
11 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 12 for him; the box score credits 11.
2 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Ratings of the games shown run from -29 to +9 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
7%3 pass breakupsTackle volume
41tackles this seasonTFL rate
2%1 TFL41 tackles · 1 for loss · 3 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Chris Creighton — 8-13 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 9 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-78g | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Chris Creighton
Pass share
55.8%
333 pass / 264 run
Plays / game
66.3
9 games
Team sack rate
4.2%
382 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Unranked recruit. Now #295 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-MAC
Based on 2025: #33 of 40 Mid-American DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
2026 is in progress.
