Former defensive back at Fresno State. 2024: 1 interception, 4 tackles.
6′3″ · 191 lb · Gardena, CA
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.
Recruiting
OLB recruit
No. 486 nationally · Signed with Fresno State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Former defensive back at Fresno State. 2024: 1 interception, 4 tackles.
Justin Houston
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Five seasons at Fresno State, four different head coaches: Kalen DeBoer, Lee Marks, Jeff Tedford and Tim Skipper. One game to point at: 2 tackles, 1 TFL against UNLV — Week 5, 2024.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Fresno State, 70 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2020–2024
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Kalen DeBoer, Lee Marks, Jeff Tedford, and Tim Skipper. Multi-era developmental context.
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th 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
2024 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home2g | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road1g | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Matt Entz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2021
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Production · CFB Index Score
Three-star recruit. Now #357 at the position.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fresno State | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| 2023 | Fresno State | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Fresno State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2021 | Fresno State | 37 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Fresno State | 23 | 11 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 70 | 39 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | -- |
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2024
W 46–30
Game log · Week-by-week
2024 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 46-30vs Sacramento State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 48-0vs New Mexico State | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | L 14-59@ UNLV | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
CFB Index positional classification
Player DNA
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Derrick Langford’s 2021 season.
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As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Derrick Langford's sophomore season at Washington State (2021).
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Player DNA