Played for two head coaches at two programs in two seasons: Sam Pittman and Neal Brown. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Florida Atlantic — Week 9, 2026.
12 tackles · 0 sacks
Style of play
Style of play
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Similar players
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Dominant 49-point win at home against Houston Christian.
Where he ranks
Opponents faced, by strength
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +24 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Defensive profile
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%1 pass breakups
Interceptions
1interceptions
Tackle volume
12tackles this season
12 tackles · 1 pass breakup · 1 interception.
Teams and coaches
2025Arkansas2-10HC: Sam Pittman and Bobby Petrino · Balanced
2026North Texas6-2HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
Our ratings
CFB Zeitgeist Score 45 (#198 of 344). Show the ratings
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
45Rotational starter #198 of 344· through 6 games?
7 metrics · season cumulative
through 6 games score: the 2026 sample is not big enough yet. The rows below are 2026 so far. Concern: tackles for loss (10th percentile).
Box-score production (7)
Passes defended#852 / 2515 · 53rd pct
1
Interceptions#144 / 557 · 37th pct
1
Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct
0.0
QB hurries#1214 / 2515 · 26th pct
0
Tackles#2108 / 2515 · 14th pct
12
Solo tackles#2150 / 2515 · 12th pct
5
Tackles for loss#2000 / 2515 · 10th pct
0.0
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
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 6 games
Home/Road · Season halves
Home vs Road
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Home4g
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.2
Road2g
2.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
First half vs Second half
TKL/g
TFL/g
SACK/g
PD/g
Weeks 1-75g
1.8
0.0
0.0
0.2
Weeks 8+1g
3.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
2026 season
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
51.3%
290 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
70.6
8 games
Team sack rate
2.2%
312 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
12 tackles in 6 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
45 · #198 of 344 corners · through 6 games
Three-star recruit. Now #198 at the position.
Two seasons, two schools
2026 is in progress.
2026 North Texas Brown
Year 2 · 6 games
Jan 2026 Entered the transfer portal
Arkansas to North Texas
2025 Arkansas Pittman
Year 1 · 3 games
Junior college Northwest Mississippi C.C.
Three-star junior college recruit. Signed with Arkansas.