Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 13 | W 48-0vs Samford | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#26
Layne Gerke
Junior safety on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
5′10″ · 196 lb · Hallettsville, TX · Hallettsville
Returning to Texas A&M for 2026
The story
3 safety on Texas A&M's 2025 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearLayne Gerke
The receipt on tape: 1 tackles against Samford, Week 13, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
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Career arc
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Recruit
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CFB
College
Texas A&M
NFL
NFL Draft
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2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · 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 1 game: 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
Mike Elko
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Texas A&M
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Texas A&M
Returning around him
- 10 Texas A&M players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (19 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas A&M · Last season: 11-2 (AP #7) · Talent rank #7 · 2026 recruiting class #10
Background
2024 (FRESHMAN): Saw the field against McNeese as a member of the 12th Man Kickoff Team that started the second half.
The secondary · Texas A&M
- #4Tawfiq Byard78 tackles · 2025
- #3Marcus Ratcliffe66 tackles · 2025
- #7Dalton Brooks61 tackles · 2025
- #2Dezz Ricks26 tackles · 2025
- #26Layne Gerke1 tackle · 2025
20 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology