Missouri State · L 3-24
3 tackles
The other 7 games average 2 tackles. This one was 1 above.
Lyric Smith
Second year in the same secondary at Sam Houston. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Texas Tech — Week 4, 2026.
16 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
16 tackles. 2 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
The New York Times Oct 28His game this year: coverage — 2 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sam Houston | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 5 | 5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 21 | 15 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 59-0vs Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 4 | L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 3-35@ Liberty | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-16vs Western Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-30vs New Mexico State | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | L 3-24@ Missouri State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 |
Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
12%2 pass breakupsTackle volume
16tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL16 tackles · 2 pass breakups.
2 seasons under Phil Longo — 3-17 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Road4g | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
Pass share
55.6%
278 pass / 222 run
Plays / game
62.5
8 games
Team sack rate
6.0%
319 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
