Game log · Week-by-week
2025 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | L 20-48@ UTSA | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Michael Pleas Jr.
Sophomore defensive lineman on Southern Miss's 2021 roster.
6′3″ · 245 lb · Tallahassee, FL
CFB Index 37 · #187 of 274 interior linemenLow confidenceSouthern Miss 2021 alumnus
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
3★
OLB recruit
No. 1958 nationally · Signed with Southern Miss
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
2 defensive lineman on Southern Miss's 2025 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Southern Miss in 2020.
Michael Pleas Jr.
Wins his gap play after play. Michael Pleas Jr. has been at Southern Miss through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt on tape: 3 tackles against UTSA, Week 3, 2025.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
How it ended
Two seasons at Southern Miss, 1 sacks — his college career is complete.
His career
20205 games
- Signed with Southern Miss3-star out of Lincoln
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Southern Miss
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2020–2021
2 coaches2020
Southern Miss
Coaching transition mid-career: Scotty Walden → Will Hall. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2025 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2020Southern Miss3-7HC: Scotty Walden · Run-leaning
2021Southern Miss3-9HC: Will Hall · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 1 game: 3.0 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
Blake Anderson
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
37 · #187 of 274 interior linemen
Three-star recruit. Now #187 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Southern Miss | 23 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Southern Miss | 11 | 4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 34 | 16 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2021 production profile sits closest to Derrick Ray’s 2020 season.
Matches Derrick on
Hurry rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Derrick on
Class year (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Travonte O'Neal's sophomore season at Florida International (2022).
Matches Travonte on
Class year
Height
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Michael Pleas Jr.
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology