Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#30
Mikal Harrison-Pilot
Junior safety on Texas Tech's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Temple, TX · Temple
Returning to Texas Tech for 2026
Recruiting
4★
ATH recruit
No. 198 nationally · Signed with Houston
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Texas Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Houston in 2023.
- Transferred from Houston to Texas Tech in 2024.
Mikal Harrison-Pilot
Mikal Harrison-Pilot arrived at Texas Tech from Houston. The receipt: 1 tackles against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Houston4-star out of Temple
2024
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coach2024–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
3 seasons under Joey McGuire — 22-7 over that span.
2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · 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
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 33–10
1 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 23-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
With W. Hammond — 298 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 11 rush yds (2 car) · J. Williams — 71 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Texas Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · Texas Tech
Returning around him
- 9 Texas Tech players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +2 net (23 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas Tech · Last season: 12-2 (AP #4) · Talent rank #29 · 2026 recruiting class #18
Background
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR) Returned from injury to appear in all 14 games for the Red Raiders as a junior … key member of Texas Tech’s special teams units as a member of the punt return, kickoff coverage and kick return units. Led the team with an 81.6 overall grade on special teams by Pro Football Foc...
The secondary · Texas Tech
- #7Brenden Jordan59 tackles · 2025
- #14Brice Pollock47 tackles · 2025
- #27Amier Boyd-Matthews26 tackles · 2025
- #4Davin Martin26 tackles · 2025
- Mikal Harrison-Pilot1 game · 2026
17 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology