Mikal Harrison-Pilot

#30 · S · Jr. · Texas Tech6′0″ · 205 lb · Temple, TX

Nextvs West VirginiaSat Nov 7 · 9:30 pm ET

Mikal Harrison-Pilot is a safety at Texas Tech who has played in 1 of Texas Tech's 8 games this season, most recently Sep 5.

Texas Tech is 7-1, No. 13 in the AP poll (week 10).

Arrived at Texas Tech from Houston. A game that shows it: 1 tackle against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2026.

1 tackle · 0 sacks

Where to follow

Career stats

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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

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 1 game

Box score · CFBD

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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 tackle

Signature game

Week 1 · 2026

W 33-10

vs Abilene Christian

1 tackle · 1 solo tackle

Dominant 23-point win at home against Abilene Christian.

Teams and coaches

3 seasons under Joey McGuire — 27-8 over that span.

2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo

2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced

2026Texas Tech7-1HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 0. Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

0Building sample?

2 metrics · season cumulative

Too few games for a verdict yet; the rows below are the season so far.

Box-score production

Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct

0.0

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 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

2026 season

Head Coach

Joey McGuire

Pass share

43.2%

236 pass / 310 run

Plays / game

68.2

8 games

Team sack rate

4.2%

260 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Run-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

1 tackle in 1 game

Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Mikal Harrison-Pilot

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

Signature game

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

1 tackle in 1 game

Four seasons, two schools

Moves

2023

2024