Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-24@ Troy | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 17-23vs Tulsa | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
#23
Mike King Jr.
Junior linebacker for Sam Houston. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′0″ · 215 lb · Racine, WI · Case HS / Concordia St. Paul
Returning to Sam Houston for 2026
The numbers
6
tackles · 2026
0.5 TFL · 0.5 sacks
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, 0.5 TFL, 0.5 sacks, at Troy
His career numbers, season by seasonMike King Jr.
One game to point at: 4 tackles against Tulsa — Week 2, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2026Sam Houston0-2HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 2 games: 3.0 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.2 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Phil Longo
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 | Sam Houston | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · Sam Houston
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: +5 net (20 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Sam Houston · Last season: 2-10 · Talent rank #117 · 2026 recruiting class #126
Background
Concordia St. Paul 2025 Season Played in 11 games ... totaled 69 tackles, including 40 solo ... also had 7 TFLs and a sack ... had a season-best 11 stops vs Minnesota State ... added 10 tackles at Minot State 2024 Season Did not compete ... used a redshirt season ... named a two-time CSP Defensiv...
The linebacker corps · Sam Houston
- #21Dean Ford32 tackles · 2025
- #42Ca'lub Holloway29 tackles · 2025
- #26Tokyo Gordon19 tackles · 2025
- #45Eli Wallace1 tackle · 2025
- #23Mike King Jr.2 games · 2026
7 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology