Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 45-16vs UT Rio Grande Valley | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 31-26@ Texas State | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Owen Pewee
Senior linebacker for UTSA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 220 lb · Katy, TX · Cypress Park HS
CFB Index 28 · #478 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceReturning to UTSA for 2026
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.
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 3 tackles, vs UT Rio Grande Valley
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for UTSA. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to UTSA in 2022.
Owen Pewee
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Fifth year in the UTSA linebacker corps, same address the whole way. The receipt: 3 tackles against UT Rio Grande Valley — Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
2022
- Signed with UTSA3-star out of Cy Park
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
UTSA
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
UTSA
Played his entire career under Jeff Traylor.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
5 seasons under Jeff Traylor — 36-19 over that span.
2022UTSA11-3HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2023UTSA9-4HC: Jeff Traylor · Run-leaning
2024UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced, fast tempo
2025UTSA7-6HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
2026UTSA2-0HC: Jeff Traylor · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidenceFading
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: 2.5 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
Jeff Traylor
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
28 · #478 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #478 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #49 of 61 American Athletic LBs
How the All-AAC estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
Career stats
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 45–16
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
UTSA
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Linebacker · UTSA
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -1 net (22 in / 23 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
UTSA · Last season: 7-6 · Talent rank #72 · 2026 recruiting class #79
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Tristan Driggers’s 2023 season.
Matches Tristan on
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Tristan on
Class year (higher)
Hurry rate (higher)
PD rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to K.J. Cloyd's senior season at Miami (2023).
63%match
Matches K.J. on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Differs from K.J. on
Hurry rate (higher)
Sack rate (lower)
Player DNA
Players who play like Owen Pewee
The linebacker corps · UTSA
- #23Brandon Tucker Jr.35 tackles · 2025
- #2Owen Pewee28 tackles · 2025
- #32Elijah Baldwin23 tackles · 2025
- #26Bryce Grays22 tackles · 2025
- #31Vic Shaw20 tackles · 2025
25 more on the roster · UTSA team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology