Peyton Morgan
Moves between deep coverage and the slot. Third year in the Texas Tech secondary. One game to point at: 6 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Oregon State — Week 2, 2026.
28 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Moves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
28 tackles. 0 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 1.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
Fans first named Peyton Morgan at Oregon State.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 2 interceptions in the 8 games with play by play.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 28 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- | 2 |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 11 | 5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| Career | 41 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 35-24@ Oregon State | 6 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs No. 22 Houston | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 49-14vs Sam Houston | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 5 | W 29-7@ Colorado | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 53-25vs Arizona State | 5 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | L 24-37@ Cincinnati | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-26vs No. 22 Arizona | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 28 | 22 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -18 to +16 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
28tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%2 TFL28 tackles · 1.5 for loss · 2 interceptions.
3 seasons under Joey McGuire — 27-8 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road3g | 4.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
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.
Player standing · 2026
About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Former four-star. Now #178 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
1 coachPlayed every college season under Joey McGuire.
