Railyn Adams

#13 · S · Sam Houston6′0″ · 185 lb · Newton, TX

Interceptions248th of 391 defensive backs Last gameL 3–24at Missouri State · Oct 27

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His most important play this season

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Railyn Adams

S · Sam Houston · #13

Erases the deep middle of the field. Played for two head coaches at Sam Houston: K.C. Keeler and Phil Longo. One game to point at: 7 tackles and 0.5 tackles for loss against Troy — Week 1, 2026.

36 tackles · 0 sacks

Style of play

Play style

Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.

Similar players

Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.

Rodney AllenMarshall · 2017 · 84% season match
Matt HankinsIowa · 2019 · 82% season match
Hasaan SykesKentucky · 2026 · 82% season match
Demari HendersonUCF · 2026 · 81% season match
Marcus MiltonBowling Green · 2017 · 81% season match

Fans

No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.

Sam Houston in the news

Sam Houston fires head coach Phil LongoThe New York Times Oct 28

Where to follow

Career stats

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Season	Team
2026	Sam Houston	36	23	0.5	4	2
2025	Sam Houston	9	6	0.0	--	--
2024	Sam Houston	1	1	0.0	--	--
Career		46	30	0.5	4	2

Last game (Wk 9): 5 tackles.

Game log

Game log · Week-by-week

2026 season · 8 games

Box score · CFBD

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Wk	Opp	TKL	SOLO	TFL	SACK	INT	PD	Note
Wk 1	L 21-24@ Troy	7	2	0.5	0.0	—	0	Season-high 7 tackles
Wk 2	L 17-23vs Tulsa	6	4	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 3	W 59-0vs Nicholls	—	—	—	—	1	—
Wk 4	L 14-49@ No. 11 Texas Tech	5	4	0.0	0.0	—	2
Wk 6	L 3-35@ Liberty	4	4	0.0	0.0	—	1
Wk 7	L 3-16vs Western Kentucky	6	5	0.0	0.0	—	0
Wk 8	L 24-30vs New Mexico State	3	1	0.0	0.0	1	0
Wk 9	L 3-24@ Missouri State	5	3	0.0	0.0	—	0
Total		36	23	0.5	0.0	2	4

The latest game

Oct. 27 · L 3-24 at Missouri State, play by play

5 tackles.

FinalL 3-24

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 6 for him; the box score credits 5.

His game this year: coverage — 4 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.

How Sam Houston’s defense played that day

Missouri State’s 9 drives: 5 stopped · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 4 of 7.

The season, game by game

L 3-24 at Missouri StateOct. 275 tkl0 TFLPlay by play just above

L 24-30 vs New Mexico StateOct. 213 tkl0 TFL, 1 INT

3 tackles, including 1 interception. The pressure he forced on 3rd and 9 ended New Mexico State’s drive (downs).

3 tackles
1 interception
3 drives ended on one of his plays

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
3rd & 9·Hurry1
Fourth quarterbegan down 30-17
1st & 10✕Interception2
1st & 10○Broken up2
FinalL 24-30

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

1
Hurried the quarterback on 3rd and 9. First quarter, up 7-0. Ended New Mexico State’s drive (downs).
2
Intercepted. Fourth quarter, down 30-17. Ended New Mexico State’s drive (int).

6 more games, with the play by play

L 3-16 vs Western KentuckyOct. 146 tkl0 TFL

6 tackles.

FinalL 3-16

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

L 3-35 at LibertyOct. 84 tkl0 TFL

4 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.

4 tackles
1 pass broken up
1 drive ended on one of his plays

Second quarterbegan down 7-0
1st & 15○Broken up1
FinalL 3-35

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurry

1
Broke up a pass. Second quarter, down 14-3. Ended Liberty’s drive (half).

L 14-49 at Texas TechSept. 265 tkl0 TFL

5 tackles, including 2 passes broken up.

5 tackles
2 passes broken up

Third quarterbegan down 21-14
1st & 10○Broken up
3rd & 12○Broken up
FinalL 14-49

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

W 59-0 vs NichollsSept. 190 tkl0 TFL, 1 INT

0 tackles, including 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 9 ended Nicholls’s drive (int).

0 tackles
1 interception
2 drives ended on one of his plays

First quarterbegan tied 0-0
3rd & 9✕Interception1
3rd & 9○Broken up1
FinalW 59-0

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurry

1
Intercepted on 3rd and 9. First quarter, up 7-0. Ended Nicholls’s drive (int).

L 17-23 vs TulsaSept. 126 tkl0 TFL

6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 17 ended Tulsa’s drive (downs).

6 tackles
1 pass broken up
1 drive ended on one of his plays

Fourth quarterbegan down 23-17
4th & 17○Broken up1
FinalL 17-23

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

1
Broke up a pass on 4th and 17. Fourth quarter, down 23-17. Ended Tulsa’s drive (downs).

L 21-24 at TroySept. 57 tkl0 TFL

7 tackles.

FinalL 21-24

a sackan interceptiona forced fumblea pass broken upa QB hurrya tackle

Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.

Signature game

Week 4 · 2026

L 14-49

at Texas Tech

5 tackles · 2 pass breakups · 4 solo tackles

Where he ranks

Interceptions2tied for 2nd in the Conference USA this season.

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.

Opponents faced, by strength

Ratings of the games shown run from -17 to +18 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).

Defensive profile

Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet

PD rate

11%4 pass breakups

Interceptions

2interceptions

Tackle volume

36tackles this season

TFL rate

1%0 TFL

36 tackles · 0.5 for loss · 4 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.

Teams and coaches

2024Sam Houston10-3HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy

2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced

2026Sam Houston1-7HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning

Our ratings

CFB Zeitgeist Score 75 (#68 of 537). Show the ratings

Where this defender ranks vs the field

Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort

75All-Conference level #68 of 537?

8 metrics · season cumulative

Elite: passes defended (93rd percentile). Strength: solo tackles (87th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (25th percentile).

Box-score production (8)

Passes defended#137 / 2515 · 93rd pct

Solo tackles#320 / 2515 · 87th pct

Interceptions#50 / 557 · 83rd pct

Tackles#485 / 2515 · 80th pct

Forced fumbles#24 / 440 · 47th pct

Sacks#1116 / 2515 · 28th pct

0.0

QB hurries#1214 / 2515 · 26th pct

Tackles for loss#1779 / 2515 · 25th pct

0.5

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

2026 season · 8 games

Home/Road · Season halves

Home vs Road

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Home4g	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.2
Road4g	5.2	0.1	0.0	0.8

First half vs Second half

	TKL/g	TFL/g	SACK/g	PD/g
Weeks 1-76g	4.7	0.1	0.0	0.7
Weeks 8+2g	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Supporting cast · Scheme

Staff and system around the player

2026 season

Head Coach

Phil Longo

Pass share

55.6%

278 pass / 222 run

Plays / game

62.5

8 games

Team sack rate

6.0%

319 dropbacks · PBP

Scheme: Pass-leaning.

Awards

Player standing · 2026

36 tackles in 8 games

About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.

Recognition

Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex

Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score

75 · #68 of 537 safeties

Three-star recruit. Now #68 at the position.

Starter

The No. 2,114 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Conference USA.

Railyn Adams

This week

His most important play this season

Style of play

Similar players

Fans

Sam Houston in the news

Where to follow

Career stats

Game log

The latest game

The season, game by game

Signature game

Where he ranks

Defensive profile

Teams and coaches

Our ratings

Splits

Awards

36 tackles in 8 games

Starter

Three seasons at Sam Houston

2024