Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| 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 | |
| Total | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
#13
Railyn Adams
Junior safety on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 185 lb · Newton, TX · Newton HS
Returning to Sam Houston for 2026
Recruiting
3★
CB recruit
No. 2114 nationally · Signed with Sam Houston
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
3 safety on Sam Houston's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Sam Houston in 2024.
Railyn Adams
Railyn Adams has been at Sam Houston through two head coaches in three seasons. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 0.5 TFL against Troy — Week 1, 2026.
13 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Sam Houston3-star out of Newton
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
Sam Houston
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
2 coaches2024
K.C. Keeler
Sam Houston
2025–2026era →
Phil Longo
Sam Houston
Coaching transition mid-career: K.C. Keeler → Phil Longo. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2024Sam Houston10-3HC: K.C. Keeler · Run-heavy
2025Sam Houston2-10HC: Phil Longo · Balanced
2026Sam Houston0-2HC: Phil Longo · Pass-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Production sits in the middle of the position cohort across the board.
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: 6.5 TKL/g, 0.2 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 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 | 13 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Sam Houston | 9 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Sam Houston | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 23 | 13 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Sam Houston
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Safety · 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
2024 Season Played in 3 games as a true freshman ... utilized in secondary and on special teams ... utilized redshirt to retain year of eligibility ... had a tackle in game at Jax State (11/23) Newton HS 3-star recruit by 247Sports.com ... preseason rated by Beaumont Enterprise as No. 14 prospect...
The secondary · Sam Houston
- #8Tyler Bailey45 tackles · 2025
- #20Dravon Wilson21 tackles · 2025
- #9Jace Arnold19 tackles · 2025
- #5Jalyn Stanford10 tackles · 2025
- #13Railyn Adams9 tackles · 2025
18 more on the roster · Sam Houston team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology