Rasheem Biles

#3 · LB · Texas6′1″ · 222 lb · Columbus, OH · Pickerington Central

Tackles6162nd of 598 linebackersLast gameW 31–3vs Mississippi State · Oct 31
Nextat MissouriSat Nov 7 · 12 pm ET
61 tackles in 8 games; their best was 13 at Tennessee.
Game 1: against Texas State, win 59-7, 5 tackles5WTXSTGame 2: against Ohio State, win 24-23, 8 tackles8WOSUGame 3: against UTSA, win 30-6, 4 tackles4WUTSAGame 4: at Tennessee, win 20-17, 13 tackles, 1 sack, tackle for loss 113WTENN@Game 5: against Oklahoma, loss 24-27, 12 tackles, tackle for loss 212LOUGame 6: against Florida, loss 24-27, 7 tackles7LFLAGame 7: against Ole Miss, win 34-27, 4 tackles, tackle for loss 14WMISSGame 8: against Mississippi State, win 31-3, 8 tackles, 3 sacks, tackle for loss 18WMSSTSeason high
Game 1: against Texas State, win 59-7, 5 tacklesWTXSTGame 2: against Ohio State, win 24-23, 8 tacklesWOSUGame 3: against UTSA, win 30-6, 4 tacklesWUTSAGame 4: at Tennessee, win 20-17, 13 tackles, 1 sack, tackle for loss 113WTENN@Game 5: against Oklahoma, loss 24-27, 12 tackles, tackle for loss 2LOUGame 6: against Florida, loss 24-27, 7 tacklesLFLAGame 7: against Ole Miss, win 34-27, 4 tackles, tackle for loss 1WMISSGame 8: against Mississippi State, win 31-3, 8 tackles, 3 sacks, tackle for loss 18WMSSTSeason high
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Mississippi State · W 31-3

8 tackles, 4 for loss, 3 sacks

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This week

What’s being said

11 stories this week, from 6 outlets.

Oct 29: 2Oct 31: 1Nov 1: 5Nov 2: 2Nov 3: 1W 31-3 vs Mississippi StateWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 5
Oct 29: 2Oct 31: 1Nov 1: 5Nov 2: 2Nov 3: 1W 31-3 vs Mississippi StateWOct 29Nov 4Most in a day: 5
Stories per day. W and L: the team’s results.

Longhorns Daily News: Maraad Watson, Rasheem Biles latest Texas players to earn SEC weekly honors after MSU win

Burnt Orange Nation +1 Nov 3

All 39 stories this season

Worth knowing

  • Rasheem Biles was second-team All-ACC in 2025 at Pittsburgh.

A play of his this season

  1. Q2, 1:13 · Texas up 10Texas scores a touchdownMississippi State at Texas, week 9Q2, 1:13 · Texas 17, Mississippi State 061Fumble return touchdown61Fumble return touchdownFumble return touchdownA.Swann sacked for loss of 5 yards to the TEXAS39 (R.Biles), fumble by A.Swann recovered by TEXAS M.Watson at TEXAS39 M.Watson return 61 yards to the MS ST00 touchdown, kick goodWatch from this playESPN College Football

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The story

As of

Biles's 2025 at Pitt was a highlight reel of disruption: 101 tackles in just 10 games, an ACC-leading 17 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two pick-sixes and a fumble-return touchdown — three defensive scores from a linebacker who's always around the ball. All-ACC honors followed, and so did Texas, which added him to anchor its linebacker room. The forward stakes are a championship ceiling: the Longhorns had a roster built to contend and a need in the middle of the defense, and Biles is exactly the explosive, ball-producing playmaker that fills it. He's the kind of linebacker who doesn't just stop drives — he flips games.

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So far in 2026 Biles has 42 tackles, 4.5 of them for loss, a sack and two interceptions.

Update (Oct. 28, 2026): Texas lost 27-24 to Florida as a 13.5-point favorite on Oct. 17, then beat No. 7 Ole Miss 34-27 on Oct. 24 and is 5-2, No. 11 in the AP poll. Biles has 53 tackles, 5.5 for loss, a sack and three interceptions through seven games, with 4 tackles, an interception and two pass breakups against Ole Miss.

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Style of play

Style of play

Play style

Biles is a downhill, ball-producing linebacker whose game is built on disruption and takeaways. The TFL crown (17, most in the ACC) shows a player constantly beating blocks into the backfield, and the three defensive touchdowns — two pick-sixes and a scoop-and-score — reveal rare ball skills and instincts for the position. The 100-tackle volume in only 10 games says he's a high-effort, every-snap producer. He's a play-finisher: he gets to the ball, and when he does, good things happen for his defense. The chip-on-the-shoulder former three-star now steps onto a national stage, and the profile — range, production, takeaways — is exactly what a title defense wants in the middle.

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What the box score actually says

8 games
61Tackles
31Solo
9.5TFL
4Sacks
3Pass def.
3INT

61 tackles. 3 passes defended. 3 interceptions. 9.5 TFL.

  • Week 11 INT
  • Week 31 INT
  • Week 41 sack
  • Week 71 PD
  • Week 82 PD · 1 INT
  • Week 93 sacks

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.

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