Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-0vs Missouri State | 6 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-20vs Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#21
Ray Coney
Senior linebacker for Texas A&M. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 240 lb · Fairfield, OH · Fairfield HS
CFB Index 75 · #89 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Tulsa → Texas A&M 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
12
tackles · 2026
1.5 TFL
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 6 tackles, 1 TFL, vs Arizona State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas A&M. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to East Tennessee State in 2023.
- Transferred from Tulsa to Texas A&M in 2026.
Ray Coney
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Across two seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Tre Lamb and Mike Elko. His first career honor landed in 2025: All-AAC. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Arizona State, Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- recognition record
- game log
His career
Nobody recruited him. He earned the honors anyway.
2023
- Signed with East Tennessee State3-star out of Fairfield
202512 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
- All-AACfirst
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-AAC · 1ST TEAM
All-AAC 1st team (2025)
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas A&M
2025Tulsa
2026Texas A&M
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Tulsa4-8HC: Tre Lamb · Run-leaning
2026Texas A&M2-0HC: Mike Elko · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). Concern: solo tackles (16th 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: 6.0 TKL/g, 0.8 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
Mike Elko
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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–20
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jackson Mitchell’s 2022 season.
Matches Jackson on
Tackle volume
Solo tackle rate
Sack rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Stone Blanton's junior season at Mississippi State (2024).
80%match
Matches Stone on
Tackle volume
Sack rate
Weight
Differs from Stone on
Solo tackle rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Ray Coney
The linebacker corps · Texas A&M
- #21Ray Coney128 tackles · 2025
- #27Daymion Sanford57 tackles · 2025
- Noah Mikhail16 tackles · 2025
- #54Jordan Lockhart12 tackles · 2025
- #45Tommy Colligan1 tackle · 2025
8 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology