Former defensive lineman at Arizona. 2020: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.
6′2″ · 318 lb · Tempe, AZ
The story
Former defensive lineman at Arizona. 2020: 1 sack, 4 tackles for loss, 18 tackles.
Recruiting
DT recruit
No. 2498 nationally · Signed with New Mexico State
No college snaps yet.
His career numbers, season by seasonRoy Lopez
Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. One game to point at: 7 tackles, 1.5 TFL against Colorado — Week 14, 2020.
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
How it ended
Five seasons at Arizona, 9 sacks — drafted at #195 overall by Houston.
His career
He was on the field for 5 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
Career arc
Coaching lineage · 2016–2020
2 coachesCoaching transition mid-career: Rich Rodriguez → Kevin Sumlin. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · NFL
HoustonEntering 6th NFL season
Season context · Team result + system
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: passes defended (21st percentile).
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 · Per-game
2020 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 8+5g | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Brent Brennan
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Player standing · 2020
Earning real snaps in the rotation without a starting job.
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Arizona | 18 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2019 | New Mexico State | 11 | 4 | 2.5 | 2.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2018 | New Mexico State | 63 | 25 | 12.5 | 4.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2017 | New Mexico State | 39 | 11 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2016 | New Mexico State | 23 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 154 | 52 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 4 | -- | -- |
Game log · Week-by-week
2020 season · 5 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 11 | L 30-34vs USC | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 12 | L 27-44@ Washington | 5 | 4 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | L 10-27@ UCLA | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 14 | L 13-24vs Colorado | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | 1.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 15 | L 7-70vs Arizona State | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 10 | 4.0 | 1.0 | — | 0 |