Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 80-6vs Northwestern State | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 14-45@ LSU | 8 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 8 tackles |
| Total | 15 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#1
Sam Fongang
Senior defensive back on Louisiana Tech's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 195 lb · Mansfield, TX · Lake Ridge HS
CFB Index 18 · #512 of 544 safetiesLow confidenceReturning to Louisiana Tech 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.
How he projects
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line.
Grades highest in speed and press coverage.
The full scouting readThe story
4 defensive back on Louisiana Tech's 2026 roster.
The record fills in as he plays.
His career, year by yearSam Fongang
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent two seasons in the Louisiana Tech secondary. The receipt: 8 tackles, 2 TFL against LSU — Week 2, 2026.
15 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Louisiana Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Sonny Cumbie — 9-6 over that span.
2025Louisiana Tech8-5HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-heavy
2026Louisiana Tech1-1HC: Sonny Cumbie · Run-leaning, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidence
Elite: tackles for loss (95th 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: 7.5 TKL/g, 1.5 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
Sonny Cumbie
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #40 of 43 Conference USA DBs — his program moves to the Sun Belt for 2026
How the All-Sun Belt estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player. The base rate was measured on players who stayed in the same conference; this estimate is not adjusted for the move to the Sun Belt.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Louisiana Tech | 15 | 8 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Louisiana Tech | 21 | 12 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| Career | 36 | 20 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 80–6
7 TOT · 3 SOLO · 1 TFL
Dominant 74-point win at home against Northwestern State.
With J. Mickens — 31 rush yds (2 car) · B. Baker — 232 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · 1 rush yds (1 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Louisiana Tech
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Louisiana Tech
Returning around him
- Transfer portal: -13 net (11 in / 24 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Louisiana Tech · Last season: 8-5 · Talent rank #124 · 2026 recruiting class #99
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
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His 2026 production profile sits closest to Gerard Stringer’s 2021 season.
Matches Gerard on
Tackle volume
PD rate
TFL rate
Differs from Gerard on
Weight (lower)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a sophomore, his production profile tracks closest to Rourke Freeburg's sophomore season at Arizona (2020).
83%match
Matches Rourke on
Class year
Height
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Sam Fongang
Background
JUNIOR (2025) Played in 12 games with one start in his first season at LA Tech … Started in the Independence Bowl against Coastal Carolina (Dec. 30) … Finished the season with 22 tackles (13 solo, nine assists), one tackle for loss and two pass breakups … Posted a season-high six tackles against...
The secondary · Louisiana Tech
- #2Amari Butler25 tackles · 2025
- #4Kam Franklin21 tackles · 2025
- #1Sam Fongang21 tackles · 2025
- #3Kameron Carter15 tackles · 2025
- Jordan McRae7 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Louisiana Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology