Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 48-20vs Arizona State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackles |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#15
Sam M'Pemba
Senior defensive end on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
6′3″ · 257 lb · Olivette, MO · IMG Academy
Returning to Texas A&M for 2026
The numbers
0
sacks · 2026
1 tackles
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 tackles, vs Arizona State
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive end on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Georgia in 2023.
- Transferred from Georgia to Texas A&M in 2025.
Sam M'Pemba
Sam M'Pemba has played for two head coaches across three seasons and two programs. One game to point at: 1 tackles against Arizona State — Week 2, 2026.
1 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20234 games
- Signed with Georgia4-star out of IMG Academy
2025
The snaps went the other way.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
Elijah Robinson
Texas A&M
Coaching transition mid-career: Elijah Robinson → Mike Elko. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2023Georgia13-1HC: Kirby Smart · Balanced
2025Texas A&M11-2HC: Mike Elko · 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
Concern: tackles (0th 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 1 game: 1.0 TKL/g, 0.0 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
2026 Outlook
Texas A&M
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive end · Texas A&M
Returning around him
- 10 Texas A&M players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: -2 net (19 in / 21 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Texas A&M · Last season: 11-2 (AP #7) · Talent rank #7 · 2026 recruiting class #10
Background
PRIOR TO TEXAS A&M: Appeared in 14 games in two seasons at Georgia ... Played in four games in 2024 ... Made six tackles in 2023, including two tackles against Ole Miss. HIGH SCHOOL: Tabbed a 5-star by 247Sports and Rivals, while ESPN rated him a 5-star ... Selected to Under Armour All-America Bo...
The defensive line · Texas A&M
- #17Ryan Henderson9 tackles for loss · 2025
- #18T.J. Searcy6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #5DJ Hicks6.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #14Anto Saka4 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Sam M'Pemba1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
15 more on the roster · Texas A&M team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology