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Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. The three seasons span two programs and two head coaches: Thomas Hammock and Eli Drinkwitz. One game to point at: 16 tackles and 1 tackle for loss against Troy — Week 3, 2026.
66 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
66 tackles. 5 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 2 TFL.
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.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
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| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri | 66 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 5 | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri | 59 | 30 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | Northern Illinois | 54 | 31 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career | 179 | 90 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 12 | 2 |
Last game (Wk 9): 1 pass breakup, 9 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 6 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17vs Troy | 16 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 16 tackles |
| Wk 4 | L 24-31@ No. 24 Mississippi State | 9 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-17vs No. 8 Florida | 9 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | W 27-6vs Texas A&M | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 3-31@ No. 9 Ole Miss | 8 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 34-10@ Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 66 | 29 | 2.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 |
Oct. 31 · W 34-10 at Arkansas, play by play
9 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: coverage — 5 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Missouri’s defense played that day
Arkansas’s 10 drives: 8 stopped (4 takeaways) · 2 scored. While the game was within a score they held 3 of 3.
8 tackles, including 1 pass broken up. The fumble he forced ended Ole Miss’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 7 of his 8, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, down 21-3. Ended Ole Miss’s drive (fumble).
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 10. Third quarter, down 21-3.
7 tackles. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
16 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 15 of his 16, sacks included.
6 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. It places 7 for him; the box score credits 6.
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -10 to +15 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
8%5 pass breakupsTackle volume
66tackles this seasonTFL rate
3%2 TFL66 tackles · 2 for loss · 5 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 8.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road4g | 8.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 8.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
47.4%
255 pass / 283 run
Plays / game
67.2
8 games
Team sack rate
3.0%
269 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Player standing · 2026
66 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #46 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #10 of 28 SEC Ss
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 33 games over three seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Thomas Hammock and Eli Drinkwitz.
