Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 38-21@ Kansas | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 2 tackles |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#90
Sterling Webb
Senior defensive tackle on Missouri's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 285 lb · Saint Louis, MO · Westminster Christian
CFB Index 77 · #48 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceReturning to Missouri 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
0
sacks · 2026
2 tackles · 1 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 2 tackles, at Kansas
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive tackle on Missouri's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to New Mexico State in 2022.
- Transferred from New Mexico State to Missouri in 2024.
Sterling Webb
Disrupts the pocket from the interior. Across five seasons and two programs, two head coaches: Jerry Kill and Eli Drinkwitz. 2023 brought the first one: All-Conference USA. The receipt: 2 tackles against Kansas — Week 2, 2026.
2 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.
202210 games
- Signed with New Mexico State2-star out of Westminster Christian Academy
202311 games
- All-Conference USAfirst
202413 games
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Trophy case · Confirmed honors
What the selectors said
🥈
ALL-CONFERENCE USA · 1ST TEAM
All-Conference USA 1st team (2023)
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2026
Missouri
Played his entire career under Eli Drinkwitz.
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022New Mexico State7-6HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023New Mexico State10-5HC: Jerry Kill · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Missouri10-3HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026Missouri2-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidenceBounce-Back
Elite: qb hurries (83rd percentile). 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 2 games: 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
Eli Drinkwitz
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
77 · #48 of 330 interior linemen
Two-star recruit. Now #48 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #7 of 13 SEC DTs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
35% estimated, 95% confidence interval 31–38%. 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.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri | 20 | 10 | 4.5 | 3.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Missouri | 18 | 6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2023 | New Mexico State | 30 | 10 | 6.0 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | New Mexico State | 17 | 9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 87 | 35 | 13.0 | 9.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 38–21
at Kansas
2 TOT
With A. Simmons — 292 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 86.4 · 8 rush yds (2 car) · B. Reus — 50 AVG · 1 IN 20 · 66 LONG
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
CFB Index positional classification
2026 Outlook
Missouri
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive tackle · Missouri
Returning around him
- 6 Missouri players drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +3 net (30 in / 27 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Missouri · Last season: 8-5 (AP #25) · Talent rank #19 · 2026 recruiting class #34
DNA match
Player DNA
3-Tech Penetrator
Disruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kevin Pointer’s 2024 season.
Matches Kevin on
TFL rate
Weight
Class year
Differs from Kevin on
Hurry rate (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Davin Vann's senior season at NC State (2023).
78%match
All-ACC
Matches Davin on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Differs from Davin on
Hurry rate (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Sterling Webb
The defensive line · Missouri
- #19Darris Smith6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #57Mark Hensley5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #90Sterling Webb4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #3Marquis Gracial2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #95Jalen Marshall1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology