Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 31-3vs Houston Christian | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | L 0-52@ Notre Dame | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#33
Stone Combs
Senior linebacker for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 227 lb · Park City, UT · Park City
CFB Index 45 · #336 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Nevada)
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
8
tackles · 2026
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, at Notre Dame
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Rice. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 2-star recruit to Nevada in 2022.
Stone Combs
Is steady in every phase without a signature trait. Stone Combs has played for three head coaches across five seasons and two programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against Notre Dame — Week 2, 2026.
8 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
2022
- Signed with Nevada2-star out of Park City
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
2 coaches2022–2024
Rice
2025–2026era →
Scott Abell
Rice
Coaching transition mid-career: Mike Bloomgren → Scott Abell. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Nevada
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Balanced
2023Nevada2-10HC: Ken Wilson · Run-leaning
2024Nevada3-10HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning
2025Nevada3-9HC: Jeff Choate · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2026Rice1-1HC: Scott Abell · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
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: 4.0 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
Scott Abell
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 1 · 2026
W 31–3
3 TOT
Dominant 28-point win at home against Houston Christian.
With Q. Jackson — 61 rush yds (10 car) · 2 TD · C. Durkin — 54 AVG · 54 LONG · 1 NO
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Linebacker
Solid in every phase without a signature dimension.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Kip Lewis’s 2024 season.
84%match
Matches Kip on
PD rate
Sack rate
Tackle volume
Differs from Kip on
Class year (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Koen Entringer's senior season at Iowa (2025).
86%match
Matches Koen on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Solo tackle rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Stone Combs
Background
Joins fellow Nevada linebacker Austin Harnetiaux in transferring to Rice for his final season and brings 41 career games of experience and a 16-game starting streak to South Main. Nevada 2025 Started all 12 games for the Wolf Pack ... Named one of three winners of the Coaches Choice Award at the...
The linebacker corps · Rice
- #33Stone Combs72 tackles · 2025
- #54Austin Harnetiaux37 tackles · 2025
- #44Cooper King8 tackles · 2025
- #14Beau Barton6 tackles · 2025
- #34Kaleb Blanton2 games · 2026
2 more on the roster · Rice team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology