Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 50-0vs Missouri State | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 48-20vs Arizona State | 6 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Total | 8 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#18
T.J. Searcy
Senior defensive end on Texas A&M's 2026 roster.
6′5″ · 260 lb · Thomaston, GA · Upson-Lee
CFB Index 53 · #193 of 420 edge rushersMedium confidenceReturning to Texas A&M 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
1.5 TFL · 8 tackles · 2 hurries
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1 TFL, 6 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 Florida in 2023.
- Transferred from Florida to Texas A&M in 2025.
T.J. Searcy
Holds up snap after snap without a weakness to attack. T.J. Searcy has played for two head coaches across four seasons and two programs. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1 TFL against Arizona State, 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
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
202312 games
- Signed with Florida4-star out of Upson-Lee
202512 games
- 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
2023Florida5-7HC: Billy Napier · Balanced
2024Florida8-5HC: Billy Napier · Run-leaning, slow tempo
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
Medium confidence
Elite: qb hurries (96th 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: 4.0 TKL/g, 0.8 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 · 2025
Part-time starter
Tackle volume for the position in part-time-starter range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
53 · #193 of 420 edge rushers
Former four-star. Now #193 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #12 of 16 SEC DEs
How the All-SEC estimate is computed
22% estimated, 95% confidence interval 19–25%. 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
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–20
Game log
How he plays
Play style
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
CFB Index positional classification
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
DNA match
Player DNA
Versatile End
No single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board.
EDGE
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Myjai Sanders’s 2021 season.
87%match
All-AACNFL Rd 3 · Pk 36
Matches Myjai on
Sack rate
Weight
TFL rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Joshua Burnham's junior season at Notre Dame (2024).
Matches Joshua on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like T.J. Searcy
Background
PRIOR TO TEXAS A&M: Appeared in 24 games with five starts over two seasons at Florida, recording 60 tackles, including 29 solo takedowns and 7.5 tackles for loss with 2.5 sacks ... In 2024, he logged 34 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery ... Earned Freshman...
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
- #10Marco Jones3.5 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