Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 0-50@ Texas A&M | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 48-14vs Lindenwood | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Tim Brantley Jr.
Senior defensive lineman on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 275 lb · Allen, TX · Allen High
CFB Index 10 · #321 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceIn transfer portal — destination TBD (from Missouri State)
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
6 tackles
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, at Texas A&M
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 defensive lineman on Missouri State's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Missouri State in 2023.
Tim Brantley Jr.
Wins his gap play after play. Tim Brantley Jr. has been at Missouri State through two head coaches in two seasons. The receipt: 4 tackles against Texas A&M — Week 1, 2026.
6 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Missouri Stateout of Allen
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
Missouri State
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Nick Petrino
Missouri State
2026era →
Casey Woods
Missouri State
Coaching transition mid-career: Nick Petrino → Casey Woods. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Missouri State
DestinationTBD
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Missouri State7-6HC: Nick Petrino · Balanced
2026Missouri State1-1HC: Casey Woods · Run-heavy, slow tempo
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low 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: 3.0 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
Casey Woods
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
10 · #321 of 330 interior linemen
Unranked recruit. Now #321 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Missouri State | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 31 | 10 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 37 | 12 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -- | -- | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 48–14
vs Lindenwood
2 TOT · 1 SOLO
Dominant 34-point win at home against Lindenwood.
With I. Myers — 24 rush yds (1 car) · 1 TD · S. Locklear — 258 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · 6 rush yds (4 car)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Nico Ezidore’s 2021 season.
89%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Nico on
Sack rate
TFL rate
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Davon Strickland's junior season at Florida International (2022).
84%match
All-Conference USA
Matches Davon on
Class year
TFL rate
Hurry rate
Player DNA
Players who play like Tim Brantley Jr.
Background
Honors MSU Athletic Director's Honor Roll: Spring 2026 Missouri State 2025: Played in 12 games on the season (394 snaps), starting the final two games vs. LA Tech (11/29/25) and vs. Arkansas State (12/18/25) in the Xbox Bowl in Frisco ... Finished season with 32 total stops, 11 solos, 2.5 tackles...
The defensive line · Missouri State
- #30Caden Wiest3 tackles for loss · 2025
- #11Tim Brantley Jr.1.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #44Malachi Madison1 tackle for loss · 2025
- #92Joshua Lukusa0.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #22Grayson Cutchlow0 tackles for loss · 2025
13 more on the roster · Missouri State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology