Mississippi State is 4-4.
4 stories in the last 60 days, from 2 outlets.
Played for three head coaches at Mississippi State: Mike Leach, Greg Knox and Jeff Lebby. On tape: 3 tackles and 1 sack against UL Monroe, Week 1, 2026.
4 tackles · 1 sack
Play style
Wins the gap play after play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
from 2 outlets
The Clarion-Ledger Sep 21 · 1 outlet
from 3 outlets
The Clarion-Ledger Sep 21 · 1 outlet
Mississippi State AthleticsEach week: his team’s game, the stories about him that week, and the week’s biggest news headline.
Stories are headlines grouped by what they are about, counted through Nov 4.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mississippi State | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Mississippi State | 20 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Mississippi State | 33 | 5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2023 | Mississippi State | 6 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| 2022 | Mississippi State | 1 | -- | 0.5 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 64 | 12 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 3 |
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 62-13vs UL Monroe | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 3 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 41-34@ South Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | 1 |
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
3 tackles, including 1 sack, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Sacked the quarterback for a 8-yard loss. Second quarter, up 28-3.
Week 1 · 2026
W 62-13
vs UL Monroe
1 sack · 1 tackle for loss · 3 tackles
Dominant 49-point win at home against UL Monroe.
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.5 TFL/g, 0.5 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Jeff Lebby
Pass share
45.5%
250 pass / 299 run
Plays / game
68.6
8 games
Team sack rate
10.3%
301 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive linemen who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-SEC
Based on 2025: #16 of 60 SEC DLs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 22% of returning players who ranked #11–20 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 19–25%).
2026 is in progress.
A stat line in 26 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Mike Leach, Zach Arnett, and Jeff Lebby. Multi-era developmental context.
