FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 2896th / 4521 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Estimated snaps from a model trained on real NFL snap counts. Ranges in brackets are where the real number lands 80% of the time: wide for a single game, tighter over the season. How it works
| Game | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Louisville | 68 | ~32 (12–50) | 1 | 47% |
| Wk 2 · Charlotte | 61 | ~23 (9–36) | 1 | 38% |
| Season | 129 | 55 (27–74) | 2 | 43% |
17 DLs on the Ole Miss roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Blake Purchase | DE | JR | 11 | 2.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
| 52 | Will Echoles | DT | JR | 9 | 3.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Kam Franklin | DE | JR | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Jonathan Maldonado | DE | SR | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 96 | Jamarious Brown | DT | JR | 6 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 88 | Michai Boireau | DT | JR | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 9 | Jehiem Oatis | DT | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Landon Barnes | DE | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 95 | Andrew Maddox | DT | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jordan Renaud | DE | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | ||
| 99 | Carmelow Reed | DE | FR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 45 | Talib Graham | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 54 | Tre Ellis | DE | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Cam Clark | DE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 90 | Jayden Curtis | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 91 | Jamarion Owens | DT | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 97 | Kamron Beavers | DT | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
Stats, EPA and usage come from CollegeFootballData.com and refresh daily. FBS ranks only count players with enough volume for the stat to mean something. Qualifying for EPA takes —+ plays per team game. Ole Miss depth chart →