Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 4 | 54th / 1779 |
| Tackles for loss | 2 | 170th / 1204 |
| Run stops | 3 | 933rd / 2586 |
| Sacks | 1 | — |
| Pass breakups | 2 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 8 | — |
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 9 | 927th / 4521 |
| Solo | 5 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1.5 | 405th / 1689 |
| Sacks | 1 | 157th / 708 |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 2 | 78th / 977 |
| 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 | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Oregon State | ✓ DL | 73 | ~43 (21–54) | 3 | 1 | 59% |
| Wk 2 · Southern | ✓ DL | 42 | ~25 (10–39) | 3 | · | 60% |
| Wk 3 · Texas Tech | ✓ DL | 60 | ~43 (21–54) | 5 | · | 72% |
| Season | 3 GS | 175 | 111 (57–145) | 11 | 1 | 63% |
15 DLs on the Houston roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ashton Porter | DL | SR | 9 | 1.5 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 90 | De'Marion Thomas | DL | SR | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 18 | Khalil Laufau | DL | SR | 6 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 98 | Myles Parker | DL | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 92 | Travis Buhake | DL | SO | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 47 | DK Mays | DL | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 50 | Ejiro Egodogbare | DL | SR | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 45 | Chance Bryant | DL | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Darius Washington | DL | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 51 | Hunter Jones | DL | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 55 | Isaiah Broughton | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Xavier Fleming | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 94 | Carmello Brooks | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | Eythan Thompson | DL | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 99 | Quindario Lee | DL | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Houston depth chart →