Snap share
7%
likely 2–10%
Tackles
3
3629th of 5664 in FBS
Solo
1
Tackles for loss
0.5
2222nd of 2634 in FBS
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
Game Log
BJ Mitchell's box score, game by game, from ESPN, with a 0–10 game score for each (hover it for how it works). Click a result for the full game
4.7 avg. game scoreBest: 5.3 vs Alcorn State (Week 1)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Alcorn State | W 49–3 | 5.3 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ Auburn | L 8–43 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  UConn | L 20–48 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | @ Tulane | L 21–24 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Troy | L 34–55 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 |  Arkansas State | L 13–23 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 |  Louisiana | W 35–31 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 | @ UL Monroe | W 35–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 2 games | 4.7 | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 3629th / 5664 |
| Solo | 1 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0.5 | 2222nd / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 0 | — |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
Snaps by Game
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 · Alcorn State | 59 | ~24 (2–44) | 2 | 41% |
| Wk 8 · Louisiana | 81 | ~17 (2–31) | 1 | 21% |
| Season | 607 | 41 (14–61) | 3 | 7% |
Position Room
9 LBs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Mathis Haygood | LB | JR | 70 | 5.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 35 | Wesley Edison | LB | SO | 54 | 4.5 | 1.5 | — | 2 |
| 33 | Avery Sledge | LB | SR | 14 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 42 | Melvin Spriggs | LB | JR | 12 | 1.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 2 | Tyler Lassiter | LB | SO | 11 | 1.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| Marrio Williams Jr. | LB | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 6 | Andrew Martin | LB | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 49 | BJ Mitchell | LB | JR | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 51 | Ricky Harding | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Southern Miss depth chart →