Snap share
11%
likely 5–14%
Tackles
3
3629th of 5664 in FBS
Solo
2
Tackles for loss
0
Sacks
0
Interceptions
0
Game Log
DK Mays'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
6.0 avg. game scoreBest: 7.6 vs Southern (Week 2)0 of 2 games at 8.0+
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 |  Oregon State | W 33–20 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Southern | W 77–6 | 7.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Texas Tech | L 26–28 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | @ Georgia Southern | W 42–28 | 4.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 |  UCF | W 27–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | @ Kansas State | W 35–16 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 |  Oklahoma State | W 35–32 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 | @ Utah | L 13–21 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2026 · 3 games | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 3629th / 5664 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 1 | 780th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Fumbles | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Fumbles | 0 | — |
| Lost | 0 | — |
| Recovered | 1 | — |
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 2 · Southern | 42 | ~20 (8–32) | 2 | 48% |
| Wk 4 · Georgia Southern | 65 | ~31 (12–49) | 1 | 48% |
| Season | 478 | 51 (25–68) | 3 | 11% |
Position Room
15 DLs on the Houston roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Khalil Laufau | DL | SR | 27 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Ashton Porter | DL | SR | 21 | 4.5 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 98 | Myles Parker | DL | SR | 16 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 1 |
| 90 | De'Marion Thomas | DL | SR | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 92 | Travis Buhake | DL | SO | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 47 | DK Mays | DL | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 50 | Ejiro Egodogbare | DL | SR | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 99 | Quindario Lee | DL | SR | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
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 →