FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 3 | 2437th / 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 · Alcorn State | 59 | ~4 (0–12) | 1 | 7% |
| Wk 3 · UConn | 71 | ~11 (0–34) | 2 | 15% |
| Season | 130 | 15 (0–26) | 3 | 12% |
21 DBs on the Southern Miss roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Laquan Robinson | DB | SR | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Michael Robinson III | DB | JR | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 25 | Landon Sylvie | DB | JR | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 1 | Champ Lewis | DB | JR | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 22 | Kobi Albert | DB | JR | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Jyaire Brown | DB | SR | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 18 | MaLik Caswell | S | SO | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Jonah Martinez | DB | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Kelby Hampton | DB | SO | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 29 | Jeremiah Dillon | CB | SR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Malakai Murphy | CB | SO | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 20 | Kolby Peavy | DB | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 26 | Baron Taylor | DB | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 37 | Aidan Horne | S | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 8 | Ishmael Ibraheem | CB | SR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 21 | Sammy Anderson Jr. | DB | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 27 | Chauncey Davis Jr. | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 47 | Cannon McClain | DB | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Jordan Pride | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Hiroshi Carr | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Johnnie Evans | DB | 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 →