FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 1 | 3473rd / 4521 |
| Solo | 0 | — |
| 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 · Troy | 66 | ~3 (0–9) | 1 | 5% |
| Season | 66 | 3 (0–9) | 1 | 5% |
23 DBs on the Sam Houston roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Railyn Adams | S | JR | 13 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Caesar Magee | CB | SR | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Ishmel Atkins | CB | SR | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 |
| 8 | Tyler Bailey | S | SR | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Jace Arnold | S | SR | 9 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Dravon Wilson | CB | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 2 | Justin Cottrell | CB | SR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 4 | Jalyn Stanford | S | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 15 | Cameron Franklin | S | SR | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 29 | Lyric Smith | S | JR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | CJ June | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Aaron Edwards | S | JR | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 27 | Robert McFarland | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 36 | Marcus Bourda Jr. | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 39 | Joseph Opara | CB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 43 | Evan Odom | CB | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Braylen Wortham | S | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 6 | Jaylon Jones | S | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Octavius Henderson | CB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | Julian Mayfield | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Jabaric Sullivan | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | O'Kece Battle | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Sam Houston depth chart →