FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 5 | 1775th / 4521 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0.5 | 1249th / 1689 |
| Sacks | 0.5 | 552nd / 708 |
| 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 | Penalties | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 · Oklahoma | 59 | ~26 (10–41) | 2 | · | 44% |
| Wk 2 · Texas Southern | 62 | ~25 (10–39) | 2 | · | 40% |
| Wk 3 · Michigan | 70 | ~20 (8–32) | 1 | 1 | 29% |
| Season | 191 | 71 (37–93) | 5 | 1 | 37% |
21 DLs on the UTEP roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elijah Fields | DL | SR | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 3 | Shakaun Bowser | DL | SR | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 90 | Ashton Coker | DT | JR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Burns | DL | JR | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 |
| Royce Wilson | DE | 5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 | ||
| 9 | Oryend Fisher | DL | JR | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 19 | Sterling Miles | DE | SR | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 21 | Dycin Davis | DE | FR | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 55 | Leander Parrish | DL | FR | 2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 93 | Jerrell Brasher | DL | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 94 | Jimmy Leon | DL | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 31 | Joshua Shaw | DE | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 35 | Kofi Taylor-Barrocks | DE | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 98 | Preston Hickey | DL | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 6 | Ekow Taylor | DE | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Jaxon Smith | DE | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Truth Holmes | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 92 | Justin Roberts | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 95 | DAdrian Tinney-Anderson | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 96 | Caynan James | DL | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 97 | Shaun McDowell | DL | 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. UTEP depth chart →