Snap share
11%
likely 1–16%
Tackles
4
3365th of 5664 in FBS
Solo
3
Tackles for loss
0.5
2222nd of 2634 in FBS
Sacks
0.5
1127th of 1383 in FBS
Interceptions
0
Game Log
Samari Matthews'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
5.4 avg. game scoreBest: 5.8 vs Texas 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 |  Texas State | W 59–7 | 5.8 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 |  Ohio State | W 24–23 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  UTSA | W 30–6 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 | @ Tennessee | W 20–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 | vs Oklahoma | L 24–27 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 |  Florida | L 24–27 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 |  Ole Miss | W 34–27 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 9 |  Mississippi State | W 31–3 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 2 games | 5.4 | 4 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 4 | 3365th / 5664 |
| Solo | 3 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0.5 | 2222nd / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0.5 | 1127th / 1383 |
| 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 · Texas State | 70 | ~16 (0–26) | 2 | 23% |
| Wk 9 · Mississippi State | 66 | ~41 (17–43) | 2 | 62% |
| Season | 542 | 57 (5–89) | 4 | 11% |
Position Room
20 DBs on the Texas roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Jelani McDonald | DB | SR | 63 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Derek Williams Jr. | DB | 35 | 2.5 | 0 | — | 3 | ||
| 8 | Kade Phillips | DB | SO | 34 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 29 | Graceson Littleton | DB | SO | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Bo Mascoe | DB | SR | 18 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 |
| 24 | Warren Roberson | DB | SR | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Kobe Black | DB | JR | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Jonah Williams | DB | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 11 | Samari Matthews | DB | FR | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 0 | John Meredith III | DB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 23 | Jordon Johnson-Rubell | DB | JR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 13 | Zelus Hicks | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Xavier Filsaime | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | Hayward Howard Jr. | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | Toray Davis | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | Wardell Mack | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Yaheim Riley | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | McCoy Bruce | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Nick Hudson | DB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 48 | Jackson Duffey | 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. Texas depth chart →