FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 2 | 2896th / 4521 |
| Solo | 2 | — |
| 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 · Southeast Missouri State | 67 | ~11 (0–34) | 1 | 16% |
| Wk 3 · Bowling Green | 52 | ~49 (20–52) | 1 | 94% |
| Season | 119 | 60 (6–94) | 2 | 50% |
20 DBs on the Iowa State roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Surges | S | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 3 | Seth Johnson | CB | SO | 8 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | David Coffey | CB | SO | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Brody Miller | S | FR | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 21 | Duhron Goodman | S | SR | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 5 | Beni Ngoyi | CB | JR | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Micah Harper | S | SR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 14 | Damarius Russell | S | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 26 | Tyrone Cotton III | CB | FR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jaheim Singletary | CB | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 19 | Eddie Lemos | S | SR | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 42 | Matthew McClain | S | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Trillion Sorrell | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 2 | Braden Awls | S | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Xavier Martinez | S | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Angelo Jackson | CB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Brady Hummel | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Tayten Duncan | S | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Amiri Barnes | CB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Caden Matson | S | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
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. Iowa State depth chart →