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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 1 | 2000th / 2758 |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1269th / 2112 |
| Run stops | 6 | 1448th / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 12 | — |
Charting
Where Rooks's plays went: throw and catch spots, air yards and yards after the catch, read from the play-by-play
The play-by-play names the defender on breakups, interceptions and tackles, but not the man in coverage on every throw, so true times-targeted isn't in the text. Coverage plays is the closest stand-in; exact targets come from hand charting.
Career
4 seasons at 2 schools since 2014 · box-score totals, snap share estimated from play-by-play
| Season | Team | G | Snaps | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD | Havoc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far |  Florida Atlantic#99 · 5-3 | 5 | 32% | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Illinois#27 · 9-4 | 4 | 5% | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | Illinois#37 · 10-3 | 2 | 0% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2022 * | Illinois#22 · 8-5 | 1 | 4% | 1 | — | — | 0 | — | 0 |
Past seasons are summed from ESPN box scores; success rates and snap shares come from the play-by-play. Tyson Rooks's team rank is that season's final TDC rank. A dash means the stat wasn't recorded. * Defense rebuilt from the play-by-play (ESPN's box scores that season are missing it); about 10% below official totals.
Game Log
Tyson Rooks'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
| Defense | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Game score | Tkl | Solo | TFL | Sacks | Hur | PD | INT | TD |
| 1 | @ Florida | L 21–66 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 2 |  Navy | W 38–30 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 3 |  Florida International | W 16–10 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 4 | @ UL Monroe | W 45–17 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 5 |  Texas Southern | W 66–10 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 7 | @ Army | L 24–56 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 8 |  Rice | W 51–49 | 4.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 9 | @ North Texas | L 41–48 | 6.6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 2026 · 4 games | 5.1 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 11 | 2210th / 5664 |
| Solo | 8 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1566th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| 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 | Start | Opp. plays | Est. snaps | Plays made | Snap share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 · Navy | ✓ DB | 77 | · | · | — |
| Wk 3 · Florida International | — | 78 | ~5 (0–15) | 1 | 6% |
| Wk 7 · Army | — | 63 | ~59 (24–62) | 3 | 94% |
| Wk 8 · Rice | — | 59 | ~37 (0–59) | 2 | 63% |
| Wk 9 · North Texas | — | 85 | ~69 (28–73) | 6 | 81% |
| Season | 1 GS | 535 | 170 (121–193) | 12 | 32% |
Position Room
21 DBs on the Florida Atlantic roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Damon Allen | DB | SO | 32 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 0 |
| 22 | Jayden Sweeney | S | SR | 32 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Bo Simpson-Nealy | DB | SR | 27 | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | Travis Jackson | DB | FR | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Ahlston Ware | DB | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | ||
| 23 | JK Johnson | DB | SR | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 |
| Chris Tooley | CB | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Damarius McGhee | DB | SR | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 19 | Tyson Rooks | DB | SR | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 3 | Derrick Rogers | DB | SR | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 4 |
| 26 | Amar Reynolds | DB | JR | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Wallace Foster IV | DB | JR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Justin Weatherall | DB | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 34 | Brenden Guidroz | DB | FR | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Nicholas Toussaint | DB | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 25 | Kam Herring | DB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Ja'Cari Jackson | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Darius Smith | DB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Christopher Tank Jr. | DB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | RJ Lampkin | DB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | Thomas Jackson | 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. Florida Atlantic depth chart →