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Computed from every play, garbage time excluded. FBS rank among players with enough volume
| Defense | Value | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Havoc plays | 0 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 0 | — |
| Run stops | 3 | 2180th / 3422 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| Pass breakups | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 0 | — |
| Forced fumbles | 0 | — |
| Tackles | 11 | — |
Charting
Where III'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.
Game Log
Willie Nelson III'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 |  UT Rio Grande Valley | W 45–16 | 6.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | · | · |
| 2 | @ Texas State | W 31–26 | 5.6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 3 | @ Texas | L 6–30 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 4 |  Colorado State | W 59–45 | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 5 | @ Rice | W 16–14 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 6 |  South Florida | W 31–24 | 4.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | · | · |
| 7 |  Navy | W 38–34 | — | no stats recorded | |||||||
| 8 | @ Tulane | W 42–19 | 6.9 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 1 | · |
| 2026 · 5 games | 5.8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | · | ||
2026 Season Stats
FBS rank among qualifying players
| Defense | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Tackles | 14 | 1856th / 5664 |
| Solo | 7 | — |
| Tackles for loss | 1 | 1566th / 2634 |
| Sacks | 0 | — |
| QB hurries | 1 | 780th / 1549 |
| Passes defended | 0 | — |
| Defensive TD | 0 | — |
| Interceptions | 2026 | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|
| Interceptions | 1 | 145th / 627 |
| Return yards | 0 | — |
| Pick-sixes | 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 · UT Rio Grande Valley | 81 | ~13 (0–74) | 2 | 16% |
| Wk 2 · Texas State | 78 | ~37 (4–67) | 5 | 47% |
| Wk 4 · Colorado State | 78 | ~40 (20–47) | 5 | 51% |
| Wk 6 · South Florida | 61 | ~4 (0–23) | 1 | 7% |
| Season | 565 | 94 (36–124) | 13 | 17% |
Position Room
22 LBs on the UTSA roster, ordered by tkl
| # | Player | Pos | Class | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Tucker Jr. | LB | 56 | 2.5 | 1 | — | 2 | ||
| Darion White | LB | 50 | 4 | 1 | — | 0 | ||
| 2 | Owen Pewee | LB | SR | 37 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 |
| 26 | Bryce Grays | LB | SR | 27 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 |
| 53 | Eze Osondu | LB | SO | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| James Walley Jr. | LB | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | 0 | ||
| 32 | Elijah Baldwin | LB | SO | 19 | 0.5 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 1 | Camron Cooper | LB | JR | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 |
| 24 | Willie Nelson III | LB | SO | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Dylan Spencer | LB | SO | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 58 | Braeden Lott | LB | FR | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jamarri Vinson | LB | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | ||
| 55 | Amare Johnson | LB | JR | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| 16 | Chris Bryson II | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Bobby Brown | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | TJ Laurent | LB | JR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Nathaniel Ortega | LB | SO | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Caleb Barrow | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Lane Rogers | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Michael Owoeye | LB | SR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 51 | Aden Hall | LB | FR | — | — | — | — | — |
| 57 | Tysan Breaux | LB | 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. UTSA depth chart →