#29

Ashton Porter

LB · Houston · Fr. · #29

Transferred Oregon → Houston for 2026
Fr. · Cypress, Texas → Cy Ranch HS
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Ashton Porter

LB · Oregon · So · #29

Limited signal — not enough coverage for a story yet.

Career Arc

HS
Recruit
★★★★
#245 national
CFB
College
Oregon
2023–2025
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Not drafted (yet)

Coaching Lineage · 2023–2025

2 coaches
2023
2024
2025era →

Coaching transition mid-career: Dana Holgorsen → Willie Fritz. Worth noting in scheme + development context.

Where He Ended Up · Transfer

Transferred to Houston

2025Oregon
2026Houston
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2025 snapshot

Season context · Team result + system

2023Oregon12-2HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2024Oregon13-1HC: Dan Lanning · Balanced
2025Oregon13-2HC: Dan Lanning · Run-leaning

Career stats

SeasonTeam
2025Oregon2062.51.01----
2024Oregon410.50.5------
2023Oregon1--0.00.0------
Career2573.01.51----

How he plays

Play style

Fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

CFB Index positional classification

DNA match

Player DNA

Thumper

Downhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge.

LB

His 2025 production profile sits closest to Takari Hickle’s 2025 season.

Takari Hickle

58%match

Oregon State · 2025

#2

Braylon Rigsby

Texas Tech · 2024

49%
#3

Malik Charles

Oklahoma State · 2025

45%
#4

Mike Morris

Michigan · 2021

NFL Rd 5
44%
#5

Mase Funa

Oregon · 2022

43%

Matches Takari on

Solo tackle rate
Hurry rate

Differs from Takari on

PD rate (higher)
Class year (lower)
Tackle volume (lower)
Based on 9 features · 4 seasons in pool · Opponent-adjusted weighted z-score distance

Not enough data yet for this comparison.

As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Daniel Lyons's junior season at Florida State (2024).

Daniel Lyons

70%match

Florida State · 2024

#2

Riley Van Poppel

Nebraska · 2025

70%
#3

Leonard Taylor

Miami · 2023

70%
#4

Jordan Renaud

Alabama · 2025

67%
#5

Peter Woods

Clemson · 2025

All-ACCNFL Rd 1 · Pk 29
67%

Matches Daniel on

Solo tackle rate
Sack rate
TFL rate

Differs from Daniel on

Class year (lower)
Opponent-adjusted stats · junior cohort across all seasons

Heisman trajectory

Heisman Trajectory · 2025

Peak #2639

Final rank
#2639
Avg #3978.3
Finalist prob 0%

Peaked at #2639 this season.

Background

Prior to UH Spent three seasons at Oregon 25 career tackles 3 TFLs, 1.5 sacks Played in all 15 games in 2025 Tallied 20 tackles, 2.5 TFLs, one sack and one pass breakup in 2025 Single-game high 5 tackles at Rutgers (10/18/25) Six multi-tackle games in 2025 Two 70+ defense grades in 2025 70+ grade...

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