Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 24-31@ West Virginia | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 45-7vs Fordham | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 14-22@ Delaware | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
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Braxton Starnes
Sophomore linebacker for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′3″ · 225 lb · Hamshire, TX · Hamshire-Fannett
Transferred Missouri State → Coastal Carolina for 2026
The numbers
7
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 5 tackles, vs Fordham
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore linebacker for Coastal Carolina. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Missouri State in 2025.
Braxton Starnes
Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 5 tackles against Fordham — Week 2, 2026.
7 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
20254 games
- Signed with Missouri Stateout of Hamshire-Fannett
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2025–2026
2 coaches2025
Jeremiah Johnson
Coastal Carolina
2026era →
Ryan Beard
Coastal Carolina
Coaching transition mid-career: Jeremiah Johnson → Ryan Beard. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Coastal Carolina
2025Missouri State
2026Coastal Carolina
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Coastal Carolina | 7 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Missouri State | 5 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 12 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
Braxton Starnes's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 45–7
vs Fordham
5 tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against Fordham.
With R. Podesta — 39.2 yards per punt · 5 punts · 3 inside the 20 · D. Bailey — 203 yds · 3 TD · 0 INT · QBR 30.0 · 21 rush yds (4 car)
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2025Missouri State7-6HC: Nick Petrino · Balanced
2026Coastal Carolina1-2HC: Ryan Beard · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Concern: tackles (0th percentile).
Box-score production (6)
Percentiles are versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score production. There are no play-by-play efficiency bars here: CFBD's play-value model credits offensive players only, so no defensive EPA exists to rank.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Ryan Beard
Pass share
47.4%
91 pass / 101 run
Plays / game
64.0
3 games
Team sack rate
9.3%
108 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025 (Freshman) - Missouri State Appeared in six games Recorded three tackles and one pass breakup Made his collegiate debut against UT Martin Registered two tackles and a pass breakup in the Xbox Bowl against Arkansas State Earned the coaching staff's Special Teams Showtime Player of the Game…
The linebacker corps · Coastal Carolina
- #55Tray Brown53 tackles · 2025
- #19Se'Von McDowell45 tackles · 2025
- #34Wyatt Gedeon11 tackles · 2025
- #4Marcellius Pulliam8 tackles · 2025
- #11Braxton Starnes5 tackles · 2025
5 more on the roster · Coastal Carolina team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology