Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 3 | W 28-26vs Houston | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 10 tackles |
#7
Brenden Jordan
Senior safety on Texas Tech's 2026 roster.
6′0″ · 205 lb · Mansfield, TX · Mansfield
CFB Index 47 · #301 of 544 safetiesMedium confidence
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
Recruiting
4★
S recruit
No. 329 nationally · Signed with Texas Tech
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior safety on Texas Tech's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Texas Tech in 2023.
Brenden Jordan
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. He has spent four seasons in the Texas Tech secondary. The receipt: 10 tackles against Houston — Week 3, 2026.
10 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
He was on the field for 4 seasons. That is rarer than it sounds.
20236 games
- Signed with Texas Tech4-star out of Mansfield
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Texas Tech
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
1 coach2023–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 10 | 8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Texas Tech | 59 | 38 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | -- |
| 2024 | Texas Tech | 34 | 19 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 3 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Texas Tech | 20 | 16 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| Career | 123 | 81 | 5.5 | 0.5 | 5 | 1 | -- |
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 3 · 2026
W 28–26
vs Houston
10 tackles · 8 solo tackles
A wire-to-wire battle — won by 2 at home.
With W. Hammond — 257 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · QBR 75.5 · 30 rush yds (5 car) · W. Karoll — 58.7 yards per punt · 3 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
4 seasons under Joey McGuire — 30-13 over that span.
2023Texas Tech7-6HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2024Texas Tech8-5HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced, fast tempo
2025Texas Tech12-2HC: Joey McGuire · Balanced
2026Texas Tech3-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Medium confidenceAscending
Concern: tackles (8th 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 splits
Through 1 game: 10.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.0 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Joey McGuire
Pass share
43.7%
90 pass / 116 run
Plays / game
68.7
3 games
Team sack rate
5.0%
100 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Starter
Tackle volume for the position at a full-time starter's level.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
47 · #301 of 544 safeties
Former four-star. Now #301 at the position.
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-Big 12
Based on 2025: #26 of 42 Big 12 DBs
How the All-Big 12 estimate is computed
15% estimated, 95% confidence interval 13–17%. Base rate measured from players who finished at a comparable rank in their conference and came back the next season. It is an estimate from a small sample, not a forecast of this player.
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
S
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Antonio Clary’s 2022 season.
83%match
Matches Antonio on
Tackle volume
Interceptions
TFL rate
Differs from Antonio on
Weight (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jaden Yates's junior season at Ole Miss (2025).
84%match
All-Sun Belt
Matches Jaden on
TFL rate
Weight
Tackle volume
Player DNA
Players who play like Brenden Jordan
Background
2025 SEASON (JUNIOR) Put together possibly his best season thus far during third season as a Red Raider … started in all 14 games for the Red Raiders after moving from the “star” position to the boundary safety spot … was one of eight Red Raiders on the defensive side of the ball to start in…
The secondary · Texas Tech
- #7Brenden Jordan59 tackles · 2025
- #14Brice Pollock47 tackles · 2025
- #27Amier Boyd-Matthews26 tackles · 2025
- #4Davin Martin26 tackles · 2025
- #3Peyton Morgan11 tackles · 2025
17 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology