Southern Miss · L 31-35
3 tackles
The other 7 games average 6 tackles. This one was 3 below.
Brent Gordon Jr.
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Second year in the Louisiana secondary. One game to point at: 9 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss against Arkansas State — Week 5, 2026.
45 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
45 tackles. 13 passes defended. 2 interceptions. 4.5 TFL.
Counts only, never a rate — splash-event sample sizes this small (interceptions, pass breakups, TFL) are noise as a rate and signal only as a tally.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Last game (Wk 8): 3 pass breakups, 3 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 8 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-7vs Lamar | 7 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Wk 2 | L 30-49@ No. 14 USC | 4 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | W 21-14vs UAB | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | W 34-7@ Charlotte | 7 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Wk 5 | W 23-20vs Arkansas State | 9 | 6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 6 | L 31-32@ Louisiana Tech | 7 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 7 | W 33-6vs Troy | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 8 | L 31-35@ Southern Miss | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Total | 45 | 26 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 13 |
Oct. 24 · L 31-35 at Southern Miss, play by play
3 tackles, including 3 passes broken up, tied for 2nd-most passes broken up in FBS that week.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Against his own season: tied for his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 13 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Louisiana’s defense played that day
Southern Miss’s 13 drives: 9 stopped (1 takeaway) · 4 scored. While the game was within a score they held 9 of 13. His pbu came with the game tied.
5 tackles, including 3 passes broken up, tied for the most passes broken up in FBS that week. His pass breakup on 4th and 6 ended Troy’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 6. First quarter, up 7-0. Ended Troy’s drive (downs).
Broke up a pass on 4th and 2. Third quarter, up 26-6. Ended Troy’s drive (downs).
7 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 5th-most passes broken up in FBS that week. He hurried the quarterback once.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
9 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up. His pass breakup on 4th and 3 ended Arkansas State’s drive (downs).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 8 of his 9, sacks included.
Broke up a pass on 4th and 3. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended Arkansas State’s drive (downs).
7 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 interception, 2 passes broken up. The fumble he forced on 3rd and 7 ended Charlotte’s drive (fumble).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 5 of his 7, sacks included.
Forced a fumble. Third quarter, up 17-7. Ended Charlotte’s drive (fumble).
Intercepted. Third quarter, up 17-7. Ended Charlotte’s drive (int).
Forced a fumble on 3rd and 7. Fourth quarter, up 27-7. Ended Charlotte’s drive (fumble).
3 tackles.
4 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, down 7-3.
7 tackles, including 1 interception, 1 pass broken up. His interception ended Lamar’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Intercepted. Third quarter, up 28-0. Ended Lamar’s drive (int).
Week 1 · 2026
W 38-7
vs Lamar
1 interception · 0.5 tackles for loss · 7 tackles
Dominant 31-point win at home against Lamar.
Conference ranks count every player in the conference with a row in that stat, any position. Career ranks count current FBS players, from the games in our log.
Ratings of the games shown run from -25 to +14 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
29%13 pass breakupsInterceptions
2interceptionsTackle volume
45tackles this season45 tackles · 4.5 for loss · 13 pass breakups · 2 interceptions.
2 seasons under Michael Desormeaux — 11-10 over that span.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 6.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| Road4g | 5.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-77g | 6.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Weeks 8+1g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Michael Desormeaux
Pass share
35.1%
207 pass / 382 run
Plays / game
73.6
8 games
Team sack rate
5.8%
223 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-heavy.
Player standing · 2026
45 tackles in 8 games, about as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #8 at the position.
2026 outlook
In the mix for All-Sun Belt
Based on 2025: #9 of 30 Sun Belt DBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 35% of returning players who ranked #4–10 at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 31–38%).
The No. 2,292 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the Sun Belt as a sophomore.
2026 is in progress.
Sun Belt Conference
