Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 3 | W 27-17vs Troy | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#17
Brian Huff
Junior linebacker for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
6′2″ · 226 lb · Jonesboro, AR · Valley View
The numbers
5
tackles · 2026 · through week 3
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Junior linebacker for Missouri. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2024.
- 5 tackles in 2025. Then 5 in 2026.
Brian Huff
He has spent two seasons in the Missouri linebacker corps. The receipt on tape: 4 tackles against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Week 1, 2026.
5 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2024
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of Valley View
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
NFL
NFL Draft
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Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 54–14
4 tackles · 2 solo tackles
Dominant 40-point win at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
With A. Simmons — 252 yds · 4 TD · 0 INT · QBR 96.8 · -2 rush yds (2 car) · B. Reus — 43.5 yards per punt · 2 punts · 1 inside the 20
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +1 tackle, +0.5 tackles for loss.
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Eli Drinkwitz — 11-5 over that span.
2025Missouri8-5HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-heavy
2026Missouri3-0HC: Eli Drinkwitz · Run-leaning
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 splits
Through 2 games: 2.5 TKL/g, 0.2 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
Eli Drinkwitz
Pass share
42.3%
82 pass / 112 run
Plays / game
64.7
3 games
Team sack rate
2.3%
87 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Background
2025: Played in all 13 games … Recorded five tackles on the season. Kansas: Was in on one stop in the win over the rival Jayhawks. Massachusetts: Was in on one tackle in the homecoming victory over UMass. Auburn: Recorded a tackle in the 2-OT SEC win at Auburn. Vanderbilt: Put up one stop on…
The linebacker corps · Missouri
- Robert Woodyard Jr.67 tackles · 2025
- #5Nicholas Rodriguez61 tackles · 2025
- #6Jeremiah Beasley19 tackles · 2025
- #9Dante McClellan7 tackles · 2025
- #17Brian Huff5 tackles · 2025
6 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology