UL Monroe · W 35-21
2 tackles
The other 7 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Champ Lewis
Erases the deep middle of the field. The three seasons span two programs and three head coaches: Kevin Wilson, Tre Lamb and Blake Anderson. A game that shows it: 5 tackles against Alcorn State — Week 1, 2026.
21 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Single-high range who erases the deep middle of the field.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
21 tackles. 7 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 1 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.
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| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Southern Miss | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 7 |
| 2025 | Tulsa | 16 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Tulsa | 1 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- |
| Career | 38 | 20 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 8 |
Last game (Wk 9): 3 pass breakups, 2 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 49-3vs Alcorn State | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 8-43@ Auburn | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | L 20-48vs UConn | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 2 | |
| Wk 4 | L 21-24@ Tulane | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 6 | L 34-55@ Troy | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | L 13-23vs Arkansas State | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 35-31vs Louisiana | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 9 | W 35-21@ UL Monroe | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Total | 21 | 11 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — | 7 |
Oct. 31 · W 35-21 at UL Monroe, play by play
2 tackles, including 3 passes broken up, tied for the 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: his best passes defended game of the season so far.
His game this year: coverage — 7 passes defended in the 8 games with play by play.
How Southern Miss’s defense played that day
UL Monroe’s 13 drives: 10 stopped · 3 scored. While the game was within a score they held 6 of 7. His pbu came with Southern Miss up 6.
1 tackle, 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.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
1 tackle.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
4 tackles, including 2 passes broken up, tied for 4th-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.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
5 tackles, including 1 pass broken up.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Ratings of the games shown run from -24 to +6 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
33%7 pass breakupsTackle volume
21tackles this seasonTFL rate
5%1 TFL21 tackles · 1 for loss · 7 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 8 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home4g | 2.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road4g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-76g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Blake Anderson
Pass share
54.1%
369 pass / 313 run
Plays / game
85.2
8 games
Team sack rate
4.4%
316 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
Three-star recruit. Now #146 at the position.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
4 coachesPlayed for 4 head coaches at 3 schools: Sonny Dykes, Kevin Wilson, Tre Lamb and Blake Anderson.
Next stop · Transfer
Transferred to Southern Miss
