Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-37vs Massachusetts | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 7 tackles |
| Wk 2 | L 21-28@ Boston College | 5 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#20
Chris Joines
Senior defensive back on Rutgers's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 200 lb · Winston-Salem, NC · Reagan
Returning to Rutgers for 2026
The story
4 defensive back on Rutgers's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Mercer in 2022.
- Transferred from Mercer to Rutgers in 2025.
Chris Joines
Chris Joines arrived at Rutgers from Mercer. The receipt on tape: 7 tackles against Massachusetts, Week 1, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- portal record
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Mercerout of Myrtle Beach
20254 games
The role got bigger.
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
Rutgers
NFL
NFL Draft
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2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2 seasons under Greg Schiano — 5-9 over that span.
2025Rutgers5-7HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2026Rutgers0-2HC: Greg Schiano · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: solo tackles (80th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (20th 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: 6.0 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
Greg Schiano
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
Game log
How he plays
2026 Outlook
Rutgers
2026 Depth chart
Projected starter
Defensive back · Rutgers
Returning around him
- 1 Rutgers player drafted to NFL
- Transfer portal: +0 net (15 in / 15 out)
2026 Award watch
No preseason watch lists yet (most drop June 15 – July 15)
Rutgers · Last season: 5-7 · Talent rank #48 · 2026 recruiting class #36
Background
2026 Hampshire Honor Society 2025 (Senior): Played in seven games ... selected to the National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society (4/8) ... totaled seven tackles ... picked up a tackle on kickoff coverage at Minnesota (9/27) ... added a season-high three stops against Norfolk State...
The secondary · Rutgers
- #1Kaj Sanders64 tackles · 2025
- #4Kevyn Humes16 tackles · 2025
- #20Chris Joines6 tackles · 2025
- #16Jessie Ofurie5 tackles · 2025
- #7Kevin Levy5 tackles · 2025
24 more on the roster · Rutgers team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology