Chris Megginson: CB · SMU · #18.
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Chris Megginson
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. Played for two head coaches across five seasons and two programs. A game that shows it: 4 tackles against North Texas — Week 11, 2023.
Play style
Reads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away.
Activity vs finishing · season enumeration
What the box score actually says
18 tackles. 6 passes defended. 0 interceptions. 0 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.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
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Game log · Week-by-week
2023 season · 10 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 38-14vs Louisiana Tech | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 69-0vs Prairie View A&M | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 4 | L 17-34@ TCU | 3 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 7 | W 31-10@ East Carolina | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 3 | |
| Wk 9 | W 69-10vs Tulsa | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 10 | W 36-31@ Rice | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 11 | W 45-21vs North Texas | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Wk 12 | W 38-34@ Memphis | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 13 | W 59-14vs Navy | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 14 | W 26-14@ No. 17 Tulane | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Total | 18 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 6 |
Week 7 · 2023
W 31-10
1 tackle · 3 pass breakups · 1 solo tackle
Dominant 21-point win on the road against East Carolina.
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
33%6 pass breakupsTackle volume
18tackles this season18 tackles · 6 pass breakups.
Splits · Per-game
2023 season · 10 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home5g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
| Road5g | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-74g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| Weeks 8+6g | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Rhett Lashlee
Pass share
46.1%
463 pass / 541 run
Plays / game
71.7
14 games
Team sack rate
3.5%
455 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Run-leaning.
Player standing · 2023
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
Production · CFB Zeitgeist Score
How it ended
Five seasons, at Liberty and SMU, 116 tackles — the college career is complete.
A stat line in 51 games over five seasons.
Coaching lineage · 2019–2023
2 coachesPlayed for 2 head coaches at 2 schools: Hugh Freeze and Rhett Lashlee.
