Navy · W 38-30
No tackles.
UL Monroe · W 45-17
No tackles.
Texas Southern · W 66-10 · FCS
2 tackles
Army · L 24-56
No tackles.
North Texas · L 41-48
2 tackles
The other 4 games average 3 tackles. This one was 1 below.
Tooley has tackles in 5 of Florida Atlantic’s 8 games: none against Navy, UL Monroe and Army.
Chris Tooley III
Played for four head coaches in seven seasons at Florida Atlantic. A game that shows it: 3 tackles against Florida — Week 1, 2026.
14 tackles · 0 sacks
Play style
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
No outlet on our list has written about this player by name this season.
The Roost Oct 20Swipe the table sideways for more columns.
| Season | Team | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Florida Atlantic | 14 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2025 | Florida Atlantic | 21 | 11 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2 | -- |
| 2024 | Florida Atlantic | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- |
| 2019 | Florida Atlantic | 32 | 24 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic | 24 | 12 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -- | 1 |
| 2017 | Florida Atlantic | 34 | 21 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 5 | 4 |
| 2016 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- |
| Career | 137 | 88 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 19 | 7 |
Last game (Wk 9): 2 tackles.
Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 5 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 21-66@ Florida | 3 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 3 | W 16-10vs Florida International | 5 | 2 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | Season-high 5 tackles |
| Wk 5 | W 66-10vs Texas Southern | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 8 | W 51-49vs Rice | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 9 | L 41-48@ North Texas | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
Oct. 29 · L 41-48 at North Texas, play by play
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
His game this year: taking the ball away — 1 interception, 1 forced fumble in the 5 games with play by play.
How Florida Atlantic’s defense played that day
2 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
2 tackles.
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.
5 tackles, including 1 more for loss, 1 interception. His interception on 3rd and 21 ended Florida International’s drive (int).
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play: 3 of his 5, sacks included.
No game thread archived for this game yet.
Intercepted on 3rd and 21. First quarter, tied 0-0. Ended Florida International’s drive (int).
Forced a fumble. Second quarter, up 10-0.
3 tackles.
Each small tick is one of his tackles on the play-by-play. His sacks are drawn as sacks.
Week 3 · 2026
W 16-10
1 interception · 1 tackle for loss · 5 tackles
A close one, won by 6 at home.
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 -14 to +11 points against an average team (SP+ rating of each opponent).
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
0%0 pass breakupsInterceptions
1interceptionsTackle volume
14tackles this season14 tackles · 1 for loss · 1 interception.
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 5 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home3g | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Weeks 8+2g | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Zach Kittley
Pass share
55.1%
337 pass / 275 run
Plays / game
76.5
8 games
Team sack rate
4.0%
375 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Pass-leaning, fast tempo.
Player standing · 2026
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Recognition
2026 outlook
Outside shot for All-AAC
Based on 2025: #25 of 27 American Athletic CBs
A base rate for the rank, not a forecast of this player: 15% of returning players who ranked #21 or lower at their position in their conference made an all-conference team the next season (95% confidence interval 13–17%).
The No. 2,037 recruit in the country is starting in the secondary in the American Athletic.
2026 is in progress.
Coaching lineage · 2016–2026
4 coachesPlayed under 4 different head coaches: Charlie Partridge, Lane Kiffin, Tom Herman, and Zach Kittley. Multi-era developmental context.
