Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 54-14vs Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | Season-high 2 tackles |
#14
CJ Bass III
Sophomore safety on Missouri's 2026 roster.
6′2″ · 205 lb · St. Louis, MO · East St. Louis Senior (Ill.)
In transfer portal — destination TBD (from Missouri)
Recruiting
4★
CB recruit
No. 335 nationally · Signed with Missouri
Last played in 2026.
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Sophomore safety on Missouri's 2026 roster.
- Signed as a 4-star recruit to Missouri in 2025.
CJ Bass III
He has spent two seasons in the Missouri secondary. One game to point at: 2 tackles against Arkansas-Pine Bluff — Week 1, 2026.
2 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- seasons on the roster
- game log
His career
2025
- Signed with Missouri4-star out of East St. Louis
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★★
CFB
College
Missouri
NFL
NFL Draft
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In Portal · 2026
In transfer portal
2025Missouri
DestinationTBD
Career stats
Game log
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 54–14
2 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 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
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 1 game: 2.0 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 1.0 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: A key reserve on the interior of the Mizzou offensive line … Saw action in all 13 games this season, while playing 168 total snaps (120 run blocks/48 pass blocks) … Also played both right guard and center off the bench getting 94 snaps at right guard and 60 at center … Allowed just two…
The secondary · Missouri
- #15Santana Banner59 tackles · 2025
- #1Chris Graves33 tackles · 2025
- #7Kensley Louidor-Faustin20 tackles · 2025
- #22Elijah Dotson11 tackles · 2025
- #14CJ Bass III4 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Missouri team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology