Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ Indiana | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 9 tackles |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 7 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 3 | L 35-49@ Texas State | 9 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
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CJ Coombes
Senior safety on North Texas's 2026 roster.
6′1″ · 212 lb · Bellefonte, DE · IMG Academy
The story
Senior safety on North Texas's 2026 roster.
- Signed with Tulsa in 2023.
CJ Coombes
Plays like an extra linebacker near the line. Two head coaches in two seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 9 tackles against Texas State — Week 3, 2026.
25 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2023
- Signed with Tulsaout of Delaware Military Academy
Career arc
HS
Recruit
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CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2023–2026
2 coaches2023
North Texas
Coaching transition mid-career: Eric Morris → Neal Brown. Worth noting in scheme + development context.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 25 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Tulsa | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 25 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1 | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
CJ Coombes's 2026 production
Point color shows the opponent's defensive strength that week (red = weaker defense, blue = stronger) — dashed line is this player's own season average.
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 2 · 2026
W 44–6
vs UNLV
7 tackles · 1 pass breakups · 5 solo tackles
Dominant 38-point win at home against UNLV.
With T. Jackson — 233 yds · 2 TD · 0 INT · QBR 74.9 · 15 rush yds (7 car) · 1 TD · J. White — 124 rush yds (12 car) · 1 TD
2026 snapshot
Since week 2: +9 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2023Tulsa4-8HC: Kevin Wilson · Run-heavy
2026North Texas1-2HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Elite: tackles (94th percentile). Concern: tackles for loss (16th 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.
Defensive profile
Defender profile · Production by role
Where his impact shows up on the stat sheet
PD rate
4%1 pass breakupsTackle volume
25tackles this seasonTFL rate
0%0 TFL25 tackles · 1 pass breakups.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Road2g | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Neal Brown
Pass share
52.3%
115 pass / 105 run
Plays / game
73.3
3 games
Team sack rate
1.6%
122 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
Tackle volume for the position at the early end of the ladder.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
How he plays
Play style
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Box Safety
Lives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker.
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His 2026 production profile sits closest to Demani Richardson’s 2022 season.
87%match
Matches Demani on
PD rate
Tackle volume
Height
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Jalyn Phillips's junior season at Clemson (2021).
Matches Jalyn on
Class year
Height
PD rate
Player DNA
Players who play like CJ Coombes
Background
Prior to UNT: Spent 2025 and 2024 seasons at Wofford … saw action and started 17 games in his time at Wofford … filled the stat sheet with 119 total tackles, 6.0 TFLs, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and two interceptions in two seasons with the Terriers … started five…
The secondary · North Texas
- #16BJ Allen Jr.15 tackles · 2025
- #8Caden Jenkins10 tackles · 2025
- #9Cameren Jenkins6 tackles · 2025
- #5Chase Canada3 tackles · 2025
- #4CJ Coombes3 games · 2026
18 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology