Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 1 game
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 33-10vs Abilene Christian | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 4 tackles |
| Total | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
#9
Corey Platt Jr.
5th-year linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 215 lb · Little Rock, AR · Little Rock Christian Academy
CFB Index 57 · #229 of 583 LBsHigh confidenceTransferred Houston → Texas Tech for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
4
tackles · 2026
1 game into 2026 so far -- Best game: 4 tackles, vs Abilene Christian
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 linebacker for Texas Tech. 2026: 1 game with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Tulane in 2021.
- Transferred from Houston to Texas Tech in 2026.
Corey Platt Jr.
Carries tight ends down the field in coverage. Three head coaches in four seasons, at three different programs. One game to point at: 4 tackles against Abilene Christian — Week 1, 2026.
4 TACKLES · 0 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
5 programs, one constant: he played.
2021
- Signed with Tulane3-star out of Little Rock Christian Academy
2024
- Entered the portal
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
1 coach2022–2023
Texas Tech
2025–2026
Texas Tech
Played his entire career under Joey McGuire.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Texas Tech
2025Houston
2026Texas Tech
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Tulane12-2HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2023Tulane11-3HC: Slade Nagle · Run-leaning
2025Houston10-3HC: Willie Fritz · Run-leaning
2026Texas Tech2-0HC: Joey McGuire · Run-leaning
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
High confidence
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: 4.0 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
Joey McGuire
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2025
Rotational
Tackle volume for the position in rotation-piece range.
Recognition
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Production · CFB Index Score
57 · #229 of 583 LBs
Three-star recruit. Now #229 at the position.
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Texas Tech | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Houston | 41 | 21 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2 | -- | -- |
| 2023 | Tulane | 15 | 10 | 1.0 | 1.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2022 | Tulane | 21 | 19 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Career | 81 | 52 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 33–10
4 TOT · 2 SOLO
Dominant 23-point win at home against Abilene Christian.
With W. Hammond — 298 yds · 1 TD · 1 INT · 11 rush yds (2 car) · J. Williams — 71 rush yds (13 car) · 1 TD
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Coverage 'Backer
Carries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage.
LB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Blake Fletcher’s 2024 season.
Matches Blake on
TFL rate
Sack rate
Solo tackle rate
Differs from Blake on
PD rate (higher)
Height (higher)
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Matt Kingsbury's junior season at Minnesota (2025).
Matches Matt on
Solo tackle rate
Tackle volume
Weight
Player DNA
Players who play like Corey Platt Jr.
Background
CAREER HONORS Comeback Player of the Year Semifinalist (2025, Sr.) PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH Chose to spend his final collegiate season as a Red Raider following three years at Tulane and then the 2024-25 campaigns at fellow Big 12 member Houston … reunites with Texas Tech defensive coordinator Shiel W...
The linebacker corps · Texas Tech
- #13Ben Roberts88 tackles · 2025
- #6John Curry73 tackles · 2025
- #15Austin Romaine66 tackles · 2025
- #20Adam Trick57 tackles · 2025
- #9Corey Platt Jr.41 tackles · 2025
16 more on the roster · Texas Tech team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology