Game log · Week-by-week
2021 season · 2 games
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| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 2 | W 44-7@ Rice | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | |
| Wk 5 | W 45-10@ Tulsa | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | Season-high 1 tackle |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 |
D.J. Small
5′10″ · 190 lb · Dickinson, TX
D.J. Small: CB · Houston · #25.
Players he’s like
Closest statistical matches, adjusted for opponent strength.
D.J. Small
Doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. D.J. Small has been at Houston through two head coaches in four seasons. One game to point at: 1 tackle against Tulsa — Week 5, 2021.
How he plays
How he plays
Play style
Steady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play.
News and fans
No outlet on our list has written about him by name this season.
Houston in the news
- Stephon Johnson, Myles Rowser cleared to play
Houston Chronicle Oct 4
Where to follow him
Career stats
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Game log
Signature game
Teams and coaches
2018Houston8-5HC: Major Applewhite · Balanced, fast tempo
2019Houston4-8HC: Dana Holgorsen · Run-leaning
2020Houston3-5HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced, fast tempo
2021Houston12-2HC: Dana Holgorsen · Balanced
Our ratings
Splits
Home and road splits, scheme and staff
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 0.5 TKL/g, 0.0 TFL/g, 0.0 SACK/g, 0.5 PD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Dana Holgorsen
Pass share
47.6%
457 pass / 504 run
Plays / game
73.9
13 games
Team sack rate
7.4%
501 dropbacks · PBP
Scheme: Balanced.
Awards
Player standing · 2021
1 tackle in 2 games
Fewer tackles a game than most FBS defensive backs who play every week.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Five seasons at Houston
- 2021 Houston HolgorsenYear 5 · 2 games
- 2020 Houston HolgorsenYear 4 · 2 games
- 2019 Houston HolgorsenYear 3 · 5 games
- 2018 Houston ApplewhiteYear 2 · 2 games
- 2017 Houston ApplewhiteYear 1 · on the roster, no stat line
- Before collegeSigned with Houston in 2017 as a 2-star recruit, No. 2,981 in the country.
His moves
- Signed with Houston in the 2017 class, a 2-star recruit.
How it ended
Four seasons at Houston, 16 tackles — his college career is complete.
His career
2017
- Signed with Houston2-star out of Dickinson
Coaching lineage · 2017–2021
2 coaches2017–2018
Houston
Coaching transition mid-career: Major Applewhite → Dana Holgorsen. Worth noting in scheme + development context.