Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 3 games
| Wk | Opp | TKL | SOLO | TFL | SACK | INT | PD | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | L 16-52@ Indiana | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Wk 2 | W 44-6vs UNLV | 6 | 4 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 | Season-high 6 tackles |
| Wk 3 | L 35-49@ Texas State | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | — | 0 |
#10
David Onuoha
Senior defensive lineman for North Texas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
6′1″ · 239 lb · Cliffwood, NJ · Matawan Regional HS
CFB Index 73 · #63 of 330 interior linemenLow confidenceTransferred Massachusetts → North Texas 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
1.5
sacks · 2026 · through week 3
3 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 1.5 sacks, 1.5 TFL, 6 tackles, vs UNLV
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
Senior defensive lineman for North Texas. 2026: 3 games with a box-score line.
- Signed with Rutgers in 2022.
- Transferred from Massachusetts to North Texas in 2026.
David Onuoha
Wins his gap play after play. Across three seasons and three programs, three head coaches: Greg Schiano, Joe Harasymiak and Neal Brown. The receipt on tape: 6 tackles, 1.5 sacks against UNLV, Week 2, 2026.
12 TACKLES · 1.5 SACKS
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
2022
- Signed with Rutgersout of Matawan Regional
202510 games
- Entered the portal
20263 games
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
—
CFB
College
3 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
—
Coaching lineage · 2024–2026
3 coachesPlayed under 3 different head coaches: Eric Morris, Drew Svoboda, and Neal Brown. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to North Texas
2025Massachusetts
2026North Texas
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Texas | 12 | 6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Massachusetts | 42 | 18 | 4.5 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- |
| 2024 | Rutgers | 2 | -- | 0.0 | 0.0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Career | 56 | 24 | 6.0 | 4.0 | -- | -- | -- |
Game log
Game by game
David Onuoha'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
1.5 sacks · 1.5 tackles for loss · 6 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: +3 tackles.
Season context · Team result + system
2024Rutgers7-6HC: Greg Schiano · Run-leaning
2025Massachusetts0-12HC: Joe Harasymiak · Balanced
2026North Texas1-2HC: Neal Brown · Balanced
Where this defender ranks vs the field
Box-score production percentiles vs the position cohort
Low confidence
Elite: sacks (93rd percentile). Concern: passes defended (28th 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
TFL rate
12%2 TFLSack rate
12%2 sacksHurry rate
0%0 hurries12 tackles · 2 for loss · 2 sacks.
Splits & context
Splits · Per-game
2026 season · 3 games
Home vs Road
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home1g | 6.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Road2g | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
First half vs Second half
| TKL/g | TFL/g | SACK/g | PD/g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks 1-73g | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
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
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Two-Gap Base
Stout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number.
IDL
His 2026 production profile sits closest to Bradley Earnest’s 2016 season.
Matches Bradley on
Height
Weight
Hurry rate
Not enough data yet for this comparison.
As a junior, his production profile tracks closest to Demonte Meeks's junior season at Air Force (2021).
83%match
Matches Demonte on
Class year
Weight
TFL rate
Player DNA
Players who play like David Onuoha
Background
Prior to UNT: Spent the 2025 season at UMass and was at Rutgers from 2022-24 … had seen action in 17 games in his career with five starts … appeared in 10 games with five starts in 2025 at UMass … finished the season with 42 tackles, 4.5 TFL and 2.5 sacks on the year … tallied seven tackles in…
The defensive line · North Texas
- #6Udoka Ezeani9.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #91Davion Rhodes6 tackles for loss · 2025
- #10David Onuoha4.5 tackles for loss · 2025
- #15Justin Benton2 tackles for loss · 2025
- #42Brayden Knox2 tackles for loss · 2025
16 more on the roster · North Texas team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology